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title: Hardening task runners
description: "Harden task runners for better isolation for your self-hosted n8n instance."
contentType: howto
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# Hardening task runners
[Task runners](/hosting/configuration/task-runners.md) are responsible for executing code from the [Code node](/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.code/index.md). While Code node executions are secure, you can follow these recommendations to further harden your task runners.
## Run task runners as sidecars in external mode
To increase the isolation between the core n8n process and code in the Code node, run task runners in [external mode](/hosting/configuration/task-runners.md#setting-up-external-mode). External task runners launch as separate containers, providing a fully isolated environment to execute the JavaScript defined in the Code node.
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