Why Aren't Community Nodes Visible in My Free n8n Dashboard?

It looks like you haven’t yet installed your community node package. On n8n, community nodes won’t show up automatically in the Dashboard; you first need to install them. For example, if you’re running n8n in Docker, you should access your Docker shell and install the package, then restart n8n. Here’s how you can manually install a community node:

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docker exec -it n8n sh

# Create the directory if it doesn’t exist and navigate to it
mkdir -p ~/.n8n/nodes && cd ~/.n8n/nodes

# Install your community node package
npm i n8n-nodes-yourNodeName

After installing, restart n8n so that the node appears in the Nodes panel. Note that community nodes are available on all versions, so being on the free version isn’t an issue.

If you’re using Docker, also ensure you persist the ~/.n8n/nodes directory so the nodes aren’t lost on container recreation or upgrades. You can find more details in our documentation under “Manually install community nodes”.

Let me know if you need additional guidance on this setup!