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"content": "=The Git backup here. Below is my latest activity:\n```\n\ud83d\udc49 Starting Workflow Backup [{{ $execution.id }}]\n```",
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"content": "=The Git backup here. Below is my latest activity:\n```\n\u2705 Backup has completed - {{ $('n8n').all().length }} workflows have been processed.\n```",
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"value": "={{ $json.repo_name }}"
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"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $workflow.id }}"
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"content": "# Workflows backup to Github\n======================================================================\n\n## Introduction\nThis workflow will backup all of your existed workflows to a single Github repository.\n\nThe Backup folders' name are based on the current backup date and have default format: \"yyyy/MM/dd\" (setup at \"Create sub path\" node).\n\nThroughout the backup process, the N8N will inform user via discord with clear message about Start, Success and Failure backups.\n\n## Tech Stack\nThe following nodes / services / libraries are used in this workflow:\n\n### Nodes:\n1. **Discord:** To send message to configured setup channel.\n2. **N8N:** To get all workflows' information.\n3. **Github:** To store backup data.\n4. **Code:** To run data comparison (Existed vs Latest workflow data).\n5. **Wait:** To avoid discord message rate limit.\n\n### External libraries:\n1. **Underscore.js:** JavaScript library that provides lots of common Javascript functions, to help user save time when using code node.\n\n## Guideline\n1. Open \"Config\" node and setup the following information:\n - **repo_owner:** Your Github username.\n - **repo_name:** The repository that you want to store workflows backup data.\n2. Open \"Create sub path\" node and change the naming and path format of backup folder(s).\n3. Setup custom messages in 3 discord nodes:\n - **Starting Message:** N8N inform user at the time workflow start.\n - **Inform Success Flows:** After each success backup, N8N will notify user.\n - **Inform Failed Flows:** After each failure backup, N8N will notify user to have appropriate action.\n - **Completed Notifications:** Then at the final, the workflow will give user a summary."
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