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-# n8n on Hugging-Face 🔹 gzip compression HARD-OFF using Custom Extension
+# n8n for Hugging-Face Spaces   –   FORCE DISABLE GZIP (no external deps)
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 FROM docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n:latest
 
-# Base environment variables
 ENV N8N_HOST=0.0.0.0 \
     N8N_PROTOCOL=http \
     DB_TYPE=sqlite \
-    DB_SQLITE_DATABASE=/home/node/.n8n/database.sqlite \
     N8N_DISABLE_PRODUCTION_MAIN_PROCESS_RESPONSE_COMPRESSION=true \
     N8N_DISABLE_PRODUCTION_WEBHOOK_RESPONSE_COMPRESSION=true \
-    N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE=false \
-    N8N_USER_MANAGEMENT_DISABLED=true \
-    N8N_LOG_LEVEL=debug \
-    N8N_CUSTOM_EXTENSIONS=/home/node/n8n-custom # <-- Crucial for loading extensions
+    N8N_LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
-# ────────────────────── 1. Create Custom Extension Structure ──────────────────────
+################# 1 – preload script: stub compression() #######################
 USER node
-# Create the directory for custom extensions
-RUN mkdir -p /home/node/n8n-custom/disable-gzip
-
-# Create package.json file for the extension (n8n loader needs this)
-RUN printf '{\n  "name": "disable-gzip",\n  "version": "1.0.0",\n  "main": "index.js"\n}\n' \
-    > /home/node/n8n-custom/disable-gzip/package.json
-
-# Create index.js file with the logic to disable compression
-RUN cat >/home/node/n8n-custom/disable-gzip/index.js <<'JS'
-module.exports = {
-  init(app) {
-    // Safely remove compression middleware from Express stack
-    if (app?._router?.stack) {
-      const initialStackLength = app._router.stack.length;
-      app._router.stack = app._router.stack.filter(
-        (layer) => !(layer.handle && layer.handle.name === 'compression')
-      );
-      console.log(`🗜️  Removed compression middleware • stack ${initialStackLength} → ${app._router.stack.length}`);
-    }
-
-    // Globally ensure no Content-Encoding header is set and prevent proxy transformation
-    app.use((_req, res, next) => {
-      res.removeHeader('Content-Encoding');
-      res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-transform'); // Important for proxies
-      next();
-    });
-
-    console.log('✅  Custom extension loaded → gzip disabled globally');
-  },
+RUN cat >/home/node/disable-gzip-preload.js <<'JS'
+/**
+ * When any module does  require('compression')
+ * we return a dummy middleware that just calls next().
+ */
+const Module = require('module');
+const realLoad = Module._load;
+Module._load = function (request, parent, isMain) {
+  if (request === 'compression') {
+    return () => (_req, _res, next) => next();
+  }
+  return realLoad.apply(this, arguments);
 };
+console.log('🗜️  compression module stubbed – gzip disabled');
 JS
 
-# ────────────────────── 2. Configure start-script for Hugging Face Spaces ──────────────────────
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--require=/home/node/disable-gzip-preload.js"
+
+################# 2 – start script: build HF public URL ########################
 USER root
-# Create and make the start script executable
 RUN cat >/usr/local/bin/start.sh <<'SH' && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start.sh
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -eu
+export N8N_PORT="${PORT:-7860}"
 
-# Set the port, defaulting to 7860 if not provided by HF
-N8N_PORT="${PORT:-7860}"
-export N8N_PORT
-
-# Determine the public URL for Hugging Face Spaces
 if [ -n "${SPACE_ID:-}" ]; then
-  # Convert "user/repo" to "user-repo.hf.space"
-  SPACE_SLUG=$(printf '%s' "$SPACE_ID" | tr '/_' '-')
-  APP_URL="https://${SPACE_SLUG}.hf.space"
+  APP_URL="https://$(echo "$SPACE_ID" | tr '/_' '-').hf.space"
 else
-  # Fallback for local testing or environments without SPACE_ID
   APP_URL="http://localhost:${N8N_PORT}"
 fi
 
-# Export necessary URLs for n8n
 export N8N_BASE_URL="$APP_URL"
 export WEBHOOK_URL="$APP_URL"
 export N8N_EDITOR_BASE_URL="$APP_URL"
 
-echo "🚀  n8n starting  • public $APP_URL"
-echo "🗜️  gzip disabled via N8N_CUSTOM_EXTENSIONS" # Log indicating the method used
+echo "🚀  n8n starting on $N8N_PORT   •   Public URL: $APP_URL"
 exec n8n start
 SH
 
-# Expose the default n8n port
 EXPOSE 7860
-
-# Set the entrypoint and default command
 ENTRYPOINT ["tini", "--"]
 CMD ["start.sh"]