🚀 My very first 100% local workflow is officially live at a client’s site and everything is running perfectly!

just a few weeks ago, this project was nothing more than an idea.Today, it has become my first true professional experience in automation, deployed for a real estate client.And honestly, what a journey.

🎯 The challenge: fully automate Facebook publishing from Google Sheets

The goal seemed simple at first:

🟦 The client fills a Google Sheet

🟦 Texts + images are retrieved

🟦 Posts are automatically published on Facebook

But behind this simplicity lies real engineering work:Facebook API, image processing, error handling, trigger logic, testing, optimization a genuine first professional project.

🔧 From draft to production 100% functional today

I built everything locally, on a modest machine, dealing with real-world constraints:

⚡ Power outages

📶 Unstable internet

💻 Limited resources

A reality that no tutorial really shows, especially in Africa, but it’s no excuse not to deliver an effective, robust, and adaptable solution in any environment.

Despite all that, the workflow now works from A to Z at the client’s site:

✔️ Google Sheets → n8n

✔️ Automated posting validated

✔️ Active monitoring by me

The client immediately saw the value.The result?

They already asked me to take it further:"I want a cloud version now more stable and accessible anywhere."

A true sign of trust.

💡 What this first assignment taught me

In just a few days (less than 7), I learned to:

Manage a full project from start to finish
Deliver a professional solution that actually works
Explain technical concepts simply
Build a reliable workflow despite constraints
Maintain a production system for a real client

This first experience confirmed one thing:Automation is not just a technical skill it’s mostly human understanding, adaptability, and rigor.

🖥️ And then there was TeamViewer

A little personal touch:I remember my high school years everyone talked about TeamViewer, but I had never really used it.It was just “a software I knew by name.”

Fast forward several years, and this same tool allowed me to:

Fix errors remotely
Troubleshoot the client in real time
Monitor the workflow without being physically present

The very first time I opened TeamViewer to fix an execution error on their machine, I smiled 😅.It felt like a skill that had been dormant since high school finally found its purpose.

"All knowledge is useful one day." Seneque

📣 For anyone who wants to save time

If you feel that some of your tasks could be automated or simplified, know that there are accessible solutions.If this resonates with you, I’m always open to discussing it.A simple message is enough.

🔚 Conclusion

This few-day experience proved that you can start small just a local PC and a motivated collaborator and create something truly useful and impactful.It also confirmed that every challenge is an opportunity to learn.

We continue to learn 🔥💻

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