n8n Installation Guide for Debian 12

An interactive guide to setting up n8n with Nginx and HTTPS.

Prerequisite 1: Configure Your DNS

Step 1 of 13

IMPORTANT: This is the most critical step. The installation will fail later if your domain does not point to your server's public IP address.

  1. Find the External IP address of your Google Compute instance.
  2. Go to your DNS provider's control panel (e.g., Google Domains, Cloudflare, GoDaddy).
  3. Create an `A` record for the domain you will use.
  4. Point this `A` record to the External IP address of your server.
Check DNS propagation here