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docker-buildx

brew install docker-buildx v0.35.0 Apache-2.0

Docker CLI plugin for building images with BuildKit, enabling multi-platform and advanced caching.

Why you might care

Essential if you need to build container images for multiple architectures (ARM, x86) in one command, use advanced BuildKit features like inline caching, or want faster builds than the legacy Docker build. Installs as a `docker buildx` subcommand and works seamlessly with your existing Docker setup.

Categories

container-runtime build-system

Alternatives

docker build podman buildah
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Build dependencies

go

Links

Caveats

docker-buildx is a Docker plugin. For Docker to find the plugin, add "cliPluginsExtraDirs" to ~/.docker/config.json:
  "cliPluginsExtraDirs": [
      "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib/docker/cli-plugins"
  ]

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