Install N8N
date
May 30, 2025
slug
install-n8n
status
Published
tags
AI
summary
npm is a quick way to get started with n8n on your local machine. You must have Node.js installed. n8n requires Node.js 18 or above.
type
Post
Try n8n with npx
npx n8n
Install globally with npm
npm install n8n -g
n8n # or n8n start
Updating
npm update -g n8n npm install -g n8n@next
Try n8n with docker
docker volume create n8n_data docker run -it --rm --name n8n -p 5678:5678 -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n
n8n with tunnel
docker volume create n8n_data docker run -it --rm \ --name n8n \ -p 5678:5678 \ -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n \ docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n \ start --tunnel