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Looking at self hosting, one of the requirements is docker. Is there another tool with similar UI to automate workflows on your computer locally (windows, Linux

Looking at self hosting, one of the requirements is docker. Is there another tool with similar UI to automate workflows on your computer locally (windows, Linux etc)? I just realized there are a few very good android automation tools which monitor various states and can act on apps and settings but I haven't seen anything that intuitive for windows.

tough 3y ago
docker is a -requirement- only if you plan to use their pre-fab stuff you can just take their dockerfile and run the infra however you wish too, probably. Haven't checked n8n on a while Actually. says npm OR docker right there in their docs https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/ https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/
skripp 3y ago
Maybe Node-RED?
gettodachoppa 3y ago
Docker is the ultimate application format for Linux. It IS Linux. If you read a Dockerfile, you can replicate it on a fresh install command by command, it serves as doc too. For example if it says "FROM debian:bookworm RUN apt install nginx blah blah" you can just repeat those steps on Bookworm. It's just the developer already that work for you so all you need to do is run "docker run -dt sometool:sometag" and presto it's all running on your PC. Dockerized apps run with almost no overhead, it's not like using a VM. Take 2 hours to learn it, trust me it's worth it. This isn't some "Cloud Scale!" hype. It's useful even for someone with just a Pi at home. Just stick to the basic Docker commands (exec, run, compose if you want to be fancy). Don't bother with that Google-scale stuff like Kubernetes unless this becomes your career.
ristomatti 3y ago
I believe Node-RED (https://nodered.org/ https://nodered.org/) is the way to go. It's just an NPM package to install and you can run it how ever you wish (even on Windows). It has a friendly and helpful community with even the main developers tirelessly answering even beginner level questions. In fact the community forum its THE friendliest forum I've ever been a member of by a large margin. Node-RED's development is supported by the JS Foundation and it's completely free and open source. It's widely used in the industrial automation industry and even integrated by some PLC manufacturers such as Siemens.
janober 3y ago
Docker is actually not a requirement. You can also run it directly with npm. You can even start it for testing (when you have npm installed) simply by typing "npx n8n".

tough 3y ago

docker is a -requirement- only if you plan to use their pre-fab stuff you can just take their dockerfile and run the infra however you wish too, probably. Haven't checked n8n on a while Actually. says npm OR docker right there in their docs https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/ https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/

skripp 3y ago

Maybe Node-RED?

gettodachoppa 3y ago

Docker is the ultimate application format for Linux. It IS Linux. If you read a Dockerfile, you can replicate it on a fresh install command by command, it serves as doc too. For example if it says "FROM debian:bookworm RUN apt install nginx blah blah" you can just repeat those steps on Bookworm. It's just the developer already that work for you so all you need to do is run "docker run -dt sometool:sometag" and presto it's all running on your PC. Dockerized apps run with almost no overhead, it's not like using a VM. Take 2 hours to learn it, trust me it's worth it. This isn't some "Cloud Scale!" hype. It's useful even for someone with just a Pi at home. Just stick to the basic Docker commands (exec, run, compose if you want to be fancy). Don't bother with that Google-scale stuff like Kubernetes unless this becomes your career.

ristomatti 3y ago

I believe Node-RED (https://nodered.org/ https://nodered.org/) is the way to go. It's just an NPM package to install and you can run it how ever you wish (even on Windows). It has a friendly and helpful community with even the main developers tirelessly answering even beginner level questions. In fact the community forum its THE friendliest forum I've ever been a member of by a large margin. Node-RED's development is supported by the JS Foundation and it's completely free and open source. It's widely used in the industrial automation industry and even integrated by some PLC manufacturers such as Siemens.

janober 3y ago

Docker is actually not a requirement. You can also run it directly with npm. You can even start it for testing (when you have npm installed) simply by typing "npx n8n".