Dominic Spatz This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #7061 — we link there as the canonical source.
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"jsCode": "const text = $input.first().json.data;\nconst match = text.match(/n8n_version_info\\{[^}]*version=\"(v[\\d.]+)\"/);\n\nif (match) {\n const version = match[1].replace(/^v/, ''); // v entfernen\n return [{ json: { versionCli: version } }];\n} else {\n throw new Error(\"Version info not found in metrics output\");\n}\n"
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"content": "## Cron\nEvery 16 Hours at minute 8"
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"content": "## If Update available\nProceed with the workflow"
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About this workflow
🔄 Purpose of the Workflow: The Update-N8N workflow is designed to automatically trigger a (Portainer) webhook to update an N8N container, but only if a new version of N8N is available.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/7061/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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