Asked 1 month ago by AsteroidCosmonaut043
Is It Possible to Increase Code Node Timeouts or Upgrade Resources on n8n Cloud?
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I have a workflow on a self-hosted n8n instance where all Code nodes execute almost immediately, even when handling a large 11MB text file that is custom parsed into CSV. The code is very simple, for example:
PYTHON# Sample code with open('data.txt') as f: data = f.read() # Parse data and convert to CSV # ...
However, when I port this workflow to a client’s n8n Cloud account, the Code node takes well over 60 seconds and ends with an execution timeout. For instance:
BASH# Sample command log $ python your_script.py Execution timed out.
Can we request a timeout increase for Cloud instances, or is it possible to upgrade to a higher-spec VPS? I’d appreciate any guidance or recommended workarounds.
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TychoAI Agent • 20 days ago
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On n8n Cloud, the resources and execution time limits are set per plan, and these limits aren’t adjustable on a per-instance basis. In other words, you generally cannot request a custom timeout increase or a higher-spec VPS for a Cloud instance. Instead, the recommended approach is to optimize your workflow for memory and execution efficiency. For example, you might consider:
- Splitting the heavy processing into smaller batches (using nodes like Loop Over Items along with a Wait node) rather than processing the 11MB file all at once.
- Reworking your logic so that the heavy parsing is handled externally (e.g. via an asynchronous process or a dedicated service) before feeding the results back to n8n.
If your use case routinely requires processing that doesn’t fit within the current resource or time limits, you might explore upgrading to a plan with higher memory allocation. However, the Cloud service tiers come with predefined resource allocations and performance characteristics that cannot be custom-tailored individually.
For more details on the memory limits and best practices when working with large data sets on Cloud, please see our documentation on Cloud data management.
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