Self-host n8n AI Starter Kit with Docker
n8n wired to a local Ollama model and a Qdrant vector store, ready for private AI workflows.
This page describes the Levelrail template for n8n AI Starter Kit (AI). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server.
Project site: https://docs.n8n.io/advanced-ai.Recommended memory: about 4096 MiB.
Services, ports and volumes
| Service | Image | Container ports | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
db | postgres:16-alpine | none | n8n_ai_db_data -> /var/lib/postgresql/data |
n8n | n8nio/n8n:1.62.1 | 5678 | n8n_ai_data -> /home/node/.n8n |
ollama | ollama/ollama:0.34.4 | none | n8n_ai_ollama -> /root/.ollama |
qdrant | qdrant/qdrant:v1.12.4 | none | n8n_ai_qdrant -> /qdrant/storage |
Environment variables
| Service | Variable | Value |
|---|---|---|
db | POSTGRES_DB | Preset in the template |
db | POSTGRES_PASSWORD | Generated at deploy |
db | POSTGRES_USER | Preset in the template |
n8n | DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE | Preset in the template |
n8n | DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST | Preset in the template |
n8n | DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD | Generated at deploy |
n8n | DB_POSTGRESDB_USER | Preset in the template |
n8n | DB_TYPE | Preset in the template |
n8n | N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY | Generated at deploy |
n8n | OLLAMA_HOST | Preset in the template |
Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.
Deploy n8n AI Starter Kit with Levelrail
In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select n8n AI Starter Kit. Review the Compose body and deploy.
With the CLI:
levelrail-cli templates deploy n8n-ai-starter --name my-n8n-ai-starterSee Service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.
More AI templates
All templates are listed in the self-host gallery.