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Docker Spaces stuck in "Building" with empty logs - all Docker builds affected

Hugging Face Forums [Unofficial] February 28, 2026
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Hi HF team,

All my Docker SDK Spaces are stuck in “Building” state with completely empty build logs. This affects my account tao-shen.

Affected Spaces

  • HuggingClaw - a Hugging Face Space by tao-shen (main project)
  • test-docker-minimal - a Hugging Face Space by tao-shen (minimal Flask hello-world Dockerfile for diagnosis)

Diagnostic Results

Test SDK Status Conclusion
test-static-minimal static RUNNING (deployed in seconds) Account is NOT blocked
test-docker-minimal docker BUILDING (no logs) Docker build path broken
HuggingClaw docker BUILDING (no logs) Same issue
  • A Static SDK Space deployed successfully in seconds → account is NOT blocked
  • A minimal Docker Space with just FROM python:3.11-slim + Flask hello-world is also stuck with zero build logs → this is NOT a Dockerfile issue
  • The same Dockerfile for HuggingClaw was building and running successfully before
  • Build logs API (/api/spaces/{repo}/logs/build) returns empty SSE stream

What I have tried (all unsuccessful)

  1. Factory reboot via API (restart?factory=true)
  2. Delete Space and recreate with same name
  3. Create new Spaces with different slugs (HuggingClaw2, HuggingClaw3)
  4. Paused 4 other running Spaces to free resources
  5. SDK toggle trick (docker → static → docker)
  6. Pause then resume via API
  7. Push trivial commits to trigger rebuild

Environment

  • Account: tao-shen (free tier, cpu-basic)
  • Timeline: Started Feb 28, 2026, persisted over several hours
  • status.huggingface.co shows all services operational

Could someone please check the Docker build queue/scheduler for my account? Thank you!

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