Issue #34: 🔄 Jonathan’s n8n → GitHub Backup System (Enterprise-Grade)

Workflow of the Week 🚀

Who Built It: Jonathan

What It Does: This n8n workflow automatically exports your entire n8n instance to a GitHub repo, performs deep JSON comparisons, and then creates, updates, or ignores files based on whether a workflow actually changed. It runs on a schedule (or manually), processes workflows in memory-efficient batches, and reports progress and failures via Slack.

Where to Find It: 👉 Download Jonathan’s n8n → GitHub backup workflow

Why It’s Incredible: If you rely on n8n for production automations, this workflow is a safety net and a version-control bridge in one. It prevents data loss and speeds recovery by keeping copy-on-write backups in Git, but smarter — it uses ordered-key JSON diffs so your Git history only records meaningful changes (no noisy commits). It’s been stress-tested on large installations (1,400+ workflows), includes Slack notifications for start/finish/errors, and uses a recursive self-execution pattern to keep memory use low. In short: automated disaster recovery, clean Git history, and enterprise scalability — without building a separate backup service.

Key advantages:

• Precise version control: commits only when content actually changes.

• Enterprise scale: batch processing + recursive execution for thousands of workflows.

• Operational visibility: Slack alerts, progress tracking, and detailed error reports.

📊 Difficulty Rating:
🌊🌊🌊🌊 (4/5 — Intermediate→Advanced: requires n8n API access, GitHub repo setup, Slack integration, and some configuration)

💰 Get The Bag – Monetize This Workflow

1) Managed Backup & Restore Service for n8n Customers
Package this workflow as a white-glove service: install, configure GitHub and Slack, and run monitoring + automated restores when needed. Charge an initial onboarding fee ($500–$2,000) plus a monthly management retainer ($50–$300) depending on workflow volume and SLAs. This appeals to SMBs that use n8n but lack DevOps resources.
💡 Pro Tip: Offer a “restore drill” add-on (quarterly test restores) and charge extra — customers pay for peace of mind.

2) Compliance & Audit Packs for Regulated Teams
Target compliance-sensitive customers (finance, legal, health) who need audit trails and immutable change logs. Sell a compliance bundle: repo retention rules, formatted commit messages, and monthly audit reports showing who changed what and when. Price these packs at premium rates ($1k+ setup, $200+/month).
💡 Pro Tip: Include automated export of commit history to PDF/Notion for audit-ready evidence — high perceived value for auditors.

3) Productize the Workflow as a Downloadable Template + Support
Adapt to a specific use case or business and then publish the workflow on Gumroad or your site as a configurable template plus optional support hours. Many teams will pay $29–$199 for a ready-to-run backup flow and pay extra for one-hour setup support. Upsell training sessions or Slack-based support plans.
💡 Pro Tip: Bundle a short onboarding video and a checklist (GitHub repo, OAuth steps, Slack webhooks) to reduce support requests and improve conversion.

🧰 Build Better – Tools, tricks, and reads to up your automation game

Google Whisk — Image Prompts, Remixing & Animate
Want a creative break from code? Google Whisk is an experimental Labs tool that uses images (not long text prompts) as the primary input to generate and remix visuals and although not new has gone through some big upgrades since Nano Banana dropped.

Drag & drop images for subject, scene, and style; Whisk uses models like Imagen 3 and Nano Banana to synthesize new images and Veo 3 to convert creations into short animations. If you’re building media-heavy automations or prototype creative workflows, Whisk shows how image-first prompts can speed ideation and produce surprisingly coherent results.

👉 Watch my full Whisk walkthrough on YouTube

🤖 Calling All Beta Testers - I need you!

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Kate

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