Course track
n8n Workflows and Self-Hosted Automation
This track covers where n8n shines: self-hosted control, code-friendly workflows, webhooks, nodes, credentials, queue mode, and AI-agent patterns. It is built for teams that need more control than purely hosted no-code tools usually allow.
Lessons13
Live now13
Draft queue0
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Track lessons
Live lessons link out directly. Draft lessons are already scaffolded in the repo so the track can be written in order without changing slugs or metadata later.
- Lesson 1LiveWhat Is n8n and How Does It Work
- Lesson 2Liven8n vs Zapier vs Make
- Lesson 3LiveHow to Self-Host n8n
- Lesson 4LiveHow to Build Your First n8n Workflow
- Lesson 5Liven8n Nodes vs Credentials vs Expressions
- Lesson 6LiveWebhooks in n8n Explained
- Lesson 7LiveThe Code Node in n8n Explained
- Lesson 8LiveQueues Executions and Scaling in n8n
- Lesson 9LiveError Handling and Retries in n8n
- Lesson 10Liven8n Credentials and Secrets Management
- Lesson 11LiveHow n8n AI Agents Work
- Lesson 12LiveBest n8n Workflows for Operations Teams
- Lesson 13LiveWhen to Choose n8n Instead of Zapier
Tools that fit this track
Free, privacy-first utilities in your browser — no uploads required for most workflows.
- JSON Formatter & ValidatorInspect, validate, and normalize JSON payloads while debugging field mapping and webhook bodies.
- OpenAPI ValidatorValidate OpenAPI JSON or YAML structure before you build clients or webhook automations around it.
- OAuth Redirect URI BuilderBuild encoded authorize URLs and redirect URIs for OAuth-heavy automation projects.
- OpenAPI TypeScript Client GeneratorGenerate a lightweight fetch client from an OpenAPI spec for internal tools and automation glue code.
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