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Queue mode

Queue mode runs triggers on a main instance and workflow executions on workers. Redis queues jobs, so you can add workers to increase capacity.

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Since
2.34.0

Syntax

n8n worker --concurrency=5

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  • Redis
  • worker instances
  • Postgres
  • N8N_MULTI_MAIN_SETUP_ENABLED
  • N8N_DEFAULT_BINARY_DATA_MODE
  • N8N_WEBHOOK_RESPONSE_RELAY_SIZE_MAX

Source: Enable queue mode | Deploy | n8n Docs. Checked 2026-11-03.