n8n Now Runs My ENTIRE Homelab

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:01:30 +0000

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In this video, I take n8n to the NEXT LEVEL by building an AI agent. Meet my new IT employee “Terry” who can monitor, troubleshoot, and even fix my homelab. From Docker containers to Plex, Proxmox, and UniFi, Terry learns how to keep everything running smoothly. This is not just automation; this is AI running my ENTIRE homelab.

GUIDE / RESOURCES:

📃 Guide / Documentation: https://github.com/theNetworkChuck/n8n-terry-guide

📺 Part 1 (Baby Terry – first n8n video): https://youtu.be/ONgECvZNI3o?si=xCwIMQLjIjug-hNP

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro: Meet Terminator Terry (The AI IT Employee)
0:58 - Employee Onboarding: Teaching Terry the Basics
2:22 - Setting Up n8n in the Cloud (Hostinger Setup)
2:58 - Connecting Terry to Your Homelab with Twingate
3:15 - Building Terry's First Workflow in n8n
4:01 - Creating a Test Website (Docker Container Setup)
5:00 - Terry's First Tool: HTTP Request (Website Monitoring)
6:11 - Teaching Terry to Monitor Like a Human
7:43 - Terry's Second Tool: SSH Access (Docker Commands)
10:00 - Converting SSH to a Workflow Tool
11:06 - Terry Learns to Troubleshoot (Docker PS & Inspect)
13:05 - Giving Terry More Freedom (Dynamic Commands)
14:16 - Making Terry Autonomous (Schedule Trigger Setup)
17:54 - Telegram Notifications: Terry Reports Back
19:24 - Structured Output: Teaching Terry Clean Data
22:33 - Smart Filtering: Only Alert on Problems
23:09 - Level 2 Engineer: Teaching Terry to Fix Things
24:49 - The Port Conflict Challenge (Terry's First Real Test)
26:42 - Upgrading Terry's Brain (GPT-4 vs Mini)
28:18 - Human-in-the-Loop: Taking Back Control
30:27 - Setting Up Approval Workflows
32:02 - Terry Asks Permission Before System Changes
35:06 - Testing the Complete Workflow (Monitor → Troubleshoot → Approve → Fix)
37:02 - Connecting Terry to Your Real Homelab
37:40 - Unifi Network Control (API Integration)
38:55 - Proxmox Integration (CLI & API Access)

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