n8n + Worker + Runner with Redis/Postgres and Ollama

n8n is an open source low-code platform for automating workflows and integrations with PostgreSQL database and Ollama AI model.

Configuration

services:
  n8n:
    image: n8nio/n8n:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=production
      - N8N_HOST=${N8N_HOST}
      - N8N_PORT=${N8N_PORT}
      - N8N_PROTOCOL=https
      # Database
      - DB_TYPE=postgresdb
      - DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST=postgres
      - DB_POSTGRESDB_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
      - DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
      # Configuration
      - N8N_DIAGNOSTICS_ENABLED=false
      - N8N_PERSONALIZATION_ENABLED=true
      - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=${ENCRYPTION_KEY}
      - N8N_USER_MANAGEMENT_JWT_SECRET
      - N8N_SECURE_COOKIE=true
      - N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS=true
      - N8N_BLOCK_ENV_ACCESS_IN_NODE=true
      - N8N_PROXY_HOPS=${PROXY_HOPS:-1}
      - WEBHOOK_URL=https://${N8N_HOST}/
      - GENERIC_TIMEZONE=${GENERIC_TIMEZONE}
      - N8N_TEMPLATES_ENABLED=true
      - N8N_HIRING_BANNER_ENABLED=false
      - OFFLOAD_MANUAL_EXECUTIONS_TO_WORKERS=true
      # Ollama
      - OLLAMA_HOST=${OLLAMA_HOST:-ollama:11434}
      # Runners
      - N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true
      - N8N_RUNNERS_MODE=external
      - N8N_RUNNERS_BROKER_LISTEN_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0
      - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=${N8N_RUNNERS_SECRET}
      - N8N_NATIVE_PYTHON_RUNNER=true
      - N8N_RUNNERS_MAX_CONCURRENCY=50
      # Logging
      - EXECUTIONS_DATA_PRUNE=true
      - EXECUTIONS_DATA_MAX_AGE=7
      # Redis
      - EXECUTIONS_MODE=queue
      - QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_HOST=redis
      - QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_PORT=6379
      # Emails
      # - N8N_SMTP_HOST=${SMTP_HOST}
      # - N8N_SMTP_PORT=${SMTP_PORT}
      # - N8N_SMTP_USER=${SMTP_USER}
      # - N8N_SMTP_PASS=${SMTP_PASS}
    volumes:
      - n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n
    depends_on:
      postgres:
        condition: service_healthy
      redis:
        condition: service_healthy

  n8n-worker:
    image: docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n:latest
    restart: always
    command: worker
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=production
      - N8N_HOST=${N8N_HOST}
      - N8N_PORT=${N8N_PORT}
      - N8N_PROTOCOL=https
      - EXECUTIONS_MODE=queue
      - DB_TYPE=postgresdb
      - DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST=postgres
      - DB_POSTGRESDB_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
      - DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
      - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=${ENCRYPTION_KEY}
      - N8N_SECURE_COOKIE=true
      - N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS=true
      - N8N_BLOCK_ENV_ACCESS_IN_NODE=true
      - N8N_PROXY_HOPS=${PROXY_HOPS}
      - WEBHOOK_URL=https://${N8N_HOST}/
      - GENERIC_TIMEZONE=${GENERIC_TIMEZONE}
      - QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_HOST=redis
      - QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_PORT=6379
    depends_on:
      - n8n
      - redis

  n8n-runner:
    image: n8nio/runners:nightly
    restart: always
    environment:
      - N8N_RUNNERS_TASK_BROKER_URI=http://n8n:5679
      - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=${N8N_RUNNERS_SECRET}
      - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=${ENCRYPTION_KEY}
      - GENERIC_TIMEZONE=${GENERIC_TIMEZONE}
      - N8N_RUNNERS_MAX_CONCURRENCY=50
    depends_on:
      - n8n

  ollama:
    image: ollama/ollama:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - ollama_storage:/home/node/.ollama

  init-ollama:
    image: ollama/ollama:latest
    volumes:
      - ollama_storage:/home/node/.ollama
    entrypoint: /bin/sh
    environment:
      - OLLAMA_HOST=ollama:11434
    command:
      - "-c"
      - "sleep 3; ollama pull llama3.2:latest; ollama pull gemma3:latest"

  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    restart: unless-stopped
    command: redis-server --appendonly yes
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
    volumes:
      - redis_storage:/data

  postgres:
    image: postgres:17-alpine
    hostname: postgres
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
      - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}
    volumes:
      - postgres_storage:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test: ['CMD-SHELL', 'pg_isready -h localhost -U ${POSTGRES_USER} -d ${POSTGRES_DB}']
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 10

volumes:
  n8n_data:
  postgres_storage:
  ollama_storage:
  redis_storage:

[variables]
main_domain = "${domain}"
postgres_user = "${username}"
postgres_password = "${password:24}"
postgres_db = "n8n"
n8n_encryption_key = "${base64:64}"
n8n_runner_secret = "${base64:64}"

[config]
mounts = []

[[config.domains]]
serviceName = "n8n"
port = 5_678
host = "${main_domain}"

[config.env]
N8N_HOST = "${main_domain}"
N8N_PORT = "5678"
N8N_RUNNERS_SECRET = "${n8n_runner_secret}"

PROXY_HOPS = "0"
ENCRYPTION_KEY = "${n8n_encryption_key}"
GENERIC_TIMEZONE = "Europe/Berlin"

POSTGRES_DB = "${postgres_db}"
POSTGRES_USER = "${postgres_user}"
POSTGRES_PASSWORD = "${postgres_password}"

OLLAMA_HOST = "http://ollama:11434"

SMTP_HOST = ""
SMTP_PORT = "587"
SMTP_USER = ""
SMTP_PASS = ""

Base64

To import this template in Dokploy: create a Compose service → Advanced → Base64 import and paste the content below:

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n8n + Worker + Runner with Redis/Postgres and Ollama

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