Welcome to the n8n AI Agent (Terry) setup guide. This application helps you manage your homelab effectively. Terry monitors, troubleshoots, and fixes issues, all with your approval. Follow this guide for a seamless setup experience.
Before you start, ensure you have:
- A computer running Windows, macOS, or Linux.
- An active internet connection.
- Basic understanding of how to manage files on your computer.
- Visit the Releases page to download the demo website container.
- Extract the downloaded file.
- Open the terminal or command prompt.
- Navigate to the extracted folder.
- Run the command to start the demo container.
- Download the n8n workflow file from the Releases page.
- Open the terminal.
- Navigate to the folder containing the downloaded workflow file.
- Run the command to import the workflow into n8n.
In this stage, Terry begins monitoring your homelab. You will set up alerts for issues and get notifications for basic problems.
Terry advances to smart investigations. The AI starts to gather information about ongoing issues and suggests initial steps for troubleshooting.
At this stage, Terry can execute basic fixes. Identify common problems, and Terry can resolve them without needing much input from you.
Terry learns to tackle more complex issues. The AI becomes more adaptive and can propose multiple solutions based on past events.
In this final stage, Terry seeks your approval before making significant changes. You maintain control while benefiting from the AI's suggestions.
- Open n8n.
- Create a new workflow to set a schedule trigger.
- Define how often you wish Terry to check for issues.
- Ensure Terry’s responses are clear and structured.
- Modify the settings to choose how reports are formatted.
- Save these settings for future use.
To get started with n8n-terry-guide, visit the link below to download the necessary files.
Once you have downloaded the necessary files, follow the steps in this guide to set up your AI agent smoothly. Enjoy managing your homelab with Terry’s assistance!