Manually install community nodes from npm

You can manually install community nodes from the npm registry on self-hosted n8n.

You need to manually install community nodes in the following circumstances:

• Your n8n instance runs in queue mode.
• You want to install private packages.

Install a community node

Access your Docker shell:

docker exec -it n8n sh

Create ~/.n8n/nodes if it doesn't already exist, and navigate into it:

mkdir ~/.n8n/nodes
cd ~/.n8n/nodes

Install the node:

npm i n8n-nodes-nodeName

Then restart n8n.

Uninstall a community node

Access your Docker shell:

docker exec -it n8n sh

Run npm uninstall:

npm uninstall n8n-nodes-nodeName

Upgrade a community node

Upgrade to the latest version

Access your Docker shell:

docker exec -it n8n sh

Run npm update:

npm update n8n-nodes-nodeName

Upgrade or downgrade to a specific version

Access your Docker shell:

docker exec -it n8n sh

Run npm uninstall to remove the current version:

npm uninstall n8n-nodes-nodeName

Run npm install with the version specified:

# Replace 2.1.0 with your version number
npm install n8n-nodes-nodeName@2.1.0