# n8n hosting

n8n is a workflow automation tool that connects your applications, APIs and data through a visual editor. Host your own instance on a Cap Connect VPS to organise your processes and control its configuration.

- Connect forms to your CRM
- Synchronise data between applications
- Schedule notifications and reports

Prepare a domain, HTTPS, integration credentials, and backups of the database and encryption key. Size memory for the workflows that will run concurrently.

## Turn a form submission into useful action

Consider a quotation request from your website: a workflow can check the fields, pass the information to your CRM and prepare a notification for your team. This avoids copying the same data between tools. Start with a short process whose rules and exceptions you understand.

## Keep workflows understandable

Plan for an API that stops responding or receives the same request twice. Test with sample data, document each step and decide who should be alerted if it fails. Sizing also depends on concurrent executions, file sizes and how long you keep execution history.

## Is n8n free on my VPS?

The self-hosted Community edition adds no licence charge for uses permitted by its licence. The VPS remains paid. Commercial features and API services used by your workflows may carry separate costs.