Is the hiring over for the automation specialist role that you had posted a few days back? I had applied for it and would love to know the status, even if my application didn't get selected I would like to know what went wrong so I can improve it next time. @Nate Herk

I’m facing a problem I can’t seem to find a solution for. If someone could guide or help, I’d really appreciate it. For any automation that uses Google APIs, the issue is that the refresh token expires after 7 days because my app is unverified. I submitted it for verification, but since my n8n instance is self-hosted on a VPS (not using the cloud) and I’m requesting access to sensitive and restricted scopes, Google requires a Letter of Validation (LoV) from a third-party security audit company, which costs around $1000. Without that audit, whenever a client logs in to Google to add their credentials, they’ll see a big “unverified app” warning and will have to reauthorize every 7 days because the refresh tokens expire. How am I supposed to serve clients like this? I’m really confused. Can someone please help?

Curious to see how everyone is hosting their setups (for yourself, not for a client). This will take you 2 seconds to answer:

Hey everyone, I’ve been experimenting with N8N and wanted to share something I just finished building — a Lead Qualification System (Lite version). 👉 Here’s how it works: - New lead fills out a form → details land in Google Sheets. - An AI agent instantly analyzes the lead (budget, urgency, specificity). - It returns a score (0–100), tags the lead as Hot/Warm/Cold, and adds reasoning + key insights back into the sheet. This means no more guessing which leads are worth chasing. You can see quality + urgency at a glance. I made a quick demo video (1 min) showing it in action. I’d love feedback from you guys: - Is this something useful for agencies/freelancers? - What’s one feature you’d add to make this more valuable? Thanks in advance — and if anyone wants to test the Lite version, happy to share the workflow template.

I’m a budding solopreneur who has spent months learning automation with n8n, and I want to put that skill to work solving real business problems. If you are a small or medium sized business looking to automate any part of your workflow, or even just wondering whether something can be automated, I’m happy to help completely FREE. The only thing I might ask in return is a testimonial, but only if you feel it is worth giving. That’s it.