Automatisch — an open-source workflow automation tool (a Zapier alternative) for connecting apps and building automations without code. Deployed as an all-in-one host-networked Nomad job (PostgreSQL + Redis + web + background worker).
Needs nomad-pack on PATH. The script only adds the nomploy registry and runs this pack.
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Save as values.hcl, edit, then run:
# The name of the Nomad job.
job_name = "automatisch"
# The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
namespace = "default"
# The datacenters to deploy to.
datacenters = ["*"]
# The Automatisch container image (used for both web and worker). Pin a tag in production.
image = "automatischio/automatisch:latest"
# The PostgreSQL image for the bundled database.
postgres_image = "postgres:16"
# The Redis image for the bundled queue.
redis_image = "redis:7"
# Host port for the Automatisch web UI / API.
port = 3000
# Host port for the bundled PostgreSQL (loopback only).
db_port = 5432
# Host port for the bundled Redis (loopback only).
redis_port = 6379
# Public hostname of this Automatisch instance (used to build links and webhook URLs).
host = "localhost"
# Public protocol (http or https) used to build links and webhook URLs.
protocol = "http"
# Password for the bundled PostgreSQL. CHANGE THIS.
db_password = "automatisch_change_me"
# Key used to encrypt stored connection credentials (openssl rand -base64 36). CHANGE THIS and keep it stable.
encryption_key = "change_me_encryption_key_to_a_long_random_value"
# Secret used to sign webhook URLs (openssl rand -base64 36). CHANGE THIS and keep it stable.
webhook_secret_key = "change_me_webhook_secret_to_a_long_random_value"
# Secret used to sign sessions/tokens (openssl rand -base64 36). CHANGE THIS and keep it stable.
app_secret_key = "change_me_app_secret_to_a_long_random_value"
# Named volume for PostgreSQL data.
db_data_volume = "automatisch_db_data"
# Named volume for uploaded files, shared by web and worker.
storage_volume = "automatisch_storage"
# Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
constraints = []
# Resources for the Automatisch web task.
resources = {
cpu = 1000
memory = 1024
}
# Resources for the Automatisch worker task.
worker_resources = {
cpu = 500
memory = 1024
}
# Resources for the bundled PostgreSQL task.
db_resources = {
cpu = 500
memory = 512
}
# Resources for the bundled Redis task.
redis_resources = {
cpu = 200
memory = 128
}
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_name | string | "automatisch" | The name of the Nomad job. |
| namespace | string | "default" | The Nomad namespace to deploy into. |
| datacenters | list | ["*"] | The datacenters to deploy to. |
| image | string | "automatischio/automatisch:latest" | The Automatisch container image (used for both web and worker). Pin a tag in production. |
| postgres_image | string | "postgres:16" | The PostgreSQL image for the bundled database. |
| redis_image | string | "redis:7" | The Redis image for the bundled queue. |
| port | number | 3000 | Host port for the Automatisch web UI / API. |
| db_port | number | 5432 | Host port for the bundled PostgreSQL (loopback only). |
| redis_port | number | 6379 | Host port for the bundled Redis (loopback only). |
| host | string | "localhost" | Public hostname of this Automatisch instance (used to build links and webhook URLs). |
| protocol | string | "http" | Public protocol (http or https) used to build links and webhook URLs. |
| db_password set me | string | "automatisch_change_me" | Password for the bundled PostgreSQL. CHANGE THIS. |
| encryption_key set me | string | "change_me_encryption_key_to_a_long_random_value" | Key used to encrypt stored connection credentials (openssl rand -base64 36). CHANGE THIS and keep it stable. |
| webhook_secret_key set me | string | "change_me_webhook_secret_to_a_long_random_value" | Secret used to sign webhook URLs (openssl rand -base64 36). CHANGE THIS and keep it stable. |
| app_secret_key set me | string | "change_me_app_secret_to_a_long_random_value" | Secret used to sign sessions/tokens (openssl rand -base64 36). CHANGE THIS and keep it stable. |
| db_data_volume | string | "automatisch_db_data" | Named volume for PostgreSQL data. |
| storage_volume | string | "automatisch_storage" | Named volume for uploaded files, shared by web and worker. |
| constraints | list | [] | Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true". |
| resources | object | {
cpu = 1000
memory = 1024
} | Resources for the Automatisch web task. |
| worker_resources | object | {
cpu = 500
memory = 1024
} | Resources for the Automatisch worker task. |
| db_resources | object | {
cpu = 500
memory = 512
} | Resources for the bundled PostgreSQL task. |
| redis_resources | object | {
cpu = 200
memory = 128
} | Resources for the bundled Redis task. |
No variables match.
This pack stores data in 2 Docker named volumes:
automatisch_db_dataautomatisch_storage
⚠ This pack bundles a database. A cold copy of the volume can be inconsistent — for a reliable backup, dump the DB (pg_dump / mysqldump) or stop the job while backing up.
restic
# Run on the node hosting this pack. Point restic at your repo first: # export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="s3:https://<account>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/<bucket>" # export RESTIC_PASSWORD="<repo-password>" # export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<key> AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<secret> restic backup \ /var/lib/docker/volumes/automatisch_db_data/_data \ /var/lib/docker/volumes/automatisch_storage/_data
rclone (sync to S3/R2)
rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/automatisch_db_data/_data backup:<bucket>/automatisch_db_data rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/automatisch_storage/_data backup:<bucket>/automatisch_storage
Paths assume the default Docker volume location (/var/lib/docker/volumes). Restore by stopping the job, restoring files into the same volume, and re-running the pack.
Automatisch is an open-source workflow automation tool — a Zapier alternative you host yourself. Connect apps and build automations ("flows") without writing code.
This pack runs Automatisch all-in-one as a single host-networked Nomad job:
automatischio/automatisch:latest)WORKER=true)All tasks share the host network and talk over 127.0.0.1, so no mesh networking is
required. Database migrations run automatically on the web task's first start.
nomad-pack run automatisch --registry=nomploy
Then open http://<node-ip>:3000 and create the first account.
| Variable | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
port |
3000 |
Web UI / API host port |
host |
localhost |
Public hostname (links, webhook URLs) |
protocol |
http |
Public scheme (http / https) |
db_password |
change me | Bundled PostgreSQL password |
encryption_key |
change me | Encrypts stored credentials — keep stable |
webhook_secret_key |
change me | Signs webhook URLs — keep stable |
app_secret_key |
change me | Signs sessions/tokens — keep stable |
Change every secret before deploying anywhere real, and keep encryption_key,
webhook_secret_key and app_secret_key stable across deploys — rotating
encryption_key makes previously stored connection credentials unreadable.
Set host/protocol to the public hostname and scheme so the webhook URLs Automatisch
generates for triggers are reachable from the services you connect.
Data persists in the automatisch_db_data and automatisch_storage named volumes.