Joachim Hummel
Automation consultant with 30+ years of IT experience. Specialized in building efficient workflows with n8n for freelancers and small to medium-sized businesses.
Templates by Joachim Hummel
Automated invoice management with Nextcloud, email and Telegram notifications
This workflow automatically fetches PDF invoices from a Nextcloud folder (/Invoice/Incoming), sends them via email to a fixed recipient (invoice@example.com), sends a Telegram notification, and archives the file to /Invoice/2025/archive. Key Steps: Triggered daily at 8 AM Lists files in /Invoice/Incoming Filters for existing entries Downloads the file Sends the invoice via email Sends a Telegram message with filename Moves the file to archive š¦ Technologies used: Nextcloud SMTP Email Telegram Bot āļø Use case: Perfect for freelancers or small businesses to automate recurring invoice sending with minimal effort.
By Joachim HummelAutomatically upload scanned documents to Nextcloud via ScanservJS
This workflow connects a USB scanner to Nextcloud via ScanservJS and the integrated API. It checks for new scans at a scheduled time (e.g., every 5 minutes). If there are any, they are automatically retrieved via HTTP request and then saved to a desired Nextcloud folder. Ideal for home offices, offices, or maker projects with Raspberry Pi and network scanners. Nodes used: Schedule Trigger ā starts the flow cyclically HTTP Request ā retrieves document data from ScanservJS Nextcloud Node ā uploads the file directly to your Nextcloud account Requirements: Local installation of ScanservJS (e.g., on a Raspberry Pi) Configured USB scanner Nextcloud access with write permissions in the target folder
By Joachim Hummel