n8n: open it, first login, settings, fixes
· Updated 18 September 2026 · SparkBox team
A powerful workflow automation tool that lets you connect apps, APIs, and services with a visual editor. Build complex automations without coding using 400+ integrations. This is the short card for it — the two minutes after you press Enable, and the page to come back to when something is off.
Open it
Dashboard → Apps → n8n → Open. The direct address on your network is:
http://<your-box-IP>:5678Start with a workflow template or create a new one from scratch
First login
n8n shows a setup screen on first launch. Create your owner account there — it becomes the admin.
Any password the installer generated for you is under Settings → Passwords; the Open button offers to copy it.
Worth knowing
- Use the workflow templates to quickly set up common automations
- Connect n8n to other SparkBox services like Gotify for notifications
When it breaks
If it will not open, check the app card first — a red dot means it is restarting or unhealthy, and this walkthrough reads the reason from its log. Tom AI on the dashboard can do the same for you.
Where your data lives
/opt/sparkbox/modules/n8n/config/Included in the dashboard's Backup by default. Restoring that backup on a fresh install brings n8n back exactly as it was.
Questions, or did this not match your box?
Every guide here came from a real problem someone hit. If yours behaves differently, say so — that is how these get corrected, and how the fix gets prioritised.
We answer there rather than in a comment box, because that is where the people who have already solved it are.