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Specify user folder path#

n8n saves user-specific data like the encryption key, SQLite database file, and the ID of the tunnel (if used) in the subfolder .n8n of the user who started n8n. It's possible to overwrite the user-folder using an environment variable.

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export N8N_USER_FOLDER=/home/jim/n8n
Refer to Environment variables reference for more information on this variable.