ShortsMachine Reddit to Viral Shorts Automation: n8n Workflow for Faceless YouTube Shorts — 3X Daily Autopilot

RUN A FACELESS SHORTS CHANNEL WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING AN EDITOR OR A CAMERA

Reddit story shorts are one of the most proven faceless short-form formats — and ShortsMachine is the ready-made automation system that builds these videos for you, start to finish.

This is a pre-built n8n workflow you import in one click. Once set up with your own API keys, it runs on autopilot 3 times a day: pulls trending Reddit stories, rewrites them into punchy AI short scripts, generates AI voiceover, assembles vertical video with animated captions over free stock footage, and uploads straight to your YouTube channel — daily, while you sleep.

WHAT YOU GET: (1) The ShortsMachine n8n Workflow — complete .json: Reddit story fetch → AI script rewrite → AI voiceover → vertical video render with animated captions → YouTube upload, 3x-daily schedule. (2) Visual Setup Guide (PDF) — image for every step. (3) Bonus Prompt Pack — Reddit-story rewrite formulas, voiceover style prompts, viral title/hashtag templates.

HOW IT WORKS: Step 1 — Import into free self-hosted n8n. Step 2 — Connect API keys: Gemini (free), Pexels (free), YouTube API (free); Reddit stories via free public feed, no key needed. Step 3 — Set the 3x-day schedule and subreddits. Step 4 — Let it run.

REQUIREMENTS: n8n free self-hosted REQUIRED (your computer or VPS; n8n Cloud doesn't support local video rendering). Pexels API free. Reddit public feed free. YouTube Data API free (~6 uploads/day quota). $0/month running cost — runs on the free Gemini API + free edge-tts AI voices. No OpenAI key and no credit card needed. All API keys are free: Gemini (aistudio.google.com), Pixabay (pixabay.com/api/docs — Pexels also works if you already have a key).

Honest note: automation tool, not guaranteed income. Reddit stories are transformed into original retellings by design, but YouTube reuse/copyright policies apply — compliance is your responsibility.

DELIVERY: Digital download — ZIP with workflow file, setup guide PDF, bonus prompt pack. Support: hello@creatorsprout.com — stuck anywhere? Get our 1-on-1 screen-share setup service for $39 one-time.