n8n

Install

Install n8n.

Using Ollama Locally

1. In the top right corner, click the dropdown and select Create Credential

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2. Under Add new credential select Ollama

<div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center' }}> </div> 3. Confirm Base URL is set to `http://localhost:11434` if running locally or `http://host.docker.internal:11434` if running through docker and click **Save** <Note> In environments that don't use Docker Desktop (ie, Linux server installations), `host.docker.internal` is not automatically added.

Run n8n in docker with --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway

or add the following to a docker compose file:

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You should see a Connection tested successfully message.

4. When creating a new workflow, select Add a first step and select an Ollama node

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Connecting to ollama.com

1. Create an API key on ollama.com.
2. In n8n, click Create Credential and select Ollama
3. Set the API URL to https://ollama.com
4. Enter your API Key and click Save