# Automation & queues

Connect events to repeatable workflows and decide how background work will be delivered.

Canonical: https://xcloud.host/use-cases/explore/automation/

Browse applications, compare what they need, and use the linked guides for the workflows they cover.

## Example situations

- A publishing team wants an n8n workflow to notify editors when an approved WordPress post goes live.
- An application team needs a queue for jobs that should survive a busy period and be retried deliberately.

## Decide your route

1. Map the trigger, destination, data owner and failure behavior before selecting a workflow or queue service.
2. Check credentials, webhook exposure, storage and resource needs in the chosen application’s documentation.
3. Send a test event, observe one execution or job, and record retry and recovery ownership.

## Applications to explore

Examples from the xCloud app catalog. Check setup and availability for the app you choose.

- **n8n** (Automation): Build smart automations with 500+ app integrations, pre-built workflows and AI nodes without writing code. Run as many as you want, without paying per task. [Browse](https://xcloud.host/one-click-apps/#library)
- **Activepieces** (Automation): An open-source automation platform with a visual flow builder and hundreds of connectors, plus AI steps for the parts a rule cannot express. [Browse](https://xcloud.host/one-click-apps/#library)
- **RabbitMQ** (Queues): Deploy a self-hosted RabbitMQ broker with a managed HTTPS management console, a public AMQP endpoint for application workers, and persistent, restart-safe queues. [Browse](https://xcloud.host/one-click-apps/#library)
- **Redis** (Queues): In-memory data store for caching, queues, pub/sub and fast key-value workloads, keeping response times low as traffic grows. [Browse](https://xcloud.host/one-click-apps/#library)

## Included catalog categories

- Automation: 14 entries
- Queues: 4 entries

## Related published guides

- [Deploy n8n for a WordPress publishing workflow](https://xcloud.host/use-cases/apps/n8n-first-workflow-deployment/): Direct n8n and WordPress publishing workflow.
- [Operate a self-hosted automation workflow](https://xcloud.host/use-cases/operations/operate-a-self-hosted-automation-workflow/): Related self-hosted workflow operations; not a queue configuration guide.

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