Cron job makes build take forever

[SamO]

I have 0 familiarity with Cron.

I recommend you give this guide a read:

[Support Guide] How long should Netlify builds take?

Last checked in April 2022 The only universal answer to this is: it varies. More detail would probably be helpful, right? Below we explain which factors affect the lengths of builds on Netlify One key factor is the site itself. Larger sites will take longer to build than smaller ones, and things like images and video can impact this (if those assets need to be downloaded or processed during build). Another factor is the static site generator (SSG) being used (if any). The perfo…