Docker Build Cloud: Reclaim your time with fast, multi-architecture builds

Docker Build Cloud is a service that lets you build container images faster, both locally and in CI. Builds run on cloud infrastructure optimally dimensioned for your workloads, with no configuration required. The service uses a remote build cache, ensuring fast builds anywhere and for all team members.

Docker Build Cloud provides several benefits over local builds:

• Improved build speed
• Shared build cache
• Native multi-platform builds

There’s no need to worry about managing builders or infrastructure — simply connect to your builders and start building. Each cloud builder provisioned to an organization is completely isolated to a single Amazon EC2 instance, with a dedicated EBS volume for build cache and encryption in transit. That means there are no shared processes or data between cloud builders.

Duration: 2.5 minutes

With Docker Build Cloud, you can easily shift the build workload from local machines to the cloud, helping you achieve faster build times, especially for multi-platform builds.

In this demo, you'll see:

• How to setup the builder locally
• How to use Docker Build Cloud with Docker Compose
• How the image cache speeds up builds for others on your team

Duration: 4 minutes

Docker Build Cloud can significantly decrease the time it takes for your CI builds take to run, saving you time and money.

Since the builds run remotely, your CI runner can still use the Docker tooling CLI without needing elevated permissions, making your builds more secure by default.

In this demo, you will see:

• How to integrate Docker Build Cloud into a variety of CI platforms
• How to use Docker Build Cloud in GitHub Actions to build multi-architecture images
• Speed differences between a workflow using Docker Build Cloud and a workflow running natively
• How to use Docker Build Cloud in a GitLab Pipeline

Duration: 4 minutes

Is Docker Build Cloud a standalone product or a part of Docker Desktop?

Docker Build Cloud is a service that can be used both with Docker Desktop and standalone. It lets you build your container images faster, both locally and in CI, with builds running on cloud infrastructure. The service uses a remote build cache, ensuring fast builds anywhere and for all team members.

When used with Docker Desktop, the Builds view works with Docker Build Cloud out-of-the-box. It shows information about your builds and those initiated by your team members using the same builder, enabling collaborative troubleshooting.

To use Docker Build Cloud without Docker Desktop, you must download and install a version of Buildx with support for Docker Build Cloud (the cloud driver). If you plan on building with Docker Build Cloud using the docker compose build command, you also need a version of Docker Compose that supports Docker Build Cloud.

How does Docker Build Cloud work with Docker Compose?

Docker Compose works out of the box with Docker Build Cloud. Install the Docker Build Cloud-compatible client (buildx) and it works with both commands.

How many minutes are included in Docker Build Cloud Team plans?

You receive 200 minutes per month per purchased seat. If you are also a Docker subscriber (Personal, Pro, Team, Business), you will also receive your included build minutes from that plan.

For example, if a Docker Team customer purchases 5 Build Cloud Team seats, they will have 400 minutes from their Docker Team plan plus 1000 minutes (200 min/mo * 5 seats) for a total of 1400 minutes per month.

I’m a Docker personal user. Can I try Docker Build Cloud?

Docker subscribers (Pro, Team, Business) receive a set number of minutes each month, shared across the account, to use Build Cloud.

If you do not have a Docker subscription, you may sign up for a free Personal account and get 50 minutes per month. Personal accounts are limited to a single user.

For teams to receive the shared cache benefit, they must either be on a Docker Team, Docker Business, or paid Build Cloud Team plan. You may buy a month of Build Cloud Team for the number of seats testing.

Does Docker Build Cloud support CI platforms? Does it work with GitHub Actions?

Yes, Docker Build Cloud can be used with various CI platforms including GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, and others. It can speed up your build pipelines, which means less time spent waiting and context switching.

Docker Build Cloud can be used with GitHub Actions to automate your build, test, and deployment pipeline. Docker provides a set of official GitHub Actions that you can use in your workflows.

Using GitHub Actions with Docker Build Cloud is straightforward. With a one-line change in your GitHub Actions configuration, everything else stays the same. You don't need to create new pipelines. Learn more in the CI documentation for Docker Build Cloud.

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• Docker Build Cloud overview
• Subscriptions and features
• Using Docker Build Cloud