Deploy Activepieces on Northflank

Activepieces is an open source workflow automation platform that lets you build automations and connect apps without relying on hosted SaaS tools. It provides a visual builder, background execution engine, and extensible integrations, making it suitable for internal automation, SaaS products, and developer-focused workflows.

With Northflank, you can deploy Activepieces in minutes using the Activepieces stack template. This prebuilt setup provisions PostgreSQL, Redis, secure environment variables, and the Activepieces service automatically, so you can focus on building flows instead of configuring infrastructure.

Activepieces is a self hosted automation tool designed to run continuously and execute workflows reliably in production. It allows you to create flows that respond to triggers, call APIs, process data, and integrate with third party services.

Because Activepieces is open source, you maintain full control over your data, credentials, and runtime environment. You can run it privately, extend it with custom pieces, and scale it as your automation needs grow.

The Activepieces stack template provisions everything required for a production ready deployment.

It includes

• Activepieces service running from the official Docker image
• Managed PostgreSQL database with TLS enabled
• Managed Redis instance for queue and background execution
• Preconfigured environment variables for database and Redis connectivity

This architecture separates persistent storage, queue management, and application runtime to ensure stable and scalable workflow execution.

1. Create an account on Northflank
2. Click Deploy Activepieces now
3. Click Deploy stack to build and run the Activepieces template
4. Wait for deployment to complete and open View resources
5. Open the Activepieces service
6. Visit the generated public URL to access your Activepieces dashboard

All required infrastructure is created automatically, including networking, database provisioning, and secure secret generation.

The template is configured for controlled production use.

• Sign up is disabled by default
• Telemetry is disabled
• Execution mode is set to unsandboxed
• Worker concurrency is predefined
• Webhook timeout and polling intervals are configured

You can modify these environment variables at any time from the Northflank dashboard.

This stack template gives you a complete self hosted Activepieces setup

• Build and run automation flows with persistent execution history
• Store users, flows, and credentials securely in PostgreSQL
• Handle background jobs and distributed execution with Redis
• Secure sensitive values using managed secrets
• Scale the Activepieces service and addons independently

It is suitable for internal automation systems, SaaS workflow engines, and production automation environments.

• PostgreSQL stores flows, users, credentials, and execution metadata
• Redis manages background jobs and execution queues
• Activepieces service connects to both using injected secure environment variables
• Northflank load balancing routes HTTP traffic to the service
• All database and Redis traffic runs over private networking with TLS enabled

Each component can be scaled independently as automation load increases.

Deploying Activepieces on Northflank is the fastest way to run a fully self hosted automation platform with production ready infrastructure.

With this stack template, you get managed PostgreSQL, Redis, secure secrets, and a public endpoint wired automatically. You can start building flows immediately and scale confidently without managing servers or Kubernetes directly.