Docker Offload usage and billing

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Availability: Beta
Requires: Docker Desktop 4.43 and later

Docker Offload billing

For Docker Offload, you can view and configure billing on the Docker Offload page in Docker Home Billing. On this page, you can:

  • View your included budget
  • View rates for cloud resources
  • Enable or disable on-demand usage
  • Add or change payment methods

For more general information about billing, see Billing.

Docker Offload overview

The Docker Offload overview page in Docker Home provides visibility into how you or your team is using cloud resources to build and run containers.

To view the Overview page:

  1. Sign in to Docker Home.
  2. Select the account for which you want to manage Docker Offload.
  3. Select Offload > Overview.

The following sections describe the available widgets on Overview.

Offload minutes

This widget shows the total number of offload minutes used over time. Offload minutes represent the time spent running builds and containers in the Offload environment. You can use this chart to:

  • Track your Offload usage trends over time.
  • Spot spikes in usage, which may indicate CI changes or build issues.
  • Estimate usage against your subscription limits.

Build cache usage

This widget displays data about cache re-use across all builds, helping you understand how effectively Docker Offload is using the build cache. It provides insight into:

  • The percentage of cache hits vs. misses.
  • How much estimated build time is saved by reusing cache layers.
  • Opportunities to improve cache efficiency by tuning your Dockerfiles or build strategy.

Top repositories built

This widget highlights the repositories with the highest build activity for Docker Offload. This widget helps you understand which projects consume the most cloud resources and how efficiently they're being built.

It includes both aggregated metrics and per-repository details to give you a comprehensive view.

Use this widget to:

  • Identify build hotspots: See which repositories are consuming the most build time and resources.
  • Spot trends: Monitor how build activity evolves across your projects.
  • Evaluate efficiency: Check which repositories benefit most from cache re-use.
  • Target improvements: Flag repositories with low cache hits or high failure rates for optimization.

Top 10 images

This widget shows the top 10 images used in Docker Offload in run sessions. It provides insight into which images are most frequently used, helping you understand your team's container usage patterns.