Joachim Hummel This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4338 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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"meta": {
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"name": "N8N Backup Flow to Nextcloud (7-Day Retention)",
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"fieldName": "=path"
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"content": "## N8N Backup Flow\n### - Create /N8N-Backup Directory manual in Nextcloud\n### - Edit Backup Path"
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"name": "Backup Path",
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"name": "backup",
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"value": "=/N8N-Backup/S4/{{ $now.format('yyyy-MM-dd_HHmmss') }}"
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"name": "Nextcloud Directory",
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"notes": "Create Directory",
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"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $json.backup }}",
"resource": "folder"
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"name": "<your credential>"
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"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $('Backup Path').item.json.backup }}/{{ $binary.data.fileName }}",
"binaryDataUpload": true
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"name": "<your credential>"
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"parameters": {
"path": "/N8N-Backup",
"resource": "folder",
"operation": "list"
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"name": "<your credential>"
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"notes": "Retention 7 ",
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"name": "Nextcloud - Delete old backups",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.nextCloud",
"notes": "Delete old Backups",
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"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $json.path }}",
"resource": "folder",
"operation": "delete"
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"name": "<your credential>"
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}
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About this workflow
This workflow automates the daily backup of all your n8n workflows to a designated folder in Nextcloud. It ensures that you always have the last 7 days of backups available while automatically deleting older ones to save space.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/4338/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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