n8n on your VPS. Workflows included.
We add a production n8n host to the VPS you pay for, and you leave with workflows, not just a login. The box is about €4–24 a month, paid to DigitalOcean or Hetzner. There is no NexFlow hosting fee. Credentials are encrypted with a key generated on day one and handed to you. From $2,400 USD when the starter workflows are included.
Two buyers, one handover.
I am paying Zapier or n8n Cloud by the task, and the bill grows every time the business gets busier.
I want Zapier, but I want to own it, and I do not want to learn Docker first.
I already have a VPS. I need n8n on it, plus the first workflows, then I want the keys.
Here is what you leave with, not just a login.
A static walkthrough of a handover. The stack matches our Hetzner Field Note: Docker Compose, Postgres, Caddy.
What it looks like for a US business like yours.
Off per-task billing, onto a VPS they pay for, with three workflows on day one.
The firm was paying a per-task automation tool and wanted the same outcomes without the meter. We added n8n on their VPS — Docker Compose, Postgres, and Caddy — and left three workflows chosen at kickoff: a missed-call text-back, a new lead into the CRM, and an invoice PDF into QuickBooks. The encryption key was generated on day one and handed over.
Attributed result. Sourced, not a composite.
The engine we install: n8n, Postgres, Caddy — and the encryption key is yours.
This page sells the handover on top of that engine: the host, plus the starter workflows. The note is the stack, not a promise that every firm gets the same task count. The Field Note documents a Hetzner CX22 at €4.51/month running n8n with Postgres 16 and Caddy, plus encrypted off-host backups. It also warns that the encryption key has to be set before the first run. Read the Field Note.
Simple to get going. We do the heavy lifting.
Bring a VPS you already pay for, or start with the $750 USD setup. We install n8n and the first workflows, then hand it over.
Pick the starter set
At kickoff you choose the first workflows. The usual three are missed-call text-back, new lead into the CRM, and invoice PDF into QuickBooks.
We install the host
Docker Compose, Postgres, and Caddy on your VPS, with SSL. The provider bill stays in your name.
We hand you the encryption key
Credentials are encrypted with a key generated on day one. You keep it. Changing it later breaks stored credentials, so it leaves with you.
You own the exit
Leaving is docker compose down plus a copy of your data. It is not an export request to us.
Everything you get, in plain English.
- Production n8n on your VPS
- Postgres and Caddy with SSL
- A starter pack of workflows chosen at kickoff
- Encryption key generated and handed over
- A backup you can restore
- No NexFlow hosting fee
- No per-task billing from us
- A clean exit: compose down, plus your copy
Straight-up pricing. No surprises.
Every job starts with a quick 15-minute call so we both know it is a fit. If it is not right for you, we will tell you.
One-off when the starter workflows are included. Harden-and-install on top of VPS setup is $750 USD one-off, the same figure as VPS setup, and the two are meant to be bought together. Stack care is $450 USD/month on the AI assistants page, not a second monthly for n8n. The server bill is yours, about €4–24 a month to the provider.
- n8n, Postgres, and Caddy on your VPS
- Starter workflows chosen at kickoff
- Encryption key handed to you
- No NexFlow hosting fee
- Care is the shared $450 USD/month retainer
Want it run for you instead?
Workflow automation is the managed lane: we keep building with you. This page ends in a handover. Both can start from the same VPS.
See full pricingQuestions people ask us.
How much does an n8n host on my VPS cost?
A production n8n host with a starter pack of workflows starts at $2,400 USD one-off. If you only want the harden-and-install on top of VPS setup, that portion is $750 USD one-off, the same figure as VPS setup, and the two are meant to be bought together. The server bill stays with your provider, typically about €4 to €24 per month. Stack care is $450 USD/month on the AI assistants page, not a second monthly for n8n.
What workflows do I leave with?
You pick a starter set at kickoff. The usual three are a missed-call text-back, a new lead into your CRM, and an invoice PDF into QuickBooks. You leave with workflows, not only a login.
Who holds the encryption key?
You do. Credentials are encrypted with a key generated on day one and handed to you. Leaving is docker compose down plus a copy of your data, not an export request to us. Our Field Note on the Hetzner stack explains why that key must be set before the first run.
How is this different from workflow automation?
Workflow automation is the managed engagement: we keep running the outcome with you. This page puts the engine on a VPS you pay for, includes the first workflows, and hands it over.
The engine in your building. The first workflows included.
Tell us whether you already have a VPS, and which three workflows you want on day one.