Function exceeded limit in deployment - following structure of Typescript example?

Question

Hi, I am trying to deploy a Typescript + Fastify API to Digital Ocean Functions. I have referred to the example typescript repo: https://github.com/digitalocean/sample-functions-typescript-helloworld and have structured my project in the same manner.

My structure is as follows:

functions
│   ├── packages
│   │   └── api
│   │       └── crud-api
│   │           ├── package.json
│   │           ├── package-lock.json
│   │           ├── schema.sql
│   │           ├── src
│   │           │   ├── config
│   │           │   │   └── supabase.ts
│   │           │   ├── index.ts
│   │           │   ├── middleware
│   │           │   │   ├── auth.ts
│   │           │   │   ├── validate.ts
│   │           │   │   └── validation.ts
│   │           │   ├── routes
│   │           │   │   ├── auth.ts
│   │           │   │   ├── <hidden>.ts
│   │           │   │   ├── <hidden>.ts
│   │           │   │   ├── <hidden>.ts
│   │           │   │   ├── <hidden>.ts
│   │           │   │   └── <hidden>.ts
│   │           │   ├── services
│   │           │   │   ├── <hidden>.ts
│   │           │   │   └── <hidden>.ts
│   │           │   ├── types
│   │           │   │   └── index.ts
│   │           │   └── utils
│   │           │       ├── auth.ts
│   │           │       ├── logger.ts
│   │           │       └── storage.ts
│   │           ├── tsconfig.dev.json
│   │           └── tsconfig.json
│   └── project.yml

My project is very straight forward, CRUD endpoints to a database with less than 100 entries.

The result of doctl serverless deploy functions --remote-build

Deploying '/home/my-project/functions'
  to namespace 'fn-****-****-****-****-********'
  on host 'https://faas-lon1-****.doserverless.co'
Submitted function 'api/my-api' for remote building and deployment in runtime nodejs:18 (id: 972732c8a3d64c4fa732c8a3d63c4f46)
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...
Processing of action 'api/my-api' is still running remotely ...

Failures:
Error: While deploying action 'api/my-api' (running remote build): The function exceeded its time limits of 120000 milliseconds.

Bobby Iliev · Answer

Hi there,

Looks like your function hit the 120-second build time limit during remote build.

This usually happens when your dependencies are large or the build process is too complex for the remote builder.

You can check the official limits here: 👉 https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/functions/details/limits/ (“The maximum build time for remote builds is 2 minutes.”)

Try to trim the dependencies in package.json (especially dev deps).

Also have you tried using a local build instead?

As a last resort, you could try to break the app into smaller functions if possible.

If it still fails, contacting DigitalOcean Support could help you troubleshoot further.

- Bobby