Automate repetitive work between the tools you use (email, Google Sheets, CRM…) without writing code — like Zapier, but on your own server.
The easiest way is through the Console: connect a server, then install the app from the catalog.
Sign in to the Keenrig Console
Add a server and run the install command the Console gives you on your VPS
Go to Catalog, pick this app and press Install
Activepieces is an open-source workflow automation tool in the same family as Zapier: pick a trigger, chain steps together in a visual editor, and drop in a TypeScript step wherever you need one. Each integration is a separate "piece", so the list of services it connects to grows without upgrading the whole app.
What it does not do. This is single-container mode: an embedded database and an in-memory queue, right for individuals and small teams, with no multiple replicas; an in-memory queue means runs in progress can be lost when the container restarts. The piece list is fetched from Activepieces’ servers at runtime, so a machine without outbound network access will be missing integrations. The encryption key lives in the volume: lose the volume and every saved credential is gone, so back it up. The community edition is MIT-licensed; some enterprise features fall outside that licence.
Both are visual automation builders you can install from the catalog. Pick Activepieces if the people building flows do not write code, or you need an MIT-licensed community edition; its code steps are TypeScript. Pick n8n if you need JavaScript or Python steps, many ready-made AI agent nodes, or the machine has no outbound network access — n8n ships its integrations inside the image, while Activepieces pieces are fetched at runtime. Self-host n8n on a VPS in one command
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