# Unable to publish, timeout?
**URL:** https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397
**Category:** Technical Help
**Created:** [May 6, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397 "2026-05-06T16:37:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@lukaspanic](https://community.baserow.io/u/lukaspanic)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397/1 "2026-05-06T16:37:06Z")
### Are you using our SaaS platform ([Baserow.io](http://Baserow.io)) or self-hosting Baserow?
SaaS
### What are the exact steps to reproduce this issue?
Click the publish button and watch it progress to 100% and then fail. Please try again later. I have never gotten it to publish.
I have a rather large and complex build and I suspect the compiler times out. I also do not see any way on the free tier to download the workspace. Is that possible? How do you get it into a self-hosted install?
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### Author:  [@olgatrykush](https://community.baserow.io/u/olgatrykush)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397/2 "2026-05-06T16:38:56Z")
Hey @lukaspanic, you should be able to export the workspace. Here’s how: [Export Baserow workspace data](https://baserow.io/user-docs/export-workspaces)
Please try and let us know if that works.
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### Author:  [@lukaspanic](https://community.baserow.io/u/lukaspanic)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397/3 "2026-05-06T20:10:07Z")
Yes that worked, thank you!
Am I correct in my assumption that the compiler times out or is there something else that could prevent me from publishing? I have made sure there are no errors or loose ends in the build.
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@jrmi](https://community.baserow.io/u/jrmi)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397/4 "2026-05-07T09:35:09Z")
hey @lukaspanic,
Would you mind sharing (in private) with me your your workspsace or the export of the application so I can make some tests?
Otherwise, check your formulas for an invalid one, it’s usually the problem when publishing fail.
It could be a timeout if the publishing takes more than 5 minutes but is it the case?
Cheers.
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### Author:  [@lukaspanic](https://community.baserow.io/u/lukaspanic)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397/5 "2026-05-08T08:28:29Z")
I went through all formulas and data sources etc. before publishing and everything seems happy but there is a lot and it’s always possible I skipped one. How do I privately share the project with you?
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### Author:  [@picklepete](https://community.baserow.io/u/picklepete)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397/6 "2026-05-08T08:33:53Z")
Good morning @lukaspanic! Would you mind sending that workspace export to @jrmi via a direct message? You can do so by:
- Navigating to [his profile](https://community.baserow.io/u/jrmi).
- Opening a new “Message” at the top-right of his profile
- In the editor there’s an ‘upload’ button to add your workspace export
Cheers,
Peter Evans
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### Author:  [@lukaspanic](https://community.baserow.io/u/lukaspanic)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397/7 "2026-05-10T14:38:28Z")
Hi, sorry for the delayed response. I had some issues with the messaging.
The failure occurs after much less than 5 mins so it doesn’t seem to be a timeout.
Trying to install that workspace from an exported .zip on my self-hosted server points to a button with id 1555315 as the culprit. With it’s text color being ‘Warning’ I know it has to be a delete button on either the bill-of-materials page or on new product series or new material category pages. I didn’t find anything.
Also I just realized I can’t upload the file, filetype not authorized.
Another oh, I’m not allowed to send messages to you.
Lukas
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### Author:  [@lukaspanic](https://community.baserow.io/u/lukaspanic)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397/8 "2026-05-10T14:38:33Z")
Thank you @picklepete. There is no message button on his profile for me. I did find one on the moderators page though and was able to send the message.
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### Author:  [@lukaspanic](https://community.baserow.io/u/lukaspanic)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://community.baserow.io/t/unable-to-publish-timeout/12397/9 "2026-05-13T08:37:36Z")
I have solved it and successfully installed it on my server.
What was the problem? I had copied a lot of components around and the system that left ghost buttons behind that didn’t have a connection to anything. They were not represented in the editor and from the no-code view they did not exist anymore. The raw code still had references in it though.
I used the installation error logs to identify the ID’s of the ghosts. I ended up doing direct surgery on the builder\_\*.json file, removing the instances in question. Then I ran this cycle again until it installed successfully.
In the final result all buttons and elements are present and working as designed.
Thank you all for the support
-Lukas