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The Docker Compose configuration updates the n8n service image from n8nio/n8n:2.40.2 to n8nio/n8n:2.40.3.

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For n8n deployments using external task runners, the official requirement is that the version of the n8nio/runners image must match the version of the n8nio/n8n image [1][2]. Using mismatching versions, such as attempting to use n8n 2.40.3 with an n8n-runners image version of 2.40.2 (or vice versa), is not supported and may lead to operational instability or failure [1][2]. Key points regarding version compatibility and setup: - Version Matching: You must use the exact same version tag for both the main n8n container and the n8nio/runners container (e.g., both at 2.40.3) [1][3]. - Minimum Version: External task runners require n8n version 1.111.0 or later [1][2]. - Configuration: When deploying in external mode, both containers must be configured with a shared N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN to authenticate the runner&#39;s connection to the n8n instance [1][4]. - Updates: Always ensure that your deployment strategy updates both the main n8n instance and the sidecar runner containers simultaneously to maintain version parity [1]. If you encounter issues after ensuring version parity, verify your runner configuration file (e.g., /etc/n8n-task-runners.json), as incorrect paths or missing definitions for required runner types can cause startup errors even when versions match [5][6].
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<title>Result 1</title> https://docs.n8n.io/deploy/host-n8n/configure-n8n/set-up-task-runners ### External mode ... In external mode, a launcher application launches task runners on demand and manages their lifecycle. Typically, this means that next to n8n you add a sidecar container running the `n8nio/runners` image containing the launcher, the JS task runner and the Python task runner. This sidecar container is independent from the n8n instance. ... In external mode, you run the `n8nio/runners` image as a sidecar container next to n8n. Below you will find a docker compose as a reference. Keep in mind that the `n8nio/runners` image version must match that of the `n8nio/n8n` image, and the n8n version must be >=1.111.0. ... ```yaml services: n8n: image: n8nio/n8n:1.111.0 container_name: n8n-main environment: - N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true - N8N_RUNNERS_MODE=external - N8N_RUNNERS_BROKER_LISTEN_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0 - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=your-secret-here - N8N_NATIVE_PYTHON_RUNNER=true ports: - "5678:5678" volumes: - n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n # etc. task-runners: image: n8nio/runners:1.111.0 container_name: n8n-runners environment: - N8N_RUNNERS_TASK_BROKER_URI=http://n8n-main:5679 - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=your-secret-here # etc. depends_on: - n8n ... {% hint style="info" %} `N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED` is deprecated from version 2.0 From version 2.0 onwards, `N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED` is deprecated and you no longer need to set it. It&`#39`;s still supported in version 1.x, where you must set it to `true` to enable task runners. {% endhint %} ... | Environment variables | Description | | --- | --- | | `N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true` | Enables task runners. Deprecated from version 2.0 onwards. Still supported in version 1.x. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_MODE=external` | Use task runners in external mode. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=` | A shared secret task runners use to connect to the broker. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_BROKER_LISTEN_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0` | By default, the task broker only listens to localhost. When using multiple containers (for example, with Docker Compose), it needs to be able to accept external connections. | ... | Description | ... | --- | --- | | `N ... _AUTH_TOKEN=` | The shared secret the task runner uses to connect to the broker ... | | `N8 ... _TASK_BROKER_URI=localhost:5679` | The address of ... broker server within ... n instance. | | `N ... _AUTO_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=15` | Number of seconds of inactivity to wait before shutting down the task runner process. The launcher will automatically start the runner again when there are new tasks to execute. Set to `0` to disable automatic shutdown. | ... You can extend the `n8nio/runners` image to add extra dependencies to the runners. You&`#39`;ll need `n8nio/runners:1.121.0` or later to do this. ... allowlist any first-party or third-party packages for use by the Code node. Do ... file `n8n-task ... runners.json` to include the packages in your extended image. ... ```json { ... task-runners": [ { "runner-type": "javascript", "env-overrides": { ... "NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_BUILTIN": "crypto", // <-- allowlist Node.js builtin modules here "NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL": "moment,uuid", // <-- allowlist third-party JS packages here } }, { "runner-type": "python", "env-overrides": { "PYTHONPATH": "/opt/runners/task-runner-python", "N8N_RUNNERS_STDLIB_ALLOW": "json", // <-- allowlist Python standard library packages here "N8N_RUNNERS_EXTERNAL_ALLOW": "numpy,pandas" // <-- allowlist third-party Python packages here } } ] ... of allowed Python packages <title>docs/deploy/host-n8n/configure-n8n/set-up-task-runners.md</title> https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n-docs/blob/main/docs/deploy/host-n8n/configure-n8n/set-up-task-runners.md ### External mode ... In external mode, a launcher application launches task runners on demand and manages their lifecycle. Typically, this means that next to n8n you add a sidecar container running the `n8nio/runners` image containing the launcher, the JS task runner and the Python task ... . This sidecar container is independent from the n8n instance. ... In external mode, you run the `n8nio/runners` image as a sidecar container next to n8n. Below you will find a docker compose as a reference. Keep in mind that the `n8nio/runners` image version must match that of the `n8nio/n8n` image, and the n8n version must be >=1.111.0. ... ```yaml services: n8n: image: n8nio/n8n:1.111.0 container_name: n8n-main environment: - N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true - N8N_RUNNERS_MODE=external - N8N_RUNNERS_BROKER_LISTEN_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0 - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=your-secret-here - N8N_NATIVE_PYTHON_RUNNER=true ports: - "5678:5678" volumes: - n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n # etc. task-runners: image: n8nio/runners:1.111.0 container_name: n8n-runners environment: - N8N_RUNNERS_TASK_BROKER_URI=http://n8n-main:5679 - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=your-secret-here # etc. depends_on: - n8n ... {% hint style="info" %} **`N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED` is deprecated from version 2.0** From version 2.0 onwards, `N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED` is deprecated and you no longer need to set it. It&`#39`;s still supported in version 1.x, where you must set it to `true` to enable task runners. {% endhint %} ... | Environment variables | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true` | Enables task runners. Deprecated from version 2.0 onwards. Still supported in version 1.x. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_MODE=external` | Use task runners in external mode. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN= ` | A shared secret task runners use to connect to the broker. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_BROKER_LISTEN_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0` | By default, the task broker only listens to localhost. When using multiple containers (for example, with Docker Compose), it needs to be able to accept external connections. | ... TIMEOUT=15` | Number ... seconds of inactivity to wait before shutting down ... runner process. ... again when there are new tasks to execute. ... disable automatic shutdown ... You can extend the `n8nio/runners` image to add extra dependencies to the runners. You&`#39`;ll need `n8nio/runners:1.121.0` or later to do this. ... list any first-party or third-party packages for ... by the Code node. ... -runners.json` to include the packages ... { ... task-runners": [ { "runner-type": "javascript", "env-overrides": { ... "NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_BUILTIN": "crypto", // <-- allowlist Node.js builtin modules here "NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL": "moment,uuid", // <-- allowlist third-party JS packages here } }, { "runner-type": "python", "env-overrides": { "PYTHONPATH": "/opt/runners/task-runner-python", "N8N_RUNNERS_STDLIB_ALLOW": "json", // <-- allowlist Python standard library packages here "N8N_RUNNERS_EXTERNAL_ALLOW": "numpy,pandas" // <-- allowlist third-party Python packages here } } ] } ... BUILTIN ... comma-separated list of allowed node builtin modules ... * `NODE_FUNCTION ... list of allowed JS packages ... * `N8N_RUNNERS_STDLIB_ALLOW`: comma-separated list of allowed Python standard library packages. * `N8N_RUNNERS_EXTERNAL_ALLOW`: comma-separated list of allowed Python packages. <title>Task runners | n8n Docs</title> https://main--n8n-docs.netlify.app/hosting/configuration/task-runners/ In external mode, a launcher application launches task runners on demand and manages their lifecycle. Typically, this means that next to n8n you add a sidecar container running the n8nio/runners image containing the launcher, the JS task runner and the Python task runner. This sidecar container is independent from the n8n instance. ... In external mode, you run the`n8nio/runners` image as a sidecar container next to n8n. Below you will find a docker compose as a reference. Keep in mind that the`n8nio/runners` image version must match that of the`n8nio/n8n` image, and the n8n version must be >=1.111.0. ... ``` services: n8n: image: n8nio/n8n:1.111.0 container_name: n8n-main environment: - N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true - N8N_RUNNERS_MODE=external - N8N_RUNNERS_BROKER_LISTEN_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0 - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=your-secret-here - N8N_NATIVE_PYTHON_RUNNER=true ports: - "5678:5678" volumes: - n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n # etc. task-runners: image: n8nio/runners:1.111.0 container_name: n8n-runners environment: - N8N_RUNNERS_TASK_BROKER_URI=http://n8n-main:5679 - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=your-secret-here # etc. depends_on: - n8n ... | Environment variables | Description | | --- | --- | | `N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true` | Enables task runners. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_MODE=external` | Use task runners in external mode. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN= ` | A shared secret task runners use to connect to the broker. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_BROKER_LISTEN_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0` | By default, the task broker only listens to localhost. When using multiple containers (for example, with Docker Compose), it needs to be able to accept external connections. | ... | Environment variables | Description | | --- | --- | | `N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN= ` | The shared secret the task runner uses to connect to the broker. | | `N8 ... _RUNNERS_TASK_BROKER_URI=localhost:5679` | The address of the task broker server within the n8n instance. | | `N8N_RUNNERS_AUTO_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=15` | Number of seconds of inactivity to wait before shutting down the task runner process. The launcher will automatically start the runner again when there are new tasks to execute. Set to`0` to disable automatic shutdown. | ... You can extend the`n8nio/runners` image to add extra dependencies to the runners. You&`#39`;ll need`n8nio/runners:1.121.0` or later to do this. ... You must also allowlist any first-party or third-party packages for use by the Code node. Do this by editing the configuration file`n8n-task-runners.json` to include the packages in your extended image. ... ``` { "task-runners": [ { "runner-type": "javascript", "env-overrides": { "NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_BUILTIN": "crypto", // <-- allowlist Node.js builtin modules here "NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL": "moment,uuid", // <-- allowlist third-party JS packages here } }, { "runner-type": "python", "env-overrides": { "PYTHONPATH": "/opt/runners/task-runner-python", "N8N_RUNNERS_STDLIB_ALLOW": "json", // <-- allowlist Python standard library packages here "N8N_RUNNERS_EXTERNAL_ALLOW": "numpy,pandas" // <-- allowlist third-party Python packages here } } ] } ... - `NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_BUILTIN`: comma-separated list of allowed node builtin modules. - `NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL`: comma-separated list of allowed JS packages. - `N8N_RUNNERS_STDLIB_ALLOW`: comma-separated list of allowed Python standard library packages. - `N8N_RUNNERS_EXTERNAL_ALLOW`: comma-separated list of allowed Python packages. <title>Result 4</title> https://docs.n8n.io/deploy/host-n8n/configure-n8n/basic-configuration/use-environment-variables/task-runners | Variable | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED` (deprecated) | Boolean | `false` | Are task runners enabled. Deprecated from v2.0. | ... | `N8N_RUNNERS_MODE` | Enum string: `internal`, `external` | `internal` | How to launch and run the task runner. `internal` means n8n will launch a task runner as child process. `external` means an external orchestrator will launch the task runner. | ... | `N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN` | String | Random string | Shared secret used by a task runner to authenticate to n8n. Required when using `external` mode. | ... | `NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_BUILTIN` | String | - | Permit users to import specific built-in modules in the Code node. Use * to allow all. n8n disables importing modules by default. In external mode, set this in the runners config file (`/etc/n8n-task-runners.json`) as an `env-override`, not as a container environment variable. | ... | `NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL` | String | - | Permit users to import specific external modules (from `n8n/node_modules`) in the Code node. n8n disables importing modules by default. In external mode, set this in the runners config file (`/etc/n8n-task-runners.json`) as an `env-override`, not as a container environment variable. | ... | `N8N_RUNNERS_STDLIB_ALLOW` | String | - | Python standard library modules that you can use in ... Code node, including their submodules. Use `*` to allow all stdlib modules. n8n disables all Python standard library imports by default. In external mode, set this in the runners config file (`/etc/n8n-task-runners.json`) as an `env-override`, not as a container environment variable. | ... | `N8N_RUNNERS_EXTERNAL_ALLOW` | String | - | Third-party Python modules that are allowed to be used in the Code node, including their submodules. Use `*` to allow all external modules. n8n disables all third-party Python modules by default. Third-party Python modules must be included in the `n8nio/runners` image. In external mode, set this in the runners config file (`/etc/n8n-task-runners.json`) as an `env-override`, not as a container environment variable. | ... | `N8N_RUNNERS_ALLOW_TRANSITIVE_IMPORTS` | Boolean | `false` | Whether imports performed by an allowlisted package&`#39`;s own code skip the import allowlist (both `N8N_RUNNERS_EXTERNAL_ALLOW` and `N8N_RUNNERS_STDLIB_ALLOW`). Set to `true` to let an allowlisted package load whatever it imports (its transitive dependencies and stdlib) without listing each module. This helps with packages whose internal imports pull in other modules (for example, `pandas` imports `pytz`, or `boto3` imports `dateutil`). Your own imports in the Code node are still checked against the allowlist. Enabling this trusts the import activity of all installed packages, not only the named ones: a compromised dependency could pull in modules the allowlist would otherwise block, so only enable it when the runner image&`#39`;s installed packages are trusted. In external mode, set this in the runners config file (`/etc/n8n-task-runners.json`) as an `env-override`, not as a container environment variable. | <title>External Task Runner v2.4.8: error when launching runner process - `#3` by MichaelV - Questions - n8n Community</title> https://community.n8n.io/t/external-task-runner-v2-4-8-error-when-launching-runner-process/259133/3?tl=en External Task Runner v2.4.8: error when launching runner process - `#3` by MichaelV - Questions - n8n Community # External Task Runner v2.4.8: error when launching runner process MichaelV February 4, 2026, 4:38pm 3 Thanks a lot for your previews response, but it doesn’t work. I made some edits to files but… ( I wrote \ because the response here I can’t put links so it doesn’t recognize with ), and sorry for my english. Problem running external task runners (v2.6.3): launcher keeps requesting Python runner even with JavaScript-only config I’m trying to set up external task runners with n8n`2.6.3` and the`n8nio/runners:2.6.3` image, extended to add Puppeteer and related packages for JavaScript Code nodes. The goal is: n8n`2.6.3` as the main instance (broker) a single external runners container (JavaScript only, no Python) custom`n8n-task-runners.json` that allowlists Puppeteer packages However, the runners container keeps crashing with this error: `ERROR Failed to load config: config file at /etc/n8n-task-runners.json does not contain requested runner type: python` Even though my config only defines a JavaScript runner. --- #### Current setup ##### n8n service (docker-compose) `n8n: image: \docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n:2.6.3 restart: always environment: - DB_TYPE=postgresdb - DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST=postgres - DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT=5432 - DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE=${POSTGRES_DB} - DB_POSTGRESDB_USER=${POSTGRES_NON_ROOT_USER} - DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_NON_ROOT_PASSWORD} - N8N_HOST=${N8N_DOMAIN} - N8N_PORT=5678 - N8N_PROTOCOL=https - N8N_SECURE_COOKIE=true - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE=${N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE} - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER=${N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER} - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=${N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD} - WEBHOOK_URL=\https://${N8N_DOMAIN}/ - GENERIC_TIMEZONE=${GENERIC_TIMEZONE} - TZ=${TZ} - NODE_ENV=production - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY=${N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY} ``` # Task runners (external mode) - N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED=true - N8N_RUNNERS_MODE=external - N8N_RUNNERS_BROKER_LISTEN_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0 - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=${N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN} ``` volumes: - n8n_storage:/home/node/.n8n depends_on: postgres: condition: service_healthy mongodb: condition: service_healthy networks: - n8n-network expose: - 5678` ##### task-runners service (docker-compose) `task-runners: build: context: . dockerfile: Dockerfile.runners container_name: n8n-runners environment: - N8N_RUNNERS_TASK_BROKER_URI=http://n8n:5679 - N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN=${N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN} - N8N_RUNNERS_LAUNCHER_HEALTH_CHECK_PORT=5680 - N8N_RUNNERS_RUNNER_TYPE=javascript volumes: - ./n8n-task-runners.json:/etc/n8n-task-runners.json depends_on: - n8n` So: `N8N_RUNNERS_TASK_BROKER_URI` uses`http://` and points to the`n8n` service on port`5679`, as per the docs for external mode. The same`N8N_RUNNERS_AUTH_TOKEN` is used in both`n8n` and`task-runners`. [Task runners external; Task runner env vars] ##### Dockerfile for runners `FROM n8nio/runners:2.6.3 USER root # JS runner: install Puppeteer and related packages RUN cd /opt/runners/task-runner-javascript && pnpm add puppeteer-extra puppeteer puppeteer-core @\ghostery/adblocker-puppeteer # Custom config for runners COPY n8n-task-runners.json /etc/n8n-task-runners.json USER runner` This follows the pattern from the docs for extending`n8nio/runners` and adding extra dependencies. [Adding extra deps] ##### n8n-task-runners.json `{ "task-runners": [ { "runner-type": "javascript", "env-overrides": { "NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_BUILTIN": "*", "NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL": "puppeteer-extra,puppeteer,puppeteer-core,`@ghostery/adblocker-puppeteer`", "N8N_RUNNERS_ALLOW_PROTOTYPE_MUTATION": "true" } } ] }` So there is only a JavaScript runner defined, no Python runner at all. --- #### What I already tried - Initially I had both JavaScript and Python runners defined in`n8n-task-runners.json`. The launcher then complained about: `runner python: he…[truncated]

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Keep the n8n images on the same version.

With N8N_RUNNERS_MODE=external, n8n requires n8nio/runners to match n8nio/n8n. This compose file uses 2.40.3 for n8n and 2.40.2 for the runners, which is unsupported and can break external task execution.

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In `@docker-compose.yml` at line 314, Update the n8nio/runners image tag to 2.40.3
so it matches the n8nio/n8n image version used by the compose configuration.

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@renovate renovate Bot changed the title chore(deps): update n8nio/n8n docker tag to v2.40.3 chore(deps): update n8nio/n8n docker tag to v2.40.3 - autoclosed Sep 18, 2026
@renovate renovate Bot closed this Sep 18, 2026
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renovate Bot deleted the renovate/n8nio-n8n-2.x branch September 18, 2026 11:15
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