Knowledge base
Writing
Practical notes from building automations for myself and clients. No theory I have not run in production.
patterns6 min
Status-driven automation: the pattern behind every reliable n8n workflow
One column in Airtable does more for reliability than any clever node setup. This is the pattern I use in every build.
28 Jun 2026fundamentals7 min
Webhooks in n8n, explained properly (test URL vs production, and why your callback never arrives)
The wait-for-callback pattern powers every slow integration. Most tutorials skip the part that actually trips people up.
14 Jun 2026infrastructure8 min
Self-hosting n8n on a cheap VPS: what nobody tells you
I run my automations on a budget VPS. It works great, once you have handled the five things every guide skips.
26 May 2026fundamentals6 min
The 7 mistakes in almost every beginner n8n workflow
I have rebuilt a lot of workflows that mostly work. The same seven problems show up every single time.
8 May 2026case study9 min
How I turn one YouTube video into 14 auto-posted shorts (full architecture)
The exact system behind my content engine: Airtable, Opus.pro, Google Drive and Buffer, wired together with three small n8n flows.
20 Apr 2026