Keep n8n running

Monitor, log, trace, and update your self-hosted n8n instance.

In this section

• Set up logging: configure n8n's logging output.

• Monitor n8n: get metrics for a health check.

• Visualize metrics with Grafana: connect Grafana to visualize your n8n data.

• Back up and restore: back up and restore a self-hosted n8n instance.

• Update n8n: best practices for updating your self-hosted n8n.

• Trace executions with OpenTelemetry: send workflow and node execution traces to an OpenTelemetry collector.

Related resources

• Host n8n

• Install options

• Configure n8n

• Understand the architecture

• Deploy as an OEM integration

• Deploy with the AI starter kit

• Compare editions