How resilient is n8n?

By this I mean these types of scenarios:

The instance goes down (for example after an update). Will workflows mid execution carry on from where they went down?

A node fails (a remote service does not respond). Will the node try again until it succeeds?

The workflow contains a long running interval (e.g. after 10 days if this value is false send this email). Is this reliable?

Very Old question, But i will answer with latest version as of today (1.80.4):

  1. Recovery after instance restart:
  • In standard mode: No, workflows don’t resume after restart
  • In queue mode with Redis: Partially
  1. Node failure handling:
  • Not automatic - you must configure “Retry on Fail” for each node
  • Set “Max Tries” (typically 3-5) and “Retry Wait Time”
  1. Long-running intervals (10+ days):
  • Not reliable with Wait nodes