n8n Self-Host Autopilot — Stop Paying $20/Month for n8n Cloud

Sound Familiar?

You're paying $20+/month for n8n Cloud. That's $240/year for something you could run for free on Google Cloud's free tier.

n8n Cloud's Starter plan limits you to 5 active workflows and 2,500 executions. You hit limits faster than you expected.

Your workflow data sits on someone else's servers. For some use cases, that's a compliance problem. For others, it just feels wrong.

You want to customize your n8n setup — custom nodes, specific Docker configurations, system-level access — but Cloud doesn't allow it.

Every month, the bill arrives. It's not huge, but it adds up. Year after year. For a tool that's open-source and free to self-host.

You've thought about self-hosting, but 'SSH into a server and install Docker' sounds like a weekend you'd rather not have.

There's a Better Way

A Claude Code skill that walks you through every command. Choose your cloud provider — the Free tier gets you running on Google Cloud in 12 commands. Pro unlocks Oracle Cloud's 24GB RAM free tier plus AWS and Azure with 28 commands. Pro+ adds Multi-Region Capacity Hunter and Cost Guard across all 4 clouds with 33 commands.

12 commands to your own n8n instance. Free.

Get It Free

What You Get

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Step-by-Step Claude Code Guidance

Not a wall of documentation — an interactive Claude Code skill that walks you through each command, explains what it does, and waits for confirmation before proceeding.

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Multi-Cloud Support

Free tier: Google Cloud (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM). Pro: adds Oracle Cloud (24GB RAM, 4 OCPUs — free forever), AWS, and Azure. Pick the provider you prefer or already have an account with.

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SSL & Domain Setup

Free tier: DuckDNS or FreeDNS for free domains. Pro: Cloudflare integration with custom domain support. All with automated Let's Encrypt SSL and auto-renewal.

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Security Hardening (Pro+)

Firewall configuration, SSH key-only access, fail2ban brute-force protection, and automatic security updates. Production-grade security, not tutorial-grade.

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Multi-Region Capacity Hunter (Pro+)

Oracle's free 24GB RAM VMs are popular and often 'out of capacity.' The Hunter script auto-retries every 15 minutes across multiple regions (US + EU). It runs in the background — you sleep, it hunts.

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Cost Guard (Pro+)

Automatic spending protection for all 4 clouds. Monitors hourly, auto-stops instances if spending exceeds your limit. One prevented surprise bill ($50-200+) pays for Pro+ many times over.

How It Works

Choose Your Cloud

Free tier uses Google Cloud (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM). Pro unlocks Oracle Cloud (24GB RAM, 4 OCPUs — free forever), AWS, and Azure. Sign up for your chosen provider.

Run the Autopilot

Open Claude Code, run the Autopilot skill. Free: 12 commands for GCP deployment. Pro: 28 commands for any cloud + migration + security. Pro+: 33 commands with Capacity Hunter and Cost Guard.

Access Your n8n

Open your browser, go to your domain. Your n8n instance is running with Docker, SSL, and full admin access. Import your workflows and never pay monthly again.

Read: How to Self-Host n8n for Free

Simple Pricing

Free tier covers Google Cloud deployment. Pro tiers add multi-cloud support, migration tools, and production features.

Free

Google Cloud deployment (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM)
12 guided commands
Docker + n8n setup
Free domain (DuckDNS/FreeDNS)
Basic SSL setup
Status, logs & restart commands
GitHub community support

Get It Free

Pro

$47

All 4 clouds (Oracle, GCP, AWS, Azure)
28 guided commands
Oracle Cloud: 24GB RAM, 4 OCPUs — free forever
Cloudflare + custom domain setup
Full SSL automation
Security hardening (firewall, fail2ban, SSH)
Migration tools (export/import from n8n Cloud)
Backup, upgrade & monitoring commands
30 days email support
14-day money-back guarantee

Get Pro

Pro+

$79

Everything in Pro (28 commands)
5 additional Pro+ commands (33 total)
Multi-Region Capacity Hunter (Oracle)
Cost Guard for all 4 clouds
Up to 48GB RAM (dual Oracle regions)
60 days email support
14-day money-back guarantee

Get Pro+

Frequently Asked Questions

For free hosting, GCP works out of the box (Free tier). For power users, Oracle Cloud's Always Free tier is unbeatable — 24GB RAM, 4 OCPUs, 200GB storage, forever free. Oracle is included in the Pro tier. AWS and Azure also supported.

Yes. Oracle's Always Free tier includes ARM-based instances with up to 24GB RAM and 4 OCPUs. It's been available since 2019 and Oracle has publicly committed to keeping it free. You need a credit card to sign up, but you won't be charged.

Free: GCP deployment with 12 commands. Pro ($47): All 4 cloud providers, migration tools, security hardening, backup/monitoring — 28 commands. Pro+ ($79): Everything in Pro plus Multi-Region Capacity Hunter and Cost Guard for all clouds — 33 commands.

Oracle's free 24GB ARM VMs are popular and often show 'out of capacity' errors. The Capacity Hunter script auto-retries every 15 minutes across multiple regions (US + EU), runs in the background, and sends you a notification when it secures a VM. With two regions, you can get 48GB total RAM — all free.

Automatic spending protection for all 4 clouds. Monitors your spending hourly, sends alerts at thresholds, and can auto-stop instances if spending exceeds your configured limit. Prevents surprise cloud bills. Runs via cron with detailed logging.

The Autopilot guides you through every command. You don't need Linux experience — but you do need to be comfortable copy-pasting commands into a terminal. The guide explains what each command does.

Yes (Pro tier). The migration commands export your workflows as JSON from n8n Cloud and import them into your self-hosted instance. Credentials need to be re-entered, but workflow logic transfers perfectly.

The Free tier is free — no refund needed. Pro and Pro+ have a 14-day money-back guarantee. Email support@genaiunplugged.com for a full refund.