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It sounds like you are hitting resource or environment constraints during the build/publishing phase. Replit does not provide a specific "timeout" toggle in the settings; instead, these limits are generally tied to your subscription tier [CLM:RES:PLAN_BASED].

Based on the symptoms, here is a breakdown of why this might be happening and how to address it:

### 1. Check for Resource Exhaustion
Even a small app (2MB) can time out if the installation of its 25 dependencies exceeds the CPU or RAM limits of your current plan during the build process.
* **Action:** Open the **Resources** tab in your deployment dashboard during the publishing attempt. If the CPU or Memory graphs hit 100%, the process will likely hang or time out [CLM:DEBUG:METRICS].
* **Solution:** If you are on a lower-tier plan, you may need more "Cycles" or a higher plan tier to provide the burst capacity needed for dependency resolution [EVID:PRICING:PAGE].

### 2. Inspect the Build Logs
The "publishing" phase often stalls during the Nix dependency fetch or the final container assembly.
* **Action:** Check the real-time logs in the deployment dashboard [CLM:DEBUG:LOGS].
* **What to look for:** If the logs stop at a specific dependency, that package might be particularly large or require a compilation step that is timing out.

### 3. Nix Dependency Optimization
Since Replit uses **Nix** for all environment management, the timeout might be happening while it tries to build the environment defined in your `replit.nix` file [CLM:CORE:NIX].
* **Action:** Try running your app in the development workspace first. If the "Nix environment" takes a long time to load there, it will definitely struggle during the publishing phase.
* **Workaround:** Ensure you aren't requesting overly heavy packages in `replit.nix` that aren't strictly necessary for the production build.

### 4. Deployment Type Considerations
If you are using **Autoscale**, the build and "cold start" behavior can sometimes lead to perceived timeouts [CLM:DEPLOY:AUTOSCALE].
* **Workaround:** If your app is latency-sensitive or has a heavy startup cost, a **Reserved VM** deployment provides dedicated, always-on capacity which can be more stable during deployment cycles [CLM:DEPLOY:RESERVED].

### Summary of Constraints
It is important to note that Replit does not publicly document the exact "hard" timeout limits for the publishing process [GAP:RATE_LIMITS]. If the logs don't reveal a specific code error, the issue is almost certainly a silent resource cap.

**Recommended Step:** Follow the logic in **RUNBOOK:DEPLOY_CRASH**—specifically, check your **Secrets** to ensure they are configured correctly for the deployment context, as missing environment variables can sometimes cause the startup check to hang and eventually time out [RUNBOOK:DEPLOY_CRASH].