Control telemetry

n8n collects anonymous telemetry data from self-hosted n8n installations. You can opt out of data telemetry collection.

Collected data

Refer to Privacy | Data collection in self-hosted n8n for details on the data n8n collects.

How collection works

n8n sends most data when events occur. Workflow execution counts and an instance pulse are sent periodically (every 6 hours).

Opting out of data collection

n8n enables telemetry collection by default. To disable it, configure the following environment variables.

Opt out of telemetry events

To opt out of diagnostic telemetry, set the N8N_DIAGNOSTICS_ENABLED environment variable to false:

export N8N_DIAGNOSTICS_ENABLED=false

Opt out of checking for new versions of n8n

To opt out of version notifications, set the N8N_VERSION_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED environment variable to false:

export N8N_VERSION_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED=false

Disable all connection to n8n servers

To prevent all communication with n8n's servers, refer to Isolate n8n.

Related resources

• Deployment environment variables: More information on these environment variables.
• Configuration: How to set environment variables.