I've seen too many comments on how production automation workflows fail silently or bring
down entire systems when a single API call times out.
Just published a guide covering the error handling, retry logic, and
security patterns that prevent this:
Some problems:
- Single unhandled error cascades through your entire workflow
- No visibility into what failed or why
- No automatic recovery from transient failures
- Webhooks are wide-open security holes
General Solutions:
- Centralized error workflows that capture full failure context
- Exponential backoff retry logic
- Try/Catch blocks for risky operations
- Webhook authentication with HMAC validation
Also included: An interactive retry logic simulator, webhook security
tester, and a complete production deployment checklist.
Would love feedback from HN on what else should be covered for production
n8n deployments.
I've seen too many comments on how production automation workflows fail silently or bring down entire systems when a single API call times out. Just published a guide covering the error handling, retry logic, and security patterns that prevent this:
Some problems: - Single unhandled error cascades through your entire workflow - No visibility into what failed or why - No automatic recovery from transient failures - Webhooks are wide-open security holes
General Solutions: - Centralized error workflows that capture full failure context - Exponential backoff retry logic - Try/Catch blocks for risky operations - Webhook authentication with HMAC validation
Also included: An interactive retry logic simulator, webhook security tester, and a complete production deployment checklist.
Would love feedback from HN on what else should be covered for production n8n deployments.