The n8n Compendium

Everything you need to go from "what is n8n?" to running it reliably for a team — in plain English, assuming no automation background. Eight volumes, forty chapters, roughly 186,000 words.

Independent documentation, not affiliated with or endorsed by n8n GmbH. n8n changes often; concepts here are stable, but confirm exact menu wording against the current product.

VOLUME A~22,000 words

Foundations: How n8n Thinks

What n8n is and how it is sold, the core mental model of workflows and executions, a tour of the workspace, and your first workflow.

VOLUME B~24,000 words

The Build Loop

Choosing what to automate, triggers, the canvas and node mechanics, flow control, and keeping workflows tidy.

VOLUME C~23,000 words

Connecting Your Tools

Credentials from zero, operating the integration catalog, the HTTP Request node, webhooks in depth, and community nodes.

VOLUME D~22,000 words

Shaping the Data

The item model, the double-curly-brace expression language, the transformation toolkit, code nodes, and files and remembered state.

VOLUME E~23,000 words

Running Reliably

Executions as the system of record, the debugging craft, error handling, reliability patterns, and monitoring and proving value.

VOLUME F~23,000 words

AI at Work

AI foundations and the cluster-node architecture, first LLM calls, the AI Agent node, RAG, and trustworthy AI.

VOLUME G~23,000 words

Running the Platform

Operating n8n Cloud, self-hosting from zero, scaling and performance, team security and secrets, and the platform surface.

VOLUME H~26,000 words

Practice and Reference

Two worked projects end to end, a recipes cookbook, a troubleshooting encyclopedia, and the mega-glossary and resource shelf.