n8n-nodes-nats

n8n NATS Node

This is a n8n node to send and receive messages from NATS. The node is based on the nats package.

Installation

Local

To install the node locally, navigate to your n8n data directory and run the following command:

npm install --save n8n-nodes-nats

Docker

To install the node using Docker, add the following line to the services block in your docker-compose.yml file:

  n8n:
    image: n8nio/n8n
    ports:
      - "5678:5678"
    volumes:
      - ./n8n:/root/.n8n
    environment:
      N8N_CUSTOM_NODES: '["n8n-nodes-nats"]'

Using the n8n UI

1. Open your n8n instance in a web browser.
2. Click on "Settings" in the left-hand navigation panel.
3. Click on "Community nodes" in the left-hand navigation panel.
4. Click on the "Install" button.
5. Fill in the name of the node: "n8n-nodes-nats".
6. Click "Install"

Usage

Input

The input node can be configured to send messages to a NATS subject. The message can be configured to be static or to be the result of a previous node.

Output

The output node can be configured to receive messages from a NATS subject. The message can be configured to be the received message or to be the result of a previous node.

License

This project is licensed under the [MIT License](