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External data storage environment variables Environment variables to configure external data storage for your self-hosted n8n instance. reference
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External data storage environment variables

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Refer to External storage for more information on using external storage for binary data.

Variable Type Default Description
N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_HOST String - Host of the n8n bucket in S3-compatible external storage. For example, s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_BUCKET_NAME String - Name of the n8n bucket in S3-compatible external storage.
N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_BUCKET_REGION String - Region of the n8n bucket in S3-compatible external storage. For example, us-east-1
N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_ACCESS_KEY String - Access key in S3-compatible external storage
N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_ACCESS_SECRET String - Access secret in S3-compatible external storage.