Course Outline

MODULE 1 Getting Started with n8n

Why Use n8n

  • What is a workflow
  • Differences between no-code and low-code automations
  • Alternatives to Zapier and Make at zero cost
  • Benefits of local self-hosting

What n8n Can Do in Practice

  • Email automations
  • Data collection and cleaning
  • Linking applications Google Sheets, CRM, web apps
  • Automating repetitive business tasks

Installation and First Start

  • Downloading n8n Desktop Windows
  • First launch
  • Where workflows are saved
  • Introduction to local credentials

Interface Overview

  • Workflow editor
  • Canvas and nodes
  • Execution logs
  • Manual vs scheduled execution
  • Workflow versioning

Practical Exercise – My First Workflow

Participants create a workflow that:

  • Uses a Manual Trigger node
  • Transforms text with a Set node
  • Displays the output using Debug

Result: participants understand how nodes connect and execute.

MODULE 2 The Fundamental Nodes

Types of Nodes

  • Trigger
  • Input and Output
  • Edit and Transform
  • Service integrations API without coding
  • File management

Fundamental Nodes to Know

  • Manual Trigger
  • Schedule Trigger
  • HTTP Request simple GET
  • Set
  • IF
  • Merge
  • Move Binary Data
  • Google Sheets
  • Email IMAP Gmail
  • Webhooks basic authentication only

Practical Exercise – Automatic Check of an Email Account

Workflow includes:

  • Manual Trigger
  • Gmail or IMAP node to read recent emails
  • IF filter for keywords
  • Set to generate a mini report
  • Output to file or email

Result: a simple useful automation.

MODULE 3 Google Sheets and Automations

Connecting to Google Sheets

  • Creating local credentials
  • Granting the correct permissions
  • Best practice dedicated sheets for automations

Useful No-Code Operations

  • Append row
  • Read rows
  • Update rows
  • Lookup without formulas

Practical Exercise – Build a Minimal CRM

Workflow includes:

  • Manual Trigger
  • Fake form created using Set node
  • Write to Google Sheets
  • Send welcome emails

Result: a functional mini CRM.

MODULE 4 Automating Real Flows

Examples of No-Code Automations

  • Daily reports
  • Collecting data from URLs RSS or JSON
  • Automatic file backup
  • Notifications via Telegram or Slack
  • Monitoring changes on simple sites

Practical Exercise – Monitor a Website and Send Alerts

  • Schedule Trigger
  • HTTP Request
  • IF node to detect changes
  • Notification via Telegram SMS Email

Result: a real monitoring system with no code.

MODULE 5 Error Handling, Security and Best Practices

Error Handling

  • How to read logs
  • Understanding Failed Node
  • Retry options
  • Fail workflow behaviour

Best Practices for Non-Technical Users

  • Meaningful node names
  • Adding comments
  • Duplicating workflows as backup
  • Separating test and production credentials
  • Exporting workflows JSON

Practical Exercise – Stabilising a Failing Workflow

Participants improve a failing workflow by adding error handling and saving the corrected version.

MODULE 6 Final Project

Course Challenge

Build a complete workflow that:

  • Reads an RSS feed
  • Extracts new content
  • Adds it to Google Sheets
  • Sends an email report
  • Runs automatically via Schedule Trigger

Objective

Show that participants can build a full end-to-end automation with no code.

Conclusion

  • Q&A
  • Roadmap for advancing APIs advanced webhooks AI agents with n8n
  • Best practices for non-technical users
  • How to decide what to automate inside a company

Requirements

• Basic computer skills
• Experience working with online tools such as email or spreadsheets
• No programming knowledge is required

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