Workflows

File-based configuration

You can add _FILE to individual variables to provide their configuration in a separate file. Refer to Keeping sensitive data in separate files for more details.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
N8N_ONBOARDING_FLOW_DISABLED	Boolean	false	Whether to disable onboarding tips when creating a new workflow (true) or not (false).
N8N_WORKFLOW_ACTIVATION_BATCH_SIZE	Number	1	How many workflows to publish simultaneously during startup.
N8N_WORKFLOW_CALLER_POLICY_DEFAULT_OPTION	String	workflowsFromSameOwner	Which workflows can call a workflow. Options are: any, none, workflowsFromAList, workflowsFromSameOwner. This feature requires Workflow sharing.
N8N_WORKFLOW_TAGS_DISABLED	Boolean	false	Whether to disable workflow tags (true) or enable tags (false).
WORKFLOWS_DEFAULT_NAME	String	My workflow	The default name used for new workflows.