Learn n8n Workflow Automation
From n8n fundamentals to production-grade, AI-powered automations
A comprehensive personal learning path from Grasp covering n8n from the ground up to production. Spans 11 modules over 66 lessons: fundamentals and your first workflow, triggers and data handling, data transformation and logic, API integrations, control flow, error handling and debugging, databases, advanced workflow patterns, AI and LLM integrations (OpenAI, RAG, AI agent chains), self-hosting n8n with Docker, and production operations and scaling with queue mode.
Automation & No-CodeFreebeginner4 weeks
Submitted by @novaRoadmap (11 steps)
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Module 1 - n8n Fundamentals and First Workflow
3 days#What is n8n vs Zapier & Make#Navigating the Canvas & Node Panel#Hello World Workflow#Trigger vs Action Nodes#Items & JSON Data Flow#Debugging with Execution View
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Module 2 - Core Concepts: Triggers and Data Handling
3 days#Schedule Triggers#Webhook Triggers#Manual Trigger for Testing#Workflow States & Activation#Expression Editor#Set Node Transformations
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Module 3 - Data Transformation and Logic
4 days#If Node Conditionals#Switch Node Routing#Filter Node#JavaScript in Expressions#Aggregating Items#Code Node Custom Transformations
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Module 4 - Integrating with APIs
4 days#Secure Credentials#Pre-built Integration Nodes#HTTP Request Node#API Authentication#Handling Responses#Pagination
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Module 5 - Control Flow and Logic
3 days#Looping with Split in Batches#Merge Node#Wait Node & Approvals#Conditional Workflow Control
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Module 6 - Error Handling and Debugging
3 days#Debugging Fundamentals#Error Workflows#Error Trigger Node#Retry Logic#Failure Notifications
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Module 7 - Working with Databases
3 days#SQL Databases#Managing Records#Parameterized Queries#MongoDB NoSQL
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Module 8 - Advanced Workflow Patterns
4 days#Sub-Workflows (Execute Workflow Node)#Passing Data Between Workflows#Parallel Processing#Idempotent Workflows#Reusable Components
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Module 9 - AI and LLM Integrations
5 days#OpenAI Node & Text Generation#AI Text Analysis#Chat History & Memory#RAG & Vector Databases#Multi-Step AI Agent Chains#Rate Limits & Token Efficiency
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Module 10 - Self-Hosting n8n with Docker
4 days#Docker & Docker Compose Setup#Environment Variables#Nginx Reverse Proxy & SSL#Persistent Storage Volumes#External PostgreSQL#User Management
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Module 11 - Production Operations and Scaling
4 days#Monitoring & Alerting#Backup & Restore#Git Version Control for Workflows#Secure Production Credentials#Queue Mode & Workers