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20 changes: 9 additions & 11 deletions Dockerfile.n8n
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Expand Up @@ -6,20 +6,18 @@ ARG N8N_PORT=5678
ARG SHOWDOWN_VERSION=^2.1.0
ARG SLACKIFY_MARKDOWN_VERSION=^4.5.0

# Install git for backup script and other packages
# Install git for backup script and other packages + install external packages in one layer
USER root
RUN apk add --no-cache git=2.47.3-r0

# Create n8n data directory and install packages locally
RUN mkdir -p /home/node/.n8n && \
npm install --no-audit --no-fund --ignore-scripts --prefix /home/node/.n8n \
RUN set -eux; \
apk add --no-cache git=2.47.3-r0 && \
npm install --no-audit --no-fund --ignore-scripts --prefix /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n \
showdown@${SHOWDOWN_VERSION} \
slackify-markdown@${SLACKIFY_MARKDOWN_VERSION} && \
npm cache clean --force && \
chown -R node:node /home/node/.n8n
npm cache clean --force && \
chown -R node:node /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n

# Configure n8n external modules allowlist
ENV N8N_EXTERNAL_MODULES_ALLOWLIST="showdown,slackify-markdown"
# Configure external modules allowlist used by Code/Function nodes
ENV NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL="showdown,slackify-markdown"

# Create app directory
WORKDIR /home/node
Expand All @@ -33,4 +31,4 @@ USER node

EXPOSE ${N8N_PORT}
# The entrypoint script is already defined in the base image
# Don't override the CMD
# Don't override the CMD