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n8n errors / Connectivity

socket hang up

platform: n8n / category: Connectivity / code: ECONNRESET

Cause

The remote server closed the TCP connection mid-transfer, often when n8n is behind a corporate proxy or the API drops long-lived connections.

Fix

Behind a corporate proxy, set HTTPS_PROXY/HTTP_PROXY and bootstrap global-agent so Node routes through the proxy; set NO_PROXY for localhost. If intermittent, enable 'Retry On Fail' on the node. On Windows installs, use a .env file with dotenv-cli rather than shell 'set' so variables persist.

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