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title: Insights environment variables
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Configure insights metrics collection with environment variables for your
self-hosted n8n instance.
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- environment variables
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Insights environment variables
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Insights gives instance owners and admins visibility into how workflows perform over time. Refer to Insights for details.
| Variable | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
N8N_DISABLED_MODULES |
String | - | Set to insights to disable the feature and metrics collection for an instance. |
N8N_INSIGHTS_COMPACTION_BATCH_SIZE |
Number | 500 | The number of raw insights data to compact in a single batch. |
N8N_INSIGHTS_COMPACTION_DAILY_TO_WEEKLY_THRESHOLD_DAYS |
Number | 180 | The maximum age (in days) of daily insights data to compact. |
N8N_INSIGHTS_COMPACTION_HOURLY_TO_DAILY_THRESHOLD_DAYS |
Number | 90 | The maximum age (in days) of hourly insights data to compact. |
N8N_INSIGHTS_COMPACTION_INTERVAL_MINUTES |
Number | 60 | Interval (in minutes) at which compaction should run. |
N8N_INSIGHTS_FLUSH_BATCH_SIZE |
Number | 1000 | The maximum number of insights data to keep in the buffer before flushing. |
N8N_INSIGHTS_FLUSH_INTERVAL_SECONDS |
Number | 30 | The interval (in seconds) at which the insights data should be flushed to the database. |