Developer & DevOps

Scheduled code backups injected into GitHub repositories

17 nodes 303 157 Automatic trigger
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Workflow Description

Automate regular backups of your code by injecting them into GitHub repositories on a schedule. The workflow batches files for processing and updates designated branches with full logging of each backup operation.

How it works

  1. 1.Trigger automation manually or on a predefined schedule
  2. 2.Process code files in sequential batches for reliable handling
  3. 3.Validate and inject code through authenticated GitHub API calls
  4. 4.Merge updates into target branches and confirm successful backup completion

Use cases

  • Maintain resilient backups of mission-critical code with zero manual effort
  • Manage multiple code versions in a centralized Git repository
  • Preserve a complete audit trail of all code changes and backup timestamps

Requirements

  • Active GitHub account with write permissions on target repositories
  • Configured backup schedule matching your organization's retention policy
  • Access to code sources through API or local file system

Service Value

Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.

Apps Used

Split In Batches GitHub

Details

Trigger Automatic trigger
Nodes 17
Apps 2
Views 303
Downloads 157

How to Use

  1. 1.Click "Download Template"
  2. 2.Open your n8n dashboard
  3. 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
  4. 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials

Nodes Used (17)

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Manual Trigger

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Loop Over Items

Split In Batches

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Schedule Trigger

Schedule Trigger

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Sticky Note1

Sticky Note

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Sticky Note

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Get Squarespace data

HTTP Request

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Sticky Note4

Sticky Note

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If

If

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Clean up Footers

Code

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Clean up Headers

Code

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Get Footer Injection

Set

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Get Header Injection

Set

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Edit Injection data

Github

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Create Injection data

Github

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Globals

Set

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Sticky Note

Sticky Note

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Merge Injections

Merge

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