— Self-hosting n8n in 2026 costs $4–12/month for the VPS and gives you unlimited workflow executions plus full data control. The setup is Docker Compose with PostgreSQL behind an Nginx reverse proxy with Let's Encrypt SSL — about 30 minutes if you've used a Linux server before. This is the production config I actually run, plus the gotchas that bite people in week two. I've set up self-hosted n8n for myself and a handful of clients over the past year. Every time, I went looking for "the one good guide" and ended up stitching together six tutorials, two GitHub issues, and one Reddit thread. Here's the consolidated version, biased toward the choices that survive contact with real production traffic. Why bother self-hosting at all n8n Cloud starts at €24/month for 2,500 executions. A €4 Hetzner VPS gives you unlimited executions and complete data control. The math becomes obvious fast — but cost isn't the only reason. Self-hosting wins when: You exceed 50,000 executions/month.…