docker/buildx
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
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Where it stands
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5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 13 days ago, with 135 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 15% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Extends Docker CLI with advanced build capabilities using BuildKit for efficient container image creation.
- Enables multi-node, multi-platform builds with isolated builder instances for scalable and flexible build workflows.
- Use for building multi-platform Docker images targeting different CPU architectures and operating systems.
- Use for creating isolated builder instances to separate CI build environments without affecting shared Docker daemon state.
- Use for integrating cross-compilation stages in Dockerfiles to produce platform-specific binaries within container builds.
Should you depend on it?
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License
Apache 2.0
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
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From the README
Buildx is a Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit.
Using Buildx with Docker requires Docker engine 19.03 or newer.
Docker Buildx is included in Docker Desktop for Windows and macOS.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
695+31
Open issues
282-98
Compared with peers in DevOps
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| milind-soni/OpenMausBot | 13.5K | +6.0K | 45 | today |
| DuarteSantos8/openGym | 19.7K | +2.4K | 60 | 2 days ago |
| AstrBotDevs/AstrBot | 46.2K | +1.4K | 65 | 5 days ago |
| elie222/rakazo | 7.2K | +922 | 59 | 26 days ago |
| superplanehq/superplane | 8.8K | +435 | 60 | 7 days ago |
| docker/buildx | 4.5K | — | 64 | 13 days ago |
| Category median | 13.5K | +1.4K | 60 | — |
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