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Self-hosted automation for teams that answer to auditors.

n8n offers a self-hosted deployment option, native AI and LangChain nodes, RAG integrations, and execution-based pricing. Galang AI helps regulated and government-adjacent teams plan, configure, and operate n8n on a VPC or on-premises environment. Isolated designs, data-residency assertions, and cost outcomes are validated against each customer’s architecture and usage.

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What this looks like in production

Nothing leaves your infrastructure
01

Document in

configured data path

02

RAG lookup

your knowledge base

03

AI agent

approved model endpoint

04

Approval

human in the loop

05

Audit log

configured events recorded

What happens inside the perimeter

  1. IntakeDocuments are ingested with no calls to outside services.
  2. KnowledgeLookups run against your internal knowledge base.
  3. DecisionsAgent steps use a private model inside your perimeter.
  4. ApprovalSensitive steps wait for a human reviewer.
  5. AuditEvery step is written to an audit log.

Self-host

VPC or on-premises options

AI + RAG

agent, model, and knowledge integrations

Per-run

execution-based pricing to validate

What we build

n8n services, delivered by operators

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Self-Hosted n8n Deployment

Plan and configure n8n on a VPC or on-premises environment against an agreed baseline that can include SSO, role-based access, encrypted credentials, backups, and update procedures. Isolated or air-gapped designs require customer-specific dependency, authorization, and security review.

02

AI Agent Workflows

n8n includes AI agent and LangChain nodes, vector-database integrations, and memory components. We build workflows grounded in approved data and can evaluate customer-controlled model endpoints when the surrounding integrations, telemetry, and operating path support that boundary.

03

Governed Automation

Approval gates, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, audit trails, and least-privilege access designed to support customer-specific NIST-aligned control objectives and validation.

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Cloud-to-n8n Migration

Move workflows from cloud automation tools onto infrastructure you control when self-hosting, data-handling requirements, or execution-based pricing better fit your operating model. Cost outcomes depend on volume, hosting, integrations, and support requirements.

05

Custom Nodes & API Integration

When a supported system has no off-the-shelf connector, such as a legacy database or internal API, we can build a custom n8n node after reviewing access, documentation, and security constraints.

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Managed n8n Operations

Monitoring, upgrades, security patching, and workflow support on retainer to reduce the risk that a self-hosted platform becomes unmaintained.

How an engagement runs

01

Assess and architect

Infrastructure review, compliance requirements, and workflow mapping. You get a deployment architecture and an automation roadmap before anything is installed.

02

Deploy and build

Configure n8n against the agreed deployment baseline, then build the first production workflows with approval gates, logs, and rollback procedures.

03

Operate with confidence

Train the team, deliver operating documentation, and define optional managed support for patching, monitoring, and incident ownership.

Common questions

n8n, answered straight

Why choose n8n over Zapier or Make?

n8n offers a self-hosted option that can keep workflow processing on infrastructure you control when it is configured and operated that way; connected services and model providers still need separate review. Its native agent nodes, LangChain integration, vector database support, and execution-based pricing can make it a strong fit for governed or high-volume workflows. Platform and cost comparisons should be validated against each organization’s architecture and usage.

Can n8n run in air-gapped or classified-adjacent environments?

n8n can be self-hosted without external model calls, but a true air-gapped or classified deployment depends on the approved build, package, update, identity, logging, and authorization path. Galang AI brings prior team experience from isolated, high-assurance environments and designs with least-privilege access, audit logging, and explicit dependency controls; no accreditation or classified-access outcome is implied.

Does self-hosted n8n help with CMMC or NIST alignment?

Self-hosting can keep n8n workflow processing within a customer-controlled boundary when it is configured and operated that way; connected applications, model providers, telemetry, updates, and administrative access still need separate review. We design access control, encryption, and audit logging to support customer-specific NIST-aligned objectives. It is one piece of a compliance program, not a certification by itself.

Can AI agents in n8n use our internal data privately?

Yes, with architecture-specific controls. Agent workflows can retrieve from internal knowledge bases and call models hosted inside an approved perimeter, which can reduce third-party data transit. Connected systems, telemetry, updates, support access, and model endpoints must still be mapped and validated before making a data-residency claim.

What does an n8n engagement cost?

Secure deployment plus first-workflow sprints start at $5,000, with larger governed-automation programs scoped to requirements. Managed n8n operations run $500 to $2,000 per month. n8n licensing itself ranges from free (self-hosted community edition) to enterprise tiers, and we help you pick honestly.

Put n8n to work, without the trial and error

Automation hosted within your chosen boundary. Book a free intro call and we'll map where n8n fits in your operation, and where it doesn't.

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