Ebhook triggers not reliable after n8n restart—what’s the real solution for production?

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I’m running n8n in production with 10+ webhook-triggered workflows (Telegram, HTTP Webhook, etc).
After every system reboot or crash, some webhooks stop working and require me to manually deactivate/reactivate the workflows to restore triggers. Sometimes only a few fail, sometimes all.

This is not acceptable for production, and it’s not clearly documented in n8n’s official docs.

Questions:

  • Is there any permanent, “set it and forget it” solution for automatic webhook re-registration after n8n restarts, especially for Telegram and third-party services?
  • Are webhook workers (webhook processors in queue mode) supposed to solve this, or do I always need to use external scripts?
  • Has anyone implemented a robust workflow for 24/7 reliability and zero manual intervention for webhooks in n8n?
  • Is the only real solution to put an external gateway/queue in front of n8n?

I’m aware of scripting the deactivate/activate flow via the REST API, but want to hear from the community and the n8n team:
What is the right and recommended way to keep all webhooks 100% reliable after any downtime or restart?

If you solved this in your production setup, please share details or best practices.
Thanks.

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Is there a “set it and forget it” solution?
Yes, Queue mode with Redis and an external DB is the official recommended solution.

Do webhook workers solve this?
Yes, they are designed to handle this reactivation automatically.

Has anyone implemented a robust workflow for this?
Yes, many in production use Docker + Redis + PostgreSQL with N8N in Queue mode.

Is the only real solution to install a gateway?
It’s not mandatory, but it can improve reliability if you have critical SLAs or external services that don’t tolerate failures.