Render Build Failed: Exited With Status 1

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Read the first error

   1. Open the deploy log and scroll to the first red error, not the last line
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Match local and Render versions

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   1. Pin Node, Python or Ruby version (e.g. .node-version, runtime.txt)
   2. Run a clean install locally with the same build command
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Set environment variables and check casing

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   1. Add variables under Environment in the dashboard
   2. Check import paths match file name case exactly
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Check build minutes

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   1. Workspace Billing page: Hobby includes 500 build minutes/month
   2. Raise the spend limit or wait for reset
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Deploy shows Build failed or "Exited with status 1" (status 2 means Render could not run the command).

Why it happens

• Wrong runtime or language version
• Missing environment variables (set in the dashboard, not a .env file)
• Linux case-sensitive file paths that worked on macOS or Windows
• Missing build tool or dependency version mismatch
• Expired Git credentials
• Build minutes exhausted or build timed out (120 minutes)

This guide also covers

• render build failed
• render exited with status 1
• render deploy failed

The same problem in other apps

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• Railway Slow Deployments and Slow App (Railway)
• Fly.io Deploy Failed: Waiting for Depot Builder, Registry 401, Too Many Requests (Fly.io)
• Vercel Deployment Failed: Build Error (Vercel)
• DigitalOcean App Platform Build Failed (DigitalOcean)
• Heroku Build Failed Error (Heroku)

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• Render Build or Service Out of Memory
• Render Free Postgres Expired or Deleted
• Render 502 Bad Gateway Error
• Render Custom Domain Verification or SSL Pending
• Render Health Check Failed or Deploy Timed Out
• Render Free Service Suspended: 750 Hours Used Up