Connection Retry and Reconnect¶

StormTunnel handles connection failures at two stages:

• Auto-Retry -- retries when the initial connection fails. Requires Premium.
• Auto-Reconnect -- reconnects when an established tunnel drops. Free.

Auto-Retry (Premium)¶

Auto-Retry activates when a tunnel fails to connect on the first attempt. It does not apply to tunnels that were previously connected and then dropped -- that is Auto-Reconnect.

Backoff behavior: retries use exponential backoff (1 s, 2 s, 4 s, 8 s, ...) up to the configured maximum attempts.

Configure¶

1. Edit tunnel, open Advanced Options.
2. Enable Intelligent Auto-Retry.
3. Set Max Retry Attempts (1--10, default: 3).

Auto-Reconnect (Free)¶

Auto-Reconnect activates when a tunnel that was previously connected drops unexpectedly -- network interruption, sleep/wake, server restart.

After a drop, StormTunnel waits 5 seconds and attempts to reconnect. It repeats indefinitely until the tunnel is back up or you stop it manually.

Configure¶

1. Edit tunnel, open Advanced Options.
2. Toggle Auto-Reconnect (enabled by default).

Retry vs. Reconnect¶