docs/hosting/configuration/environment-variables/queue-mode.md

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title: Queue mode environment variables
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  Environment variables to configure queue mode on your self-hosted n8n
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Queue mode environment variables

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You can run n8n in different modes depending on your needs. Queue mode provides the best scalability. Refer to Queue mode for more information.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
QUEUE_BULL_PREFIX	String	-	Prefix to use for all queue keys.
QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_DB	Number	0	The Redis database used.
QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_HOST	String	localhost	The Redis host.
QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_PORT	Number	6379	The Redis port used.
QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_USERNAME	String	-	The Redis username (needs Redis version 6 or above). Don't define it for Redis < 6 compatibility
QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_PASSWORD	String	-	The Redis password.
QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_TIMEOUT_THRESHOLD	Number	10000	The Redis timeout threshold (in ms).
QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_CLUSTER_NODES	String	-	Expects a comma-separated list of Redis Cluster nodes in the format host:port, for the Redis client to initially connect to. If running in queue mode (EXECUTIONS_MODE = queue), setting this variable will create a Redis Cluster client instead of a Redis client, and n8n will ignore QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_HOST and QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_PORT.
QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_TLS	Boolean	false	Enable TLS on Redis connections.
QUEUE_BULL_REDIS_DUALSTACK	Boolean	false	Enable dual-stack support (IPv4 and IPv6) on Redis connections.
QUEUE_WORKER_TIMEOUT (deprecated)	Number	30	Deprecated Use N8N_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT instead. How long should n8n wait (seconds) for running executions before exiting worker process on shutdown.
QUEUE_HEALTH_CHECK_ACTIVE	Boolean	false	Whether to enable health checks (true) or disable (false).
QUEUE_HEALTH_CHECK_PORT	Number	-	The port to serve health checks on.
QUEUE_WORKER_LOCK_DURATION	Number	30000	How long (in ms) is the lease period for a worker to work on a message.
QUEUE_WORKER_LOCK_RENEW_TIME	Number	15000	How frequently (in ms) should a worker renew the lease time.
QUEUE_WORKER_STALLED_INTERVAL	Number	30000	How often should a worker check for stalled jobs (use 0 for never).
QUEUE_WORKER_MAX_STALLED_COUNT	Number	1	Maximum amount of times a stalled job will be re-processed.

Multi-main setup

Refer to Configuring multi-main setup for details.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
N8N_MULTI_MAIN_SETUP_ENABLED	Boolean	false	Whether to enable multi-main setup for queue mode (license required).
N8N_MULTI_MAIN_SETUP_KEY_TTL	Number	10	Time to live (in seconds) for leader key in multi-main setup.
N8N_MULTI_MAIN_SETUP_CHECK_INTERVAL	Number	3	Interval (in seconds) for leader check in multi-main setup.