Overview

AutoFlow is a comprehensive marketing automation platform that puts the power of workflow automation directly in the hands of marketing teams. By integrating deeply with n8n, an open-source workflow automation tool, AutoFlow provides a library of over 22 pre-built automation templates that cover the full spectrum of digital marketing activities. From scheduling social media posts across multiple platforms to orchestrating multi-step lead generation funnels, AutoFlow eliminates repetitive marketing tasks and enables teams to focus on strategy and creative work rather than manual execution.

Key Features

Automation Template Library

The platform ships with a curated library of 22+ automation templates organized across four major categories. Social media templates handle cross-platform posting, engagement monitoring, and follower analytics. Lead generation templates automate prospect discovery, enrichment, and CRM syncing. Content SEO templates manage keyword tracking, content audits, and SERP monitoring. Email campaign templates orchestrate drip sequences, A/B testing triggers, and subscriber segmentation workflows. Each template is fully customizable and can be activated with a few clicks.

• Social Media Automations - Cross-platform scheduling, engagement tracking, hashtag monitoring, and performance reporting
• Lead Generation - Prospect scraping, email enrichment, LinkedIn outreach sequences, and CRM pipeline automation
• Content SEO - Keyword rank tracking, content calendar automation, meta tag audits, and competitor monitoring
• Email Campaigns - Drip sequence orchestration, A/B test triggers, open rate analytics, and list segmentation

Brand Management

AutoFlow supports multi-brand management, allowing agencies and enterprises to manage distinct brands with separate configurations, templates, and analytics dashboards. Each brand maintains its own set of connected integrations, team members, and automation histories. Brand switching is seamless, with a unified top-level dashboard providing cross-brand performance comparisons.

Run Tracking and Analytics

Every automation execution is logged as a run with detailed metadata including start time, duration, status, input parameters, and output results. The run tracking dashboard provides real-time visibility into active automations, historical success rates, error logs, and performance trends. Failed runs include detailed error context and one-click retry functionality.

Team Management

The platform includes a complete team management system with role-based permissions. Team owners can invite members, assign roles such as Editor, Viewer, or Admin, and control access to specific brands and automations. Activity logs track who made changes and when, providing full accountability for automation modifications.

Integrations Marketplace

AutoFlow features a marketplace of third-party integrations that extend the platform's capabilities. Each integration is represented as a card with description, setup instructions, and activation toggle. Available integrations include popular marketing tools, CRMs, analytics platforms, and communication services. The marketplace architecture allows for easy addition of new integrations as they become available.

Technical Implementation

The platform is built on Next.js 15 with the App Router, leveraging React Server Components for data-heavy dashboard pages and client components for interactive automation builders. The backend uses Prisma ORM with PostgreSQL for persistent storage of brands, automations, runs, and team data. Authentication is handled through NextAuth with support for credentials and OAuth providers.

The core automation engine integrates with n8n through its REST API, enabling programmatic creation, activation, and monitoring of workflows. Resend handles transactional email delivery for team invitations, run notifications, and alert emails. The entire application follows a modular architecture with clear separation between the marketing domain layer and the underlying automation infrastructure.

• Next.js 15 with App Router for server-rendered dashboards and API endpoints
• n8n Integration via REST API for workflow creation, execution, and monitoring
• Prisma ORM with PostgreSQL for relational data modeling and migrations
• NextAuth for multi-provider authentication with role-based access control
• Resend for transactional email delivery and notification pipelines

Deployment and Infrastructure

AutoFlow is deployed on self-hosted infrastructure using Coolify as the deployment platform. The application runs inside Docker containers orchestrated by Coolify, with Traefik handling reverse proxy duties, automatic SSL certificate management, and routing. The n8n instance runs as a separate Docker service on the same host, communicating with the Next.js application over an internal Docker network. PostgreSQL is provisioned as a managed Coolify service with automated backups. This self-hosted infrastructure approach provides full control over data residency, cost predictability, and the ability to scale individual services independently.

Purpose and Context

AutoFlow was developed to bridge the gap between powerful workflow automation tools like n8n and the day-to-day needs of marketing teams who may not have technical expertise. By wrapping n8n's capabilities in a purpose-built marketing interface with pre-configured templates, AutoFlow lowers the barrier to entry for marketing automation while retaining the flexibility and extensibility that power users demand. The project showcases full-stack development skills combined with DevOps expertise in deploying and managing containerized applications on self-hosted infrastructure.