
I self-hosted n8n on Ubuntu 24.04 — webhooks still pointed at localhost
I wanted visual workflows for webhooks and APIs without sending credentials to Zapier. n8n came up behind Nginx; every webhook URL still said localhost:5678 until N8N_WEBHOOK_URL and N8N_PROXY_HOPS=1 were set. After that, the editor and the runner stayed honest.
Aug 10, 2026 · 4 min read
