# Daily check of n8n releases on GitHub with HTML email alerts via SMTP
This automation template helps technical users stay updated on new n8n releases without manual monitoring. It runs on n8n and uses a scheduled trigger to perform daily checks.
## Who it´s for
- Developers tracking n8n updates
- System administrators managing n8n infrastructure
- DevOps engineers automating open-source project monitoring
## What the automation does
- Triggered daily via cron schedule
- Fetches the latest release from the GitHub repository using the GitHub API
- Checks if the release was published within the last 24 hours
- Extracts the release body in Markdown format
- Converts Markdown to HTML for rich email formatting
- Sends a formatted HTML email alert via SMTP
## What´s included
- Ready-to-use n8n workflow
- Pre-configured trigger and processing logic
- Integrations with GitHub API and SMTP email service
- Basic text instructions for setup and adaptation
## Requirements for setup
- Access to an n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)
- SMTP server credentials for email delivery
- GitHub repository URL (e.g., official n8n repository)
## Benefits and outcomes
- Automatic notifications about new software releases
- Faster response to critical updates and security fixes
- Clean HTML formatting improves readability of release notes
- Seamless integration into DevOps and version management workflows
- Time savings in maintaining production environments
- Easy adaptation to monitor other GitHub repositories (with minor tweaks)
## Important: template only
Important: you are purchasing a ready-made automation workflow template only. Rollout into your infrastructure, connecting specific accounts and services, 1:1 setup help, custom adjustments for non-standard stacks and any consulting support are provided as a separate paid service at an individual rate. To discuss custom work or 1:1 help, contact via chat
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