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# BuildKit
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BuildKit is a toolkit for converting source code to build artifacts in an efficient, expressive and repeatable manner.
Key features:
- Automatic garbage collection
- Extendable frontend formats
- Concurrent dependency resolution
- Efficient instruction caching
- Build cache import/export
- Nested build job invocations
- Distributable workers
- Multiple output formats
- Pluggable architecture
- Execution without root privileges
Read the proposal from https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/32925
Introductory blog post https://blog.mobyproject.org/introducing-buildkit-17e056cc5317
Join `#buildkit` channel on [Docker Community Slack](http://dockr.ly/slack)
:information_source: If you are visiting this repo for the usage of BuildKit-only Dockerfile features like `RUN --mount=type=(bind|cache|tmpfs|secret|ssh)`, please refer to [`frontend/dockerfile/docs/syntax.md`](frontend/dockerfile/docs/syntax.md).
:information_source: [BuildKit has been integrated to `docker build` since Docker 18.06 .](https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/)
You don't need to read this document unless you want to use the full-featured standalone version of BuildKit.
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- [Used by](#used-by)
- [Quick start](#quick-start)
- [Starting the `buildkitd` daemon:](#starting-the-buildkitd-daemon)
- [Exploring LLB](#exploring-llb)
- [Exploring Dockerfiles](#exploring-dockerfiles)
- [Building a Dockerfile with `buildctl`](#building-a-dockerfile-with-buildctl)
- [Building a Dockerfile using external frontend:](#building-a-dockerfile-using-external-frontend)
- [Building a Dockerfile with experimental features like `RUN --mount=type=(bind|cache|tmpfs|secret|ssh)`](#building-a-dockerfile-with-experimental-features-like-run---mounttypebindcachetmpfssecretssh)
- [Output](#output)
- [Image/Registry](#imageregistry)
- [Local directory](#local-directory)
- [Docker tarball](#docker-tarball)
- [OCI tarball](#oci-tarball)
- [containerd image store](#containerd-image-store)
- [Cache](#cache)
- [Garbage collection](#garbage-collection)
- [Export cache](#export-cache)
- [Inline (push image and cache together)](#inline-push-image-and-cache-together)
- [Registry (push image and cache separately)](#registry-push-image-and-cache-separately)
- [Local directory](#local-directory-1)
- [`--export-cache` options](#--export-cache-options)
- [`--import-cache` options](#--import-cache-options)
- [Consistent hashing](#consistent-hashing)
- [Systemd socket activation](#systemd-socket-activation)
- [Expose BuildKit as a TCP service](#expose-buildkit-as-a-tcp-service)
- [Load balancing](#load-balancing)
- [Containerizing BuildKit](#containerizing-buildkit)
- [Podman](#podman)
- [Kubernetes](#kubernetes)
- [Daemonless](#daemonless)
- [Opentracing support](#opentracing-support)
- [Running BuildKit without root privileges](#running-buildkit-without-root-privileges)
- [Building multi-platform images](#building-multi-platform-images)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
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## Used by
BuildKit is used by the following projects:
- [Moby & Docker](https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/37151) (`DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build`)
- [img](https://github.com/genuinetools/img)
- [OpenFaaS Cloud](https://github.com/openfaas/openfaas-cloud)
- [container build interface](https://github.com/containerbuilding/cbi)
- [Tekton Pipelines](https://github.com/tektoncd/catalog) (formerly [Knative Build Templates](https://github.com/knative/build-templates))
- [the Sanic build tool](https://github.com/distributed-containers-inc/sanic)
- [vab](https://github.com/stellarproject/vab)
- [Rio](https://github.com/rancher/rio)
- [kim](https://github.com/rancher/kim)
- [PouchContainer](https://github.com/alibaba/pouch)
- [Docker buildx](https://github.com/docker/buildx)
- [Okteto Cloud](https://okteto.com/)
- [Earthly earthfiles](https://github.com/vladaionescu/earthly)
## Quick start
:information_source: For Kubernetes deployments, see [`examples/kubernetes`](./examples/kubernetes).
BuildKit is composed of the `buildkitd` daemon and the `buildctl` client.
While the `buildctl` client is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, the `buildkitd` daemon is only available for Linux currently.
The `buildkitd` daemon requires the following components to be installed:
- [runc](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc) or [crun](https://github.com/containers/crun)
- [containerd](https://github.com/containerd/containerd) (if you want to use containerd worker)
The latest binaries of BuildKit are available [here](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases) for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
[Homebrew package](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/buildkit) (unofficial) is available for macOS.
```console
$ brew install buildkit
```
To build BuildKit from source, see [`.github/CONTRIBUTING.md`](./.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
### Starting the `buildkitd` daemon:
You need to run `buildkitd` as the root user on the host.
```bash
$ sudo buildkitd
```
To run `buildkitd` as a non-root user, see [`docs/rootless.md`](docs/rootless.md).
The buildkitd daemon supports two worker backends: OCI (runc) and containerd.
By default, the OCI (runc) worker is used. You can set `--oci-worker=false --containerd-worker=true` to use the containerd worker.
We are open to adding more backends.
To start the buildkitd daemon using systemd socket activiation, you can install the buildkit systemd unit files.
See [Systemd socket activation](#systemd-socket-activation)
The buildkitd daemon listens gRPC API on `/run/buildkit/buildkitd.sock` by default, but you can also use TCP sockets.
See [Expose BuildKit as a TCP service](#expose-buildkit-as-a-tcp-service).
### Exploring LLB
BuildKit builds are based on a binary intermediate format called LLB that is used for defining the dependency graph for processes running part of your build. tl;dr: LLB is to Dockerfile what LLVM IR is to C.
- Marshaled as Protobuf messages
- Concurrently executable
- Efficiently cacheable
- Vendor-neutral (i.e. non-Dockerfile languages can be easily implemented)
See [`solver/pb/ops.proto`](./solver/pb/ops.proto) for the format definition, and see [`./examples/README.md`](./examples/README.md) for example LLB applications.
Currently, the following high-level languages has been implemented for LLB:
- Dockerfile (See [Exploring Dockerfiles](#exploring-dockerfiles))
- [Buildpacks](https://github.com/tonistiigi/buildkit-pack)
- [Mockerfile](https://matt-rickard.com/building-a-new-dockerfile-frontend/)
- [Gockerfile](https://github.com/po3rin/gockerfile)
- [bldr (Pkgfile)](https://github.com/talos-systems/bldr/)
- [HLB](https://github.com/openllb/hlb)
- [Earthfile (Earthly)](https://github.com/earthly/earthly)
- [Cargo Wharf (Rust)](https://github.com/denzp/cargo-wharf)
- (open a PR to add your own language)
### Exploring Dockerfiles
Frontends are components that run inside BuildKit and convert any build definition to LLB. There is a special frontend called gateway (`gateway.v0`) that allows using any image as a frontend.
During development, Dockerfile frontend (`dockerfile.v0`) is also part of the BuildKit repo. In the future, this will be moved out, and Dockerfiles can be built using an external image.
#### Building a Dockerfile with `buildctl`
```bash
buildctl build \
--frontend=dockerfile.v0 \
--local context=. \
--local dockerfile=.
# or
buildctl build \
--frontend=dockerfile.v0 \
--local context=. \
--local dockerfile=. \
--opt target=foo \
--opt build-arg:foo=bar
```
`--local` exposes local source files from client to the builder. `context` and `dockerfile` are the names Dockerfile frontend looks for build context and Dockerfile location.
#### Building a Dockerfile using external frontend:
External versions of the Dockerfile frontend are pushed to https://hub.docker.com/r/docker/dockerfile-upstream and https://hub.docker.com/r/docker/dockerfile and can be used with the gateway frontend. The source for the external frontend is currently located in `./frontend/dockerfile/cmd/dockerfile-frontend` but will move out of this repository in the future ([#163](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/issues/163)). For automatic build from master branch of this repository `docker/dockerfile-upstream:master` or `docker/dockerfile-upstream:master-labs` image can be used.
```bash
buildctl build \
--frontend gateway.v0 \
--opt source=docker/dockerfile \
--local context=. \
--local dockerfile=.
buildctl build \
--frontend gateway.v0 \
--opt source=docker/dockerfile \
--opt context=git://github.com/moby/moby \
--opt build-arg:APT_MIRROR=cdn-fastly.deb.debian.org
```
#### Building a Dockerfile with experimental features like `RUN --mount=type=(bind|cache|tmpfs|secret|ssh)`
See [`frontend/dockerfile/docs/experimental.md`](frontend/dockerfile/docs/experimental.md).
### Output
By default, the build result and intermediate cache will only remain internally in BuildKit. An output needs to be specified to retrieve the result.
#### Image/Registry
```bash
buildctl build ... --output type=image,name=docker.io/username/image,push=true
```
To export the cache embed with the image and pushing them to registry together, type `registry` is required to import the cache, you should specify `--export-cache type=inline` and `--import-cache type=registry,ref=...`. To export the cache to a local directy, you should specify `--export-cache type=local`.
Details in [Export cache](#export-cache).
```bash
buildctl build ...\
--output type=image,name=docker.io/username/image,push=true \
--export-cache type=inline \
--import-cache type=registry,ref=docker.io/username/image
```
Keys supported by image output:
* `name=[value]`: image name
* `push=true`: push after creating the image
* `push-by-digest=true`: push unnamed image
* `registry.insecure=true`: push to insecure HTTP registry
* `oci-mediatypes=true`: use OCI mediatypes in configuration JSON instead of Docker's
* `unpack=true`: unpack image after creation (for use with containerd)
* `dangling-name-prefix=[value]`: name image with `prefix@<digest>` , used for anonymous images
* `name-canonical=true`: add additional canonical name `name@<digest>`
* `compression=[uncompressed,gzip]`: choose compression type for layers newly created and cached, gzip is default value
* `force-compression=true`: forcefully apply `compression` option to all layers (including already existing layers).
If credentials are required, `buildctl` will attempt to read Docker configuration file `$DOCKER_CONFIG/config.json`.
`$DOCKER_CONFIG` defaults to `~/.docker`.
#### Local directory
The local client will copy the files directly to the client. This is useful if BuildKit is being used for building something else than container images.
```bash
buildctl build ... --output type=local,dest=path/to/output-dir
```
To export specific files use multi-stage builds with a scratch stage and copy the needed files into that stage with `COPY --from`.
```dockerfile
...
FROM scratch as testresult
COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/testresult.xml .
...
```
```bash
buildctl build ... --opt target=testresult --output type=local,dest=path/to/output-dir
```
Tar exporter is similar to local exporter but transfers the files through a tarball.
```bash
buildctl build ... --output type=tar,dest=out.tar
buildctl build ... --output type=tar > out.tar
```
#### Docker tarball
```bash
# exported tarball is also compatible with OCI spec
buildctl build ... --output type=docker,name=myimage | docker load
```
#### OCI tarball
```bash
buildctl build ... --output type=oci,dest=path/to/output.tar
buildctl build ... --output type=oci > output.tar
```
#### containerd image store
The containerd worker needs to be used
```bash
buildctl build ... --output type=image,name=docker.io/username/image
ctr --namespace=buildkit images ls
```
To change the containerd namespace, you need to change `worker.containerd.namespace` in [`/etc/buildkit/buildkitd.toml`](./docs/buildkitd.toml.md).
## Cache
To show local build cache (`/var/lib/buildkit`):
```bash
buildctl du -v
```
To prune local build cache:
```bash
buildctl prune
```
### Garbage collection
See [`./docs/buildkitd.toml.md`](./docs/buildkitd.toml.md).
### Export cache
BuildKit supports the following cache exporters:
* `inline`: embed the cache into the image, and push them to the registry together
* `registry`: push the image and the cache separately
* `local`: export to a local directory
In most case you want to use the `inline` cache exporter.
However, note that the `inline` cache exporter only supports `min` cache mode.
To enable `max` cache mode, push the image and the cache separately by using `registry` cache exporter.
#### Inline (push image and cache together)
```bash
buildctl build ... \
--output type=image,name=docker.io/username/image,push=true \
--export-cache type=inline \
--import-cache type=registry,ref=docker.io/username/image
```
Note that the inline cache is not imported unless `--import-cache type=registry,ref=...` is provided.
:information_source: Docker-integrated BuildKit (`DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build`) and `docker buildx`requires
`--build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1` to be specified to enable the `inline` cache exporter.
However, the standalone `buildctl` does NOT require `--opt build-arg:BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1` and the build-arg is simply ignored.
#### Registry (push image and cache separately)
```bash
buildctl build ... \
--output type=image,name=localhost:5000/myrepo:image,push=true \
--export-cache type=registry,ref=localhost:5000/myrepo:buildcache \
--import-cache type=registry,ref=localhost:5000/myrepo:buildcache \
```
#### Local directory
```bash
buildctl build ... --export-cache type=local,dest=path/to/output-dir
buildctl build ... --import-cache type=local,src=path/to/input-dir
```
The directory layout conforms to OCI Image Spec v1.0.
#### `--export-cache` options
- `type`: `inline`, `registry`, or `local`
- `mode=min` (default): only export layers for the resulting image
- `mode=max`: export all the layers of all intermediate steps. Not supported for `inline` cache exporter.
- `ref=docker.io/user/image:tag`: reference for `registry` cache exporter
- `dest=path/to/output-dir`: directory for `local` cache exporter
- `oci-mediatypes=true|false`: whether to use OCI mediatypes in exported manifests for `local` and `registry` exporter. Since BuildKit `v0.8` defaults to true.
#### `--import-cache` options
- `type`: `registry` or `local`. Use `registry` to import `inline` cache.
- `ref=docker.io/user/image:tag`: reference for `registry` cache importer
- `src=path/to/input-dir`: directory for `local` cache importer
- `digest=sha256:deadbeef`: digest of the manifest list to import for `local` cache importer.
- `tag=customtag`: custom tag of image for `local` cache importer.
Defaults to the digest of "latest" tag in `index.json` is for digest, not for tag
### Consistent hashing
If you have multiple BuildKit daemon instances but you don't want to use registry for sharing cache across the cluster,
consider client-side load balancing using consistent hashing.
See [`./examples/kubernetes/consistenthash`](./examples/kubernetes/consistenthash).
## Metadata
To output build metadata such as the image digest, pass the `--metadata-file` flag.
The metadata will be written as a JSON object to the specified file.
The directory of the specified file must already exist and be writable.
```
buildctl build ... --metadata-file metadata.json
```
```
{"containerimage.digest": "sha256:ea0cfb27fd41ea0405d3095880c1efa45710f5bcdddb7d7d5a7317ad4825ae14",...}
```
## Systemd socket activation
On Systemd based systems, you can communicate with the daemon via [Systemd socket activation](http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/socket-activation.html), use `buildkitd --addr fd://`.
You can find examples of using Systemd socket activation with BuildKit and Systemd in [`./examples/systemd`](./examples/systemd).
## Expose BuildKit as a TCP service
The `buildkitd` daemon can listen the gRPC API on a TCP socket.
It is highly recommended to create TLS certificates for both the daemon and the client (mTLS).
Enabling TCP without mTLS is dangerous because the executor containers (aka Dockerfile `RUN` containers) can call BuildKit API as well.
```bash
buildkitd \
--addr tcp://0.0.0.0:1234 \
--tlscacert /path/to/ca.pem \
--tlscert /path/to/cert.pem \
--tlskey /path/to/key.pem
```
```bash
buildctl \
--addr tcp://example.com:1234 \
--tlscacert /path/to/ca.pem \
--tlscert /path/to/clientcert.pem \
--tlskey /path/to/clientkey.pem \
build ...
```
### Load balancing
`buildctl build` can be called against randomly load balanced the `buildkitd` daemon.
See also [Consistent hashing](#consistenthashing) for client-side load balancing.
## Containerizing BuildKit
BuildKit can also be used by running the `buildkitd` daemon inside a Docker container and accessing it remotely.
We provide the container images as [`moby/buildkit`](https://hub.docker.com/r/moby/buildkit/tags/):
- `moby/buildkit:latest`: built from the latest regular [release](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases)
- `moby/buildkit:rootless`: same as `latest` but runs as an unprivileged user, see [`docs/rootless.md`](docs/rootless.md)
- `moby/buildkit:master`: built from the master branch
- `moby/buildkit:master-rootless`: same as master but runs as an unprivileged user, see [`docs/rootless.md`](docs/rootless.md)
To run daemon in a container:
```bash
docker run -d --name buildkitd --privileged moby/buildkit:latest
export BUILDKIT_HOST=docker-container://buildkitd
buildctl build --help
```
### Podman
To connect to a BuildKit daemon running in a Podman container, use `podman-container://` instead of `docker-container://` .
```bash
podman run -d --name buildkitd --privileged moby/buildkit:latest
buildctl --addr=podman-container://buildkitd build --frontend dockerfile.v0 --local context=. --local dockerfile=. --output type=oci | podman load foo
```
`sudo` is not required.
### Kubernetes
For Kubernetes deployments, see [`examples/kubernetes`](./examples/kubernetes).
### Daemonless
To run the client and an ephemeral daemon in a single container ("daemonless mode"):
```bash
docker run \
-it \
--rm \
--privileged \
-v /path/to/dir:/tmp/work \
--entrypoint buildctl-daemonless.sh \
moby/buildkit:master \
build \
--frontend dockerfile.v0 \
--local context=/tmp/work \
--local dockerfile=/tmp/work
```
or
```bash
docker run \
-it \
--rm \
--security-opt seccomp=unconfined \
--security-opt apparmor=unconfined \
-e BUILDKITD_FLAGS=--oci-worker-no-process-sandbox \
-v /path/to/dir:/tmp/work \
--entrypoint buildctl-daemonless.sh \
moby/buildkit:master-rootless \
build \
--frontend \
dockerfile.v0 \
--local context=/tmp/work \
--local dockerfile=/tmp/work
```
## Opentracing support
BuildKit supports opentracing for buildkitd gRPC API and buildctl commands. To capture the trace to [Jaeger](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger), set `JAEGER_TRACE` environment variable to the collection address.
```bash
docker run -d -p6831:6831/udp -p16686:16686 jaegertracing/all-in-one:latest
export JAEGER_TRACE=0.0.0.0:6831
# restart buildkitd and buildctl so they know JAEGER_TRACE
# any buildctl command should be traced to http://127.0.0.1:16686/
```
## Running BuildKit without root privileges
Please refer to [`docs/rootless.md`](docs/rootless.md).
## Building multi-platform images
See [`docker buildx` documentation](https://github.com/docker/buildx#building-multi-platform-images)
## Contributing
Want to contribute to BuildKit? Awesome! You can find information about contributing to this project in the [CONTRIBUTING.md](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)