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Build State

The build state icon appears next to each build under the expanded view of the build configuration on the Projects page.

Build States

Icon

State

Description

build running animation

running successfully

A build is running successfully.

Build successful

successful

A build finished successfully in all specified build configurations.

running and failing.gif

running and failing

A build is failing.

Build failed

failed

A build failed at least in one specified build configuration.

Build cancelled

cancelled

A build was cancelled.

Canceled/Stopped build

Stopping a running build results in the build status displayed as cancelled. You can stop a running build from the Build Results, Build Configuration Home or using the Stop option from the Actions drop-down menu.

When a build is started, the build process calls the runner process and listens to its output. The stop command kills the runner process, then the build process stops.

Personal Build States

Icon

State

Description

personalRunning.gif

running successfully

A personal build is running successfully.

Personal build successful

successful

A personal build has completed successfully for all specified build configurations.

personalRunningFailing.gif

running and failing

A personal build is running with errors.

Personal build failed

failed

A personal build failed at least in one specified build configuration.

Hanging and Outdated Builds

TeamCity considers a build as hanging when its run time significantly exceeds estimated average run time and the build did not send any messages since the estimation exceeded.

A running build can be marked as Outdated if there is a build which contains more changes but it is already finished.Hanging and outdated builds appear with the icon attentionComment.png. Move the cursor over the icon to view a tooltip that displays additional information about the warning.

Failed to Start Builds

Builds which failed to start, that is which did not get to the point of launching the first build step are marked with the redSign.png icon. It may be caused by a VCS repository being down when the build starts, or the inability to resolve artifact dependencies and so on. Such build status is often an indication of a configuration error and should usually be addressed by a build engineer rather than a developer.
If such an error occurs, TeamCity:

  • doesn't send build failed notification (unless you have subscribed to "the build fails to start" notification)

  • doesn't associate pending changes with this build, that is the changes will remain pending, because they were not actually tested

  • doesn't show such build as the last finished build on the overview page

  • such builds will not affect the build configuration status and the status of developer changes

  • shows a "configuration error" stripe for a build configuration with such a build

Project and Build Configuration Icons

A build's success or failure affects its color and the colors of its parent configuration and project. Color-coded icons provide a bird's eye view of the build farm, enabling you to instantly spot problematic projects.

TeamCity object icons have three distinctive colors:

Gray
Gray project and configuration icons
  • Build: not yet started (queued) or cancelled.

  • Configuration: either the selected branch has no builds, or the default branch doesn't (for the side navigation tree and <All branches> view).

  • Project: neither of the project configurations have builds.

Green
Green project and configuration icons
  • Build: successfully finished or running without any issues.

  • Configuration: the last build for a selected or default branch was successful.

  • Project: all of its configurations are green.

Red
Red project and configuration icons
  • Build: failed or still running but encountered a problem.

  • Configuration: the last build for a selected or default branch failed.

  • Project: at least one of its configurations is red.

The following images illustrate the same configuration with builds in three different branches: "main" (default branch), "development", and "sandbox".

  • The last "development" branch build was successful. If this branch is selected, the configuration icon is green.

    Green configuration icons
  • The last "sandbox" branch build failed. If this branch is selected, the configuration icon is red.

    Red configuration icons
  • The default "main" branch has no builds, so configuration icons in both side navigation tree and <All branches> view are gray. The same "unknown" status applies to the entire project, since this is its only configuration.

    Gray configuration icons
Last modified: 07 April 2025