How to Change n8n Version Numbers on Hostinger VPS

Description

In this tutorial, you will learn how to manually set, roll back, or “pin” the version of n8n on your self-hosted Hostinger Virtual Private Server (VPS) using the VPS Dashboard & Terminal/SSH.

What You Will Learn:

• How to locate current n8n version number
• How to find n8n version numbers on GitHub
• How to edit docker-compose YAML file in VPS Dashboard
• How to set n8n version number & Deploy Docker containers
• How to use the Terminal and Nano editor to change n8n version numbers.
• How to “pin” a version to prevent it from updating, and how to revert to the “latest” image.

Docker Commands:
docker compose pull (pulls latest image)
docker compose down (stop & remove container)
docker compose up -d (create &start new container)

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📌 Links
n8n GitHub: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
Hostinger & n8n: https://www.hostg.xyz/SHIDN

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🕒 Timestamps
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:26 Why Change Version Number?
01:29 How to check version number of n8n
01:58 GitHub Releases
02:30 Method 1: VPS Dashboard
02:54 Edit docker-compose.yml File
03:18 Updating n8n Docker Commands
03:52 Add n8n Version Number
04:54 Deploy Button
05:32 Confirm n8n Version Number
06:00 Pin Version Number
06:50 Method 2: VPS Terminal
08:14 Edit in Nano Editor
09:17 Write Out + Exit Nano
09:47 Docker Compose Down & Up
10:37 Dashboard = Terminal Docker-Compose
11:29 Practice Run #2: Terminal
13:59 Recap: Change n8n Versions

🪜What You Will Learn:

Method 1: Change n8n Version (VPS Dashboard):

1. Open n8n in browser
2. Click Settings…About n8n…Check Version
3. Go to n8n GitHub & Click Releases and select version number
4. Sign in to Hostinger VPS Dashboard
5. Go to Docker Manager and click ‘Manage’
6. Select the YAML editor
7. Find the n8n image line and add :version number at the end of the line
8. Scroll to the top and click Deploy to run Docker down & Docker up
9. Return to n8n to confirm version number changed.

Method 2: Change n8n Version (VPS Terminal):

1. Open VPS Terminal and ensure you are in the n8n directory (root)
2. Type pwd to confirm directory
3. Type ls to list files and confirm docker-compose.yml file is listed
4. Enter nano docker-compose.yml to edit in Nano Editory
5. file is located (use the ls command to confirm).
6. Use the arrow keys to find the n8n image line
7. Add colon + version tag at the end,
8. Press Ctrl+O to Write Out (Save)
9. Press Enter to Commit (Write Out)
10. Enter Ctrl+X to exit Nano
11. Run docker compose down to stop and remove n8n container
12. Run docker compose up -d to spin up new n8n container
13. Return to n8n & refresh browser to confirm changes
14. ‘Pin’ (keep) version number to keep the same version
15. Remove version number to pull latest versions of n8n