$ -weight: 500;">docker run -d --name n8n -p 5678:5678 \ -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n \ n8nio/n8n -weight: 500;">docker run -d --name n8n -p 5678:5678 \ -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n \ n8nio/n8n -weight: 500;">docker run -d --name n8n -p 5678:5678 \ -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n \ n8nio/n8n RSS Feed Trigger → Extract Content → Switch (Platform) → Post to each platform RSS Feed Trigger → Extract Content → Switch (Platform) → Post to each platform RSS Feed Trigger → Extract Content → Switch (Platform) → Post to each platform // Example: format a date const date = new Date($input.first().json.timestamp); return [{ json: { formatted: date.toLocaleDateString('en-US', { weekday: 'long', year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' }) } }]; // Example: format a date const date = new Date($input.first().json.timestamp); return [{ json: { formatted: date.toLocaleDateString('en-US', { weekday: 'long', year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' }) } }]; // Example: format a date const date = new Date($input.first().json.timestamp); return [{ json: { formatted: date.toLocaleDateString('en-US', { weekday: 'long', year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' }) } }]; - Free self-hosted — Zapier starts at $30/month - No execution limits — Run as many automations as you want - Code nodes — Add JavaScript when visual nodes aren't enough - Self-hosted privacy — Your data stays on your server - 500+ integrations — Plus custom HTTP requests for any API - Open Telegram and search for @BotFather - Send /newbot - Choose a name (e.g., "My Automation Bot") - Choose a username (e.g., "my_auto_bot") - Copy the API token BotFather gives you - Send a message to your new bot (just say "hi") - Go to https://api.telegram.org/bot<YOUR_TOKEN>/getUpdates in your browser - Find your chat_id in the response - In n8n, click Add workflow - Click the + button and search for Schedule Trigger Set it to run daily at 7:00 AM - Set it to run daily at 7:00 AM - Click + again and add HTTP Request URL: https://wttr.in/Berlin?format=3 (replace Berlin with your city) Method: GET - URL: https://wttr.in/Berlin?format=3 (replace Berlin with your city) - Method: GET - Click + and add Telegram Credential: Add new → paste your Bot Token Chat ID: paste your chat_id Text: ☀️ Weather today: {{ $json.data }} - Credential: Add new → paste your Bot Token - Chat ID: paste your chat_id - Text: ☀️ Weather today: {{ $json.data }} - Connect the nodes: Schedule → HTTP Request → Telegram - Click Execute Workflow to test - Click Active to turn it on permanently - Set it to run daily at 7:00 AM - URL: https://wttr.in/Berlin?format=3 (replace Berlin with your city) - Method: GET - Credential: Add new → paste your Bot Token - Chat ID: paste your chat_id - Text: ☀️ Weather today: {{ $json.data }} - RSS Feed Trigger Feed URL: any blog's RSS feed Poll interval: every 6 hours - Feed URL: any blog's RSS feed - Poll interval: every 6 hours - Set Node (Format the data) title: {{ $json.title }} excerpt: {{ $json.contentSnippet }} link: {{ $json.link }} - title: {{ $json.title }} - excerpt: {{ $json.contentSnippet }} - link: {{ $json.link }} - Switch Node (Split into parallel branches) One output per platform - One output per platform - Telegram Node Text: 📝 New post: {{ $json.title }}\n\n{{ $json.excerpt }}\n\nRead more: {{ $json.link }} - Text: 📝 New post: {{ $json.title }}\n\n{{ $json.excerpt }}\n\nRead more: {{ $json.link }} - HTTP Request Node (for Reddit) Method: POST URL: https://oauth.reddit.com/api/submit Headers: Authorization: Bearer [your_token] Body: title, text, subreddit - Method: POST - URL: https://oauth.reddit.com/api/submit - Headers: Authorization: Bearer [your_token] - Body: title, text, subreddit - HTTP Request Node (for any other platform) Customize per platform's API - Customize per platform's API - Feed URL: any blog's RSS feed - Poll interval: every 6 hours - title: {{ $json.title }} - excerpt: {{ $json.contentSnippet }} - link: {{ $json.link }} - One output per platform - Text: 📝 New post: {{ $json.title }}\n\n{{ $json.excerpt }}\n\nRead more: {{ $json.link }} - Method: POST - URL: https://oauth.reddit.com/api/submit - Headers: Authorization: Bearer [your_token] - Body: title, text, subreddit - Customize per platform's API - Check that the workflow is Active (toggle in top-right) - For Schedule triggers, verify timezone in Settings - For webhooks, make sure the URL is accessible from the internet - Re-check your credentials in Settings → Credentials - Some APIs need OAuth2 — follow n8n's built-in guides for each -weight: 500;">service - Reddit OAuth2 is the trickiest — make sure redirect URI matches exactly - Add Wait nodes between API calls (30-60 seconds is safe for most APIs) - Use the Split in Batches node for processing many items - Check the API's rate limit documentation - Click on each node to inspect its output - Use expressions {{ $json.fieldName }} to reference the correct field - The Set node helps reshape data between nodes - n8n Community Forum: The official forum is incredibly helpful. 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