Applyfy is an automated job digest generator. It fetches job listings (e.g., from LinkedIn), parses them from CSV, and generates a professional HTML digest suitable for email delivery.
- Parses raw CSV job data from APIs
- Generates clean HTML job summaries
- Sends job digests via email
- Fully Dockerized for easy deployment
- Docker & Docker Compose
First, pull the latest applyfy container using docker compose:
services:
applyfy:
image: techblog/applyfy
container_name: applyfy
restart: always
networks:
- infrastructure
ports:
- "8111:80"And run the following command to run it:
sudo docker-compose up -dCreate a new n8n workflow, and paste the following json in the canvas:
{
"name": "Job Finder",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
-520,
-160
],
"id": "de683bec-3fa0-4cb4-b45f-b39dbe04ad35",
"name": "When clicking ‘Test workflow’"
},
{
"parameters": {
"fromEmail": "[email protected]",
"toEmail": "[email protected]",
"subject": "=📌 Top Job Opportunities — Updated {{ $json.subjectDate }}",
"html": "={{ $json.html }}",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
120,
-160
],
"id": "ea44caab-4042-4716-a05f-56dc401d3a50",
"name": "Send Email",
"webhookId": "9e8056a2-ee4b-44ed-b568-a92e3b503d87",
"credentials": {
"smtp": {
"id": "cTa1cY2qr9SqODB0",
"name": "Gmail account"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "[server_url]/scrape_jobs",
"sendQuery": true,
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "search_term",
"value": "Senior Devops"
},
{
"name": "location",
"value": "Raanana, Israel"
},
{
"name": "results_wanted",
"value": "40"
},
{
"name": "hours_old",
"value": "72"
},
{
"name": "country_indeed",
"value": "ISRAEL"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
-300,
-160
],
"id": "0dab0f2b-f187-43d1-aa06-5070b7de7348",
"name": "Search for open jobs"
},
{
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "weeks"
}
]
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"position": [
-540,
60
],
"id": "7e652305-fde8-467a-b202-0d535dfc9a8e",
"name": "Schedule Trigger"
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const rawCsv = items[0].json.data;\n\n// Parse CSV\nconst lines = rawCsv.trim().split('\\n');\nconst headers = lines[0].replace(/^\"|\"$/g, '').split('\",\"');\nconst jobs = lines.slice(1).map(line => {\n const cols = line.replace(/^\"|\"$/g, '').split('\",\"');\n const obj = {};\n headers.forEach((h, i) => obj[h] = cols[i] || '');\n return obj;\n});\n\n// Friendly title date\nconst options = { year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' };\nconst currentDate = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-US', options);\n\n// Build job rows\nconst htmlRows = jobs.map(job => `\n <tr>\n <td>${job.company}</td>\n <td>${job.title}</td>\n <td>${job.location}</td>\n <td>${job.date_posted}</td>\n <td><a href=\"${job.job_url}\" target=\"_blank\">View Job</a></td>\n\n </tr>\n`).join('');\n\n// Final HTML\nconst html = `\n<html>\n <head>\n<style>\n body {\n font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;\n background-color: #f7f9fc;\n color: #333;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n }\n .container {\n max-width: 1200px;\n margin: auto;\n background: #ffffff;\n padding: 30px;\n border-radius: 10px;\n box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);\n }\n h2 {\n text-align: center;\n color: #1a73e8;\n margin-top: 0;\n font-size: 24px;\n }\n table {\n width: 100%;\n border-collapse: separate;\n border-spacing: 0;\n margin-top: 25px;\n font-size: 14px;\n }\n th {\n background-color: #e6f2ff;\n color: #333;\n padding: 14px 12px;\n border: 1px solid #ccc;\n text-align: left;\n }\n td {\n padding: 12px;\n border: 1px solid #ddd;\n background-color: #fff;\n vertical-align: top;\n }\n tr:hover td {\n background-color: #f0f8ff;\n }\n tr:first-child th:first-child {\n border-top-left-radius: 8px;\n }\n tr:first-child th:last-child {\n border-top-right-radius: 8px;\n }\n tr:last-child td:first-child {\n border-bottom-left-radius: 8px;\n }\n tr:last-child td:last-child {\n border-bottom-right-radius: 8px;\n }\n a {\n color: #1a73e8;\n text-decoration: none;\n }\n a:hover {\n text-decoration: underline;\n }\n .footer {\n margin-top: 35px;\n text-align: center;\n font-size: 12px;\n color: #777;\n }\n</style>\n </head>\n <body>\n <div class=\"container\">\n <h2>📌 Top Job Opportunities — Updated ${currentDate}</h2>\n <table>\n <thead>\n <tr>\n <th>Company</th>\n <th>Title</th>\n <th>Location</th>\n <th>Posted</th>\n <th>Job URL</th>\n\n </tr>\n </thead>\n <tbody>\n ${htmlRows}\n </tbody>\n </table>\n <div class=\"footer\">\n This summary was generated automatically. Stay sharp and happy job hunting!\n </div>\n </div>\n </body>\n</html>\n`;\n\n\n// (add to final return)\nreturn [{\n json: {\n html: html,\n subjectDate: currentDate // ← this is new\n }\n}];"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
-80,
-160
],
"id": "fa76d1f8-b4a2-4a6d-9a50-1206c0dcd7ee",
"name": "Code"
}
],
"pinData": {},
"connections": {
"When clicking ‘Test workflow’": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Search for open jobs",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Search for open jobs": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Code",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Search for open jobs",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Code": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send Email",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "ce8735c2-574e-4802-938a-38d01b827199",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true,
"instanceId": "ee0b1e6cae70ad46e056ec4fd2977de5edc839fb7e2c0e493527d90ecdb65056"
},
"id": "oCzjHb3K1XaBGew7",
"tags": []
}- Set the URL to you containr address: http://server_url/scrape_jobs
- Set the search_term to you desired job.
- Set the location.
- Set the hours_old to fit you desired posted jobs Date and Time.
- Set the number of results to return.
- Set the From Email
- Set the To Email
- Set the account credentials.
Run the flow and you should get an email looks like the following:
