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## Overview
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In Membrane, elements and bins are Elixir processes. By default, if an element that is not inside a crash group crashes, it leads to the crash of the whole pipeline.
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In Membrane, elements and bins are Elixir processes. By default, if a child (element or bin) that is not inside a crash group crashes, it leads to the crash of the whole pipeline.
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The fundamental purpose of crash groups is to isolate the crash of a specific element from the rest of the pipeline. If an element is likely to crash (e.g., it interacts with unstable external resources), it is usually assigned to a crash group containing all elements inextricably linked to its operation. This prevents a localized failure from bringing down the entire system and allows for the controlled recovery of specific logical units. This approach also ensures that components generally needing a restart or termination are cleaned up correctly.
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