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there's a powerful workflow automation
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tool that's completely free open- source
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and gives you more flexibility and
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advanced Integrations this is n8n the
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gamechanging alternative to zapier
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taking the automation more easily and
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cost effectively the best part you can
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host it yourself and say goodbye to
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monthly subscription fees let's start
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basics what is n8n it's a workflow
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automation tool that connects your
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favorite apps and services think of it
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as zapier's open source cousin but with
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some major advantages first it's
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completely free and open source second
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you have full control over your data
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since you can host it yourself third you
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get unlimited workflows and operations
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no usage limits and finally you can even
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run it offline without internet
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connectivity what makes n8n really
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special is it's no based approach each
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action in your workflow is represented
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by a visual node making it super
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inuitive to create even complex
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automation now for the exciting part
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let's set up an 8N on your own VPS I'll
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break this down into simple
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Steps step one install doc Ploy we are
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going to install n8n on the doc Ploy
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platform which is a server hosting
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manager tool you can find the full guide
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in our previous video I recommend you
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watch watch this video before proceeding
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step two set up n8n on Doc Ploy when you
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install dock Ploy everything becomes
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easy so you don't want to use the
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command line again you can control and
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host any apps or websites using this GUI
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okay let's start create a new project
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n8n click the to create a service button
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inside the project then click template
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you can find n8n in this template list
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select it it will create a template
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inside our project as a
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service click on it and you can
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customize the docker template here you
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can change the n8n version to the newest
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version and the n8n protocol to https in
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the environment section you can set a
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domain name and a port for n8n make sure
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to point out the domain with an a record
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before deploying the app after the
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customization save it and click on the
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deploy button this will take a few
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finish you can log in to N8 n GUI using
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name step three initial setup of
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n8n you can create the owner account
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when you visit the site for the first
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time you can answer this question
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needs now you can create your first
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automation here on this drag and drop
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GUI there are more than 400 Integrations
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to use on your project there are
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pre-created templates you can use them
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for free you can easily import them to
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your workflow and customize them you now
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have your own automation Powerhouse
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running on your server if you found this
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tutorial helpful smash that like button
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