⚙️ Subscribe to new releases of a Github repository via Gmail
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Description
This is a very simple workflow that lets you subscribe to any github repository for the latest release (using n8n as example).
How it works:
- daily poll to Github repository for release for latest (stable) version of n8n
- parses the content to HTML
- sends a gmail
Setup steps:
- add your gmail credentials (or use other email node of choice)
- change the url to the right Github repository you want to check regularly
- change the
Toemail address to the email that you want to receive the updates for
Feedback & Questions
If you have any questions or feedback about this workflow - Feel free to get in touch at ria@n8n.io
🔗 Nodes Used
HTTP Request, Gmail, Markdown, Schedule Trigger
📥 Import
Download workflow.json and import into n8n:
Workflow menu → Import from File