--- title: n8n, Dify, and Ollama might be the best self-hosted AI... description: A hands-on overview of combining n8n, Dify, and Ollama as a self-hosted AI automation stack. n8n handles integrations and workflow automation, Dify manages LLM... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/n8n-dify-and-ollama-might-be-the-best-self-hosted-ai-automation-stack-right-now-zhe7jug4t twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: n8n, Dify, and Ollama might be the best self-hosted AI automation stack right now | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on overview of combining n8n, Dify, and Ollama as a self-hosted AI automation stack. n8n handles integrations and workflow automation, Dify manages LLM... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/n8n-dify-and-ollama-might-be-the-best-self-hosted-ai-automation-stack-right-now-zhe7jug4t og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Zhe7JUg4t.png og:image:alt: n8n, Dify, and Ollama might be the best self-hosted AI automation stack right now og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # n8n, Dify, and Ollama might be the best self-hosted AI automation stack right now **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on overview of combining n8n, Dify, and Ollama as a self-hosted AI automation stack. n8n handles integrations and workflow automation, Dify manages LLM app development and RAG pipelines, and Ollama runs local inference. 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