How to Install & Update n8n Locally (AND Trigger Workflows from External Tools)

Video Description

In this video I show you how to set up n8n on your local PC and I then dive into using 'n8n with tunnel' to show you how you can automate workflows on your computer. Including how to allow external tools like Slack, Gmail, ClickUp to trigger your n8n via webhook. 👉 Join my community: https://www.skool.com/become-an-ai-operator-8092 I use the example of automating tasks while you work - which I think is a really cool use case for running n8n locally. Install instructions: https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/npm/ 🛠️ Hire me: [email protected] 📋 Take This Quick Survey: https://forms.gle/otAr1xUamgyYZE5y7 👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartlomiejslodyczka Learn AI & Coding (20% off Pro plan with my link): https://v2.scrimba.com/the-ai-engineer-path-c02v?via=BartSlodyczka Note: Affiliate links support this channel through commissions. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro and speaking about tunnels 00:52 Download Node.js (and explanation of what node is) 02:04 Download n8n 03:36 Explaining the latest and next versions of n8n 04:54 How to update n8n 05:58 How to run n8n (regular way) 07:38 How to turn n8n off 08:00 Explanation of how 'n8n with tunnel' works (WATCH THIS) 11:35 How to run n8n with tunnel 14:06 Explaining the difference in webhooks between regular vs tunnel 15:35 Next steps and outro