Imported the SSH credential and schoolMorningBrf, published it, restarted n8n once, and confirmed the activation log line (no Unrecognized node type). A hand run through the published workflow finished green and delivered 8/8 (Harry, Finn, combined Jo + Sam). Record the evidence and the N8N_RUNNERS_BROKER_PORT workaround for 'n8n execute'.
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Deployment — Compass / NHS (school.lab.audasmedia.com.au)
Own image, own container, own port 8792, host .13 (nixos-desktop). Caddy
on .35 (sam-ubuntu1) terminates TLS and proxies to 192.168.20.13:8792.
Ports
| Port | Service |
|---|---|
| 8792 | Compass / NHS (this project) |
Host (.13)
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Project folder:
/home/sam/paseo/projects/compass_teams_nhs. -
Data: the named volume
compass-teams-nhs_compass-teams-nhs-dataat/data(SQLiteschool.db). -
Create the environment file from the example:
cd /home/sam/paseo/projects/compass_teams_nhs cp environment.d/school-service.env.example environment.d/school-service.env chmod 600 environment.d/school-service.env # fill SCHOOL_SESSION_SECRET, SCHOOL_ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH -
Build and start:
docker compose up -d --build docker compose ps # compass-teams-nhs Up (healthy) 0.0.0.0:8792->8792/tcp -
Verify:
make verify-phase1
Caddy (.35)
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SSH:
ssh sam@192.168.20.35. -
Append
deploy/caddy/Caddyfile.snippetto/Docker/Containers/caddy/Caddyfile. -
Validate and reload (never restart):
docker exec caddy caddy validate --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile docker exec caddy caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile -
Test:
curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' https://school.lab.audasmedia.com.au/health
Notes
.13has every default Docker address pool subnetted out. This single-container service therefore usesnetwork_mode: bridgeand publishes 8792; it does not create a project network.- The env file is gitignored. School credentials and harness session state are secrets (AGENTS.md §10 rule 3); they never enter git.
Phase 7 — notifications (Apprise)
The morning briefs are delivered through the house Apprise API on .35:8210
(container apprise, host port 8210 → container 8000). Caddy exposes it at
https://apprise.lab.audasmedia.com.au behind basic auth; the service talks to
the API directly on the internal address.
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Create (or reuse) the Apprise stored configuration that holds every destination, using these tags:
Tag Destination harry_email,finn_email,joanna_email,sam_emailemail harry_whatsapp,finn_whatsapp,joanna_whatsapp,sam_whatsappWhatsApp (CallMeBot) -
Copy its key into
environment.d/school-service.envasSCHOOL_APPRISE_KEY, and generate the n8n token:docker run --rm --entrypoint /app/school compass-teams-nhs/school:0.5.0-phase7 gen-secret # -> SCHOOL_NOTIFY_TOKEN=<the value> -
Restart the service, then prove the whole path without messaging anyone:
make preview # prints both boys + the combined brief curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $SCHOOL_NOTIFY_TOKEN" \ 'http://127.0.0.1:8792/notify/morning?dry_run=1' | jq . -
Send for real (this messages the family):
make notify # from the latest scan make morning-brief # scan both children, then send docker exec compass-teams-nhs /app/school notify status -
Schedule the 06:00 daily run in n8n (Phase 7a, AUD-115):
deploy/setup-n8n-scan-key.sh --apply # restricted SSH key for the trigger deploy/import-n8n-morning-brief.sh --apply # credential + workflow + publish + restart n8nThe workflow is Schedule Trigger -> SSH node -> a Code check that makes a non-zero exit red. The SSH node authenticates with the restricted key and runs
scripts/morning-brief.shon the host. (n8n 2.x disables the Execute Command node by default, so a command node cannot activate.) It needs noSCHOOL_NOTIFY_TOKENin n8n — the host script reads the project env file. Seedocs/phase-7a-n8n-schedule.mdfor the design and the failure drill.
Notes:
- The destination URLs (addresses, phone numbers, SMTP passwords) live only in
the Apprise configuration.
GET /json/urls/{key}printscallmebot://for a WhatsApp entry because Apprise masks credentials in privacy mode; the entry is real, and the container log showsCallMeBot SUCCESS. - The scan stays a host step: patchright and its browser are on
.13, not in the service image.scripts/morning-brief.shruns the scan and the send in order. - A run that cannot deliver exits non-zero, and the endpoint answers
207, so a broken morning is visible in n8n instead of silent (FR-12). - The 06:00 schedule is the n8n workflow
Compass / NHS — 6:00am morning brief(deploy/n8n-morning-brief.json), triggered over a restricted SSH key. It runs on the shared n8n service on.13. Sam approved plan revision 2 and the workflow was imported, published, and activated on 2026-10-16; the first automatic run is 06:00 on 2026-10-17. n8n 2.x disables the Execute Command node by default, so the workflow uses the SSH node plus a Code check that fails the run on a non-zero exit.