Send Email if server has upgradable packages

n8n template #2925

Summary

This workflow automates the routine check for upgradable packages on your Ubuntu server, ensuring you stay updated with the latest software patches and security improvements. By running a daily script, it efficiently monitors any available package upgrades and promptly notifies you via email, saving you time and enhancing your server’s security. How It Works: Daily Monitoring: The workflow is configured to execute a script daily that connects to your Ubuntu server and checks for any upgradable packages. Email Notification: If any upgradable packages are detected during the check, the workflow triggers an alert mechanism that automatically sends you a notification email detailing the availabl

How to set it up

Open template #2925 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create a credential under Credentials → Add credential: Send Email. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Click Execute workflow and step through each node's output to confirm the data looks right.
Toggle the workflow to Active so its trigger runs on its own.

Hand off to your agent

Prompt

Help me set up the n8n workflow "Send Email if server has upgradable packages" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2925). It uses: Send Email, Code. Import the template JSON into my n8n instance, list every credential I need to create, and walk me through testing it.

Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.

Apps and nodes

Send Email Code

Questions

Yes. Hostinger published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 9,813 views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Send Email. The other 1 node are built into n8n.

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