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title: nextflow
description: Reference for the nextflow config scope, which controls the retry policy used for retryable operations.
---

# `nextflow`

The `nextflow` scope controls the retry policy used for retryable operations, such as publishing a file to a remote storage system.

<ChangedInVersion version="24.10">
The `nextflow.publish.retryPolicy` settings were moved to `workflow.output.retryPolicy`.
</ChangedInVersion>

<ChangedInVersion version="25.10">
The `workflow.output.retryPolicy` settings were moved to `nextflow.retryPolicy`.
</ChangedInVersion>

##### `nextflow.retryPolicy.delay`

Delay used for retryable operations (default: `350ms`).

##### `nextflow.retryPolicy.jitter`

Jitter value used for retryable operations (default: `0.25`).

##### `nextflow.retryPolicy.maxAttempts`

Max attempts used for retryable operations (default: `5`).

##### `nextflow.retryPolicy.maxDelay`

Max delay used for retryable operations (default: `90s`).
