Self‑Hosted n8n Enterprise Starter Kit for Agencies (Docker + RBAC + SOC2)

Stop losing entire workdays wrestling with insecure, half‑documented n8n deployments. Start shipping client‑ready automation servers in minutes.

You waste hours stitching together Docker configs from forum posts, guessing how Enterprise RBAC should be structured, and trying to make your setup pass a basic SOC2 review. Every new client means another round of trial‑and‑error, another misconfigured webhook, and another late night fixing permissions.

The Self‑Hosted n8n Enterprise Starter Kit gives you a complete, production‑ready deployment bundle: hardened Docker and K8s configs, a full RBAC permission matrix, SOC2‑aligned defaults, GitOps deployment scripts, and 10 enterprise workflow templates extracted from real client implementations. Install in under 10 minutes, deploy safely across isolated client environments, and stop rebuilding the same setup from scratch.

What's Included:
- 14 production‑ready Docker and Docker Compose files for secure, isolated n8n instances
- Kubernetes manifests with tuned CPU/memory recommendations for real client loads
- Full Enterprise RBAC matrix with 32 prebuilt roles and ready‑to‑apply permission policies
- GitOps auto‑export scripts that detect, version, and push updated flows
- SOC2‑aligned logging, retention, credential, and webhook‑security configs
- Hardened reverse‑proxy configs for webhook verification and rate limiting
- SETUP‑GUIDE.md with step‑by‑step instructions any junior dev can follow
- 10 enterprise workflow templates not available in public n8n repos
- Troubleshooting cheatsheet for the 15 most common self‑hosting failures

Built from patterns used to deploy more than 60 client‑isolated n8n Enterprise environments for agencies handling regulated data. Every config in this kit comes from real production lessons, not community guesses.

Who This Is For:
- Agency tech leads who need secure, repeatable n8n deployments for multiple clients
- Freelancers building automation infrastructure without a DevOps team
- Internal automation teams who must meet SOC2 expectations without hiring consultants

Who This Is NOT For:
- Hobby users running n8n on a single VPS with no client requirements
- Teams using n8n Cloud and not planning to self‑host

Guarantee: If this doesn’t save you at least 5 hours on your next n8n deployment, reach out for a full refund—no questions asked.

What's Included (21 files)

• workflow-template-api-rate-limiter.json
• workflow-template-crm-lead-routing.json
• k8s-n8n-enterprise-deployment.yaml
• TROUBLESHOOTING.md
• workflow-template-backup-database-rotation.json
• workflow-template-error-monitoring-pagerduty.json
• reverse-proxy-traefik-enterprise-config.toml
• SETUP-GUIDE.md
• workflow-template-s3-file-ingestion.json
• workflow-template-client-onboarding.json
• workflow-template-user-provisioning.json
• workflow-template-saas-billing-usage.json
• SOC2-n8n-self-hosted-checklist.md
• postgres-hardening-for-n8n.sql
• docker-compose.n8n-enterprise.yml