Reset Password

If SMTP is configured, use n8n’s Forgot password option on the login page.

If SMTP is not configured and you are locked out, you can reset the password through database access. n8n stores user passwords as bcrypt hashes.

1. Generate a bcrypt hash for a temporary password.

   If you have htpasswd installed locally:

   htpasswd -bnBC 10 "" "your-new-password" | cut -d: -f2
   

   You can also use bcrypt-generator.com. Set Rounds (Cost Factor) to 10.

2. Enable database access for the pod and open Adminer.
3. In Adminer, select the n8n database and open SQL command.
4. Run the following SQL, replacing the email address and bcrypt hash:

UPDATE "user"
SET "password" = 'YOUR_BCRYPT_HASH'
WHERE "email" = 'you@example.com';

1. Log in with the temporary password and change it immediately in n8n.

For future password resets, configure SMTP for n8n. See our email FAQ and the official n8n user management docs.