n8n Automation: Real Workflows from Real Projects
These are n8n workflows that solved specific problems in production, not demo flows. Each post walks through the trigger, the nodes, the gotchas, and what I would do differently next time.
Workflow patterns
How I Stopped Missing Leads by Building a $0 CRM Automation in n8n
I lost a $4,000 client because I missed a contact form submission. That was the wake-up call I needed to build an automated lead capture system in n8n. Here's exactly what I built and how it works.
How I Built a Client Reporting System That Runs Itself (With n8n)
Writing weekly client reports was eating 3 hours of my Fridays. I automated the whole thing with n8n in one weekend. Here's exactly how I built it, what the workflow looks like, and what I learned.
How I Migrated from Zapier to n8n and Cut My Automation Bill to Zero
I was paying $120/month on Zapier for automations I barely used. Here's how I moved everything to self-hosted n8n, what broke, what was better, and what I wish I had known before starting.
Debugging & self-hosting
How I Fixed My n8n Workflow That Was Failing Silently for Three Weeks
My most important client automation had been broken for three weeks and I had no idea. Here's how I discovered the bug, what caused it, and how I built a monitoring system so it could never happen again.
How I Set Up Ollama With n8n and Brought My AI API Costs to Zero
I was spending $40-60/month on OpenAI API calls for my n8n automations. I switched to Ollama running locally and my costs dropped to zero. Here's the exact setup, the models I use, and what I had to give up.
Other hubs
Next.js + Supabase: The Complete Resource Hub
Everything you need to build production-ready full-stack apps with Next.js 15 and Supabase — authentication, RLS, deployments, performance, and architecture decisions.
Supabase Debugging & Troubleshooting Hub
Field-tested fixes for the Supabase errors that actually waste your time: RLS silent failures, session persistence, slow queries, realtime gotchas, and auth redirects.