Backup your credentials to GitHub

by Solomon ✓ · 14,551 views · created 2024-07-02 · DevOps

What this workflow does

This workflow has 20 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects GitHub.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 2 other triggers).

1. Execute Command: runs a shell command on the n8n host
2. Globals (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: repo.owner, repo.name, repo.path
3. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
4. JSON formatting (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
5. isDiffOrNew (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
6. Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
7. Check Status (Switch): routes items into 3 branches
8. Execute Workflow (Execute Sub-workflow): calls another n8n workflow
9. Return (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: Done
10. Edit existing file (GitHub): edit (file)

…plus 4 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

GitHub

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (14)

• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Mergen8n-nodes-base.merge
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Switchn8n-nodes-base.switch
• No Operation, do nothingn8n-nodes-base.noOp
• GitHubn8n-nodes-base.github
• Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
• Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
• Execute Commandn8n-nodes-base.executeCommand
• Execute Sub-workflown8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow
• Execute Workflow Triggern8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger

From the author

Based on Jonathan's work. Check out his templates. This workflow will backup your credentials to GitHub. It uses a CLI command to export all credentials. It then loops over the data, checks in GitHub to see if a file exists that uses the credential's ID. Once…

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