n8n update can fail due to too low disk space #1558

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opened 2026-02-05 01:32:57 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 0 comments
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Originally created by @radry on GitHub (Aug 30, 2025).

Have you read and understood the above guidelines?

yes

📜 What is the name of the script you are using?

n8n

📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script?

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/n8n.sh)"

⚙️ What settings are you using?

  • Default Settings
  • Advanced Settings

🖥️ Which Linux distribution are you using?

Debian 12

📈 Which Proxmox version are you on?

pve-manager/8.4.9/649acf70aab54798 (running kernel: 6.8.12-13-pve)

📝 Provide a clear and concise description of the issue.

When trying to update n8n it can fail with following error:

[ERROR] in line 44: exit code 0: while executing command $STD npm update -g n8n

I suspected it's due to too low free disk space because after increasing the disk size the update worked fine.
The strange thing is that there was still at least 1GB free of the default 6GB...

I have only 3 small workflows in n8n and run into this issue, so I think 6GB disk size is way too small for practical use.

Thus I suggest increasing the default disk size of the script to 10GB and/or a safeguard in the script to ensure enough free space.

🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue.

  1. Have Default setup of n8n
  2. Free disk space less than 1GB
  3. run "update"

Paste the full error output (if available).

[ERROR] in line 44: exit code 0: while executing command $STD npm update -g n8n

🖼️ Additional context (optional).

No response

Originally created by @radry on GitHub (Aug 30, 2025). ### ✅ Have you read and understood the above guidelines? yes ### 📜 What is the name of the script you are using? n8n ### 📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script? bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/n8n.sh)" ### ⚙️ What settings are you using? - [x] Default Settings - [ ] Advanced Settings ### 🖥️ Which Linux distribution are you using? Debian 12 ### 📈 Which Proxmox version are you on? pve-manager/8.4.9/649acf70aab54798 (running kernel: 6.8.12-13-pve) ### 📝 Provide a clear and concise description of the issue. When trying to update n8n it can fail with following error: `[ERROR] in line 44: exit code 0: while executing command $STD npm update -g n8n` I suspected it's due to too low free disk space because after increasing the disk size the update worked fine. The strange thing is that there was still at least 1GB free of the default 6GB... I have only 3 small workflows in n8n and run into this issue, so I think 6GB disk size is way too small for practical use. Thus I suggest increasing the default disk size of the script to 10GB and/or a safeguard in the script to ensure enough free space. ### 🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue. 1) Have Default setup of n8n 2) Free disk space less than 1GB 3) run "update" ### ❌ Paste the full error output (if available). [ERROR] in line 44: exit code 0: while executing command $STD npm update -g n8n ### 🖼️ Additional context (optional). _No response_
OVERLORD added the bug label 2026-02-05 01:32:57 +03:00
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Reference: starred/ProxmoxVE#1558