Concurrent build limit exceeded without having an active code build

Question

Hello,
Initially, our code build was stuck in the queue for more than 30 minutes. We changed the limit of concurrent builds to 1 in the hope that we would solve our stuck in queue problem, but now we can't even get the build to start. There is currently no other active build, but AWS tells us we can't have more than one active build. Any tipps?

`Error calling startBuild: Concurrent build limit exceeded. This build project has a limit of 1 concurrent build(s). Start the build again after other builds are complete, or edit project configuration`

Answer

There are various account level quotas that AWS sets for new and existing accounts. Some of the quotas protect you from unpredicted cost skyrocketing when you just start the cloud journey, the other ones might be applied if AWS detects something unusual in your accounts (e.g. an open vulnerability, an expired credit card, ...)

The best way to resolve this issue is contacting AWS Support and requesting the quota increase for the number of concurrent builds in AWS CodeBuild. If there are some things that need to be fixed in your account first, you will be informed about that. Otherwise, the quota will be increased, so you can run more than one build in parallel.

It is also worthwhile to see if there is any codebuild project running as part of codepipeline as that might be adding up to the account level quota.

Concurrent build limit exceeded without having an active code build

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