Gatsby Build Times

[andy-dextrous]

Hey there,

I have a Gatsby site at https://tacticspaces.netlify.app/. A week ago, build times were approximately 7 minutes, however after updating the essential Gatsby plugin, it is now taking ~40 minutes each time. It seems that the cache is being deleted each time. Initially it recognises an existing cache, however it still displays this during the build:

8:54:45 AM: info gatsby-source-wordpress
8:54:45 AM: This is either your first build or the cache was cleared.
8:54:45 AM: Please wait while your WordPress data is synced to your Gatsby cache.
8:54:45 AM: Maybe now’s a good time to get up and stretch?

When I build the site locally or on Gatsby Cloud, it takes about 7 minutes when the cache is clear. Not sure why it would take so much longer only in a Netlify build environment?
Any ideas? Here is the full deploy log.

Thanks so much,
Andrew

[perry]

hi there andy,

looks like you’ll be needing a 45 min build time for that site.

do you have a Pro account or a credit card on file?

here is a little more info on why build times take as long as they take:

[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…

[Support Guide] How can I optimize my Netlify build time?

Last reviewed by Netlify Support - August, 2023 If you are interested in learning more about how our bots approach building sites, these three articles are a great place to start: How our Build Bots build sites The last major upgrade to our build environment and perhaps least-loved but most useful, how to debug your builds So you might think, it’s great that Netlify builds every commit from my repos…but isn’t that a bit wasteful? The answer is, it depends, but we can at least give you…

[byebyers]

Im in the same boat too and I don’t think increasing build times makes sense. It may be with the Essential Gatsby Plugin.

[perry]

that’s super frustrating - is there anything in here that matches what you are seeing?

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