What is Huginn?
Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. Agents create and consume events and pass them along a directed…
Huginn: Self-Hosted Automation Agents
Huginn is a self-hosted system for building agents that watch for events online and act on them for you.
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| Requirement | Huginn | Activepieces | n8n | Node-RED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM |
| Price | Free | Free + Cloud | Free + Cloud | Free |
| Containers | 1 (app only) | 3 (app, PostgreSQL +1) | 1 (app only) | 1 (app only) |
| Database | MySQL / PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | SQLite | none |
| Runtime | Ruby | Node.js | Node | Node |
| Install options | Docker only | Docker only | Docker + Linux, macOS, Windows | Docker + Linux, macOS, Windows |
Common questions
What can I automate with it?
Examples from the project include emailing you when rain or snow is forecast, watching websites for changes, tracking deals, sending digest emails…
How do I install Huginn?
The quickest route is the official Docker image. You can also install it locally, but you need MySQL or PostgreSQL available.
Which services can it connect to?
The README lists RSS, Slack, Pushover, MQTT, IMAP, FTP, Twilio, translation APIs and others, and you can run custom JavaScript functions.
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