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Cancel a Template Build

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I mean you can blame me for being bad with dockerfiles, but I had a build that got stuck, and it took me a second to figure that out, and then I had to wait an hour for it to timeout in order to avoid a mismatched state on my local dev.

Describe the solution you'd like
Would've been nice to have a failout of some sort; just to hit "cancel" since I had pulled open the e2b dashboard to look at the logs.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Ultimately, a cli command or general cancel API would be useful as well, but at least some mechanism to cancel build would be useful.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the template-build lifecycle and the dashboard view that exposes its logs; the issue names no files or tests. Compare where build state and timeout handling are managed with the possible dashboard, CLI, or API entry points. Done means a stuck build can be cancelled without leaving local state mismatched, with the cancellation path exposed through at least one supported interface.

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Assessment

Tech stack
dockerfile
Domain
backend-api-design, devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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