* fix: Prevent Docker multi-arch race condition (fixes#328)
Resolves race condition where docker-build.yml and release.yml both
push to 'latest' tag simultaneously, causing temporary ARM64-only
manifest that breaks AMD64 users.
Root Cause Analysis:
- During v2.20.0 release, 5 workflows ran concurrently on same commit
- docker-build.yml (triggered by main push + v* tag)
- release.yml (triggered by package.json version change)
- Both workflows pushed to 'latest' tag with no coordination
- Temporal window existed where only ARM64 platform was available
Changes - docker-build.yml:
- Remove v* tag trigger (let release.yml handle versioned releases)
- Add concurrency group to prevent overlapping runs on same branch
- Enable build cache (change no-cache: true -> false)
- Add cache-from/cache-to for consistency with release.yml
- Add multi-arch manifest verification after push
Changes - release.yml:
- Update concurrency group to be ref-specific (release-${{ github.ref }})
- Add multi-arch manifest verification for 'latest' tag
- Add multi-arch manifest verification for version tag
- Add 5s delay before verification to ensure registry processes push
Impact:
✅ Eliminates race condition between workflows
✅ Ensures 'latest' tag always has both AMD64 and ARM64
✅ Faster builds (caching enabled in docker-build.yml)
✅ Automatic verification catches incomplete pushes
✅ Clearer separation: docker-build.yml for CI, release.yml for releases
Testing:
- TypeScript compilation passes
- YAML syntax validated
- Will test on feature branch before merge
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* fix: Address code review - use shared concurrency group and add retry logic
Critical fixes based on code review feedback:
1. CRITICAL: Fixed concurrency groups to be shared between workflows
- Changed from workflow-specific groups to shared 'docker-push-${{ github.ref }}'
- This actually prevents the race condition (previous groups were isolated)
- Both workflows now serialize Docker pushes to prevent simultaneous updates
2. Added retry logic with exponential backoff
- Replaced fixed 5s sleep with intelligent retry mechanism
- Retries up to 5 times with exponential backoff: 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s
- Accounts for registry propagation delays
- Fails fast if manifest is still incomplete after all retries
3. Improved Railway build job
- Added 'needs: build' dependency to ensure sequential execution
- Enabled caching (no-cache: false) for faster builds
- Added cache-from/cache-to for consistency
4. Enhanced verification messaging
- Clarified version tag format (without 'v' prefix)
- Added attempt counters and wait time indicators
- Better error messages with full manifest output
Previous Issue:
- docker-build.yml used group: docker-build-${{ github.ref }}
- release.yml used group: release-${{ github.ref }}
- These are DIFFERENT groups, so no serialization occurred
Fixed:
- Both now use group: docker-push-${{ github.ref }}
- Workflows will wait for each other to complete
- Race condition eliminated
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* chore: bump version to 2.20.1 and update CHANGELOG
Version Changes:
- package.json: 2.20.0 → 2.20.1
- package.runtime.json: 2.19.6 → 2.20.1 (sync with main version)
CHANGELOG Updates:
- Added comprehensive v2.20.1 entry documenting Issue #328 fix
- Detailed problem analysis with race condition timeline
- Root cause explanation (separate concurrency groups)
- Complete list of fixes and improvements
- Before/after comparison showing impact
- Technical details on concurrency serialization and retry logic
- References to issue #328, PR #334, and code review
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- Add comprehensive paths-ignore to all workflows to skip runs when only docs are changed
- Standardize pattern ordering across all workflow files
- Fix redundant path configuration in benchmark-pr.yml
- Add support for more documentation file types (*.txt, examples/**, .gitignore, etc.)
- Ensure LICENSE* pattern covers all license file variants
This optimization saves CI/CD minutes and reduces costs by avoiding unnecessary
test runs, Docker builds, and benchmarks for documentation-only commits.
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- Add Railway-specific Docker image build to CI/CD workflow
- Builds n8n-mcp-railway image alongside standard image
- Railway image optimized for AMD64 architecture
- Automatically published to ghcr.io on main branch pushes
- Create comprehensive Railway deployment documentation
- Step-by-step deployment guide with security best practices
- Claude Desktop connection instructions via mcp-remote
- Troubleshooting guide for common issues
- Architecture details and single-instance design explanation
- Update README with Railway documentation link
- Removed inline Railway content to keep README focused
- Added link to dedicated Railway deployment guide
This enables zero-configuration cloud deployment of n8n-mcp
with automatic HTTPS, global access, and built-in monitoring.
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- Add paths-ignore to skip Docker builds for documentation-only changes
- Remove problematic branch prefix from SHA tags to fix invalid tag format
- This prevents unnecessary builds for changes to .md files, FUNDING.yml, etc.
- Added no-cache: true to docker/build-push-action
- Previous builds were aggressively caching the old database from 13:18
- This forces a complete rebuild including the new database with trigger fixes
- Build will take longer (5-10min vs 26sec) but ensures correct database
The cache was so aggressive that even Dockerfile changes didn't invalidate it.
This nuclear option ensures the trigger detection fixes for webhook, cron,
interval, and emailReadImap nodes are finally included in the Docker image.
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- Added 'lfs: true' to all checkout steps in workflows
- Ensures Docker builds get the actual database file, not LFS pointer
- Required after migrating nodes.db to Git LFS
Major optimization that reduces Docker image size by 87% and build time by 10x:
- Remove ALL n8n dependencies from runtime Docker image
- Add package.runtime.json with only 5 essential runtime deps
- Optimize Dockerfile to build TypeScript without n8n packages
- Add BuildKit optimizations with cache mounts
- Update documentation to highlight the improvements
Results:
- Image size: ~1.5GB → ~200MB (87% reduction)
- Build time: ~12 minutes → ~1-2 minutes
- No n8n version conflicts at runtime
- Better security with minimal attack surface
The key insight is that since we always rebuild the database locally
before deployment, the Docker runtime never needs n8n packages.
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## Root cause
- Docker buildx memory options were incorrectly formatted
- Database build during Docker image creation was failing on multi-platform builds
- n8n native dependencies caused issues across different architectures
## Solution
- Removed invalid buildx driver-opts configuration
- Eliminated database build stage from Dockerfile
- Now using pre-built nodes.db file (11MB) from repository
- Fixed .dockerignore to include nodes.db in build context
- Added .dockerignore to version control (was incorrectly gitignored)
## Benefits
- Faster builds (no n8n package installation during build)
- More reliable multi-platform builds (amd64 + arm64)
- Simpler Dockerfile (3 stages instead of 4)
Database can still be rebuilt locally using 'npm run rebuild' when needed.
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- Rename Dockerfile.optimized to Dockerfile (now the default)
- Keep old Dockerfile as Dockerfile.old for reference
- Update GitHub Actions to use default Dockerfile
- Remove build-full job - only one image variant now
- Remove docker-compose.optimized.yml and other variants
- Update all documentation to reflect single image approach
The optimized 283MB image is now the only n8n-MCP Docker image.
This simplifies the user experience and provides the best solution
for all use cases.
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- Change main build to use Dockerfile.optimized (targets ~200MB image)
- Add separate 'full' build job for development variant (2.6GB)
- Update tagging strategy: 'latest' for optimized, 'full' suffix for full variant
- Update documentation to reflect dual image strategy
- Update docker-compose.yml with variant selection comment
This provides users with two options:
- Optimized (default): Pre-built database, minimal size, for production
- Full: Complete n8n packages, dynamic scanning, for development
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