bashANYbuildxversion
bash
docker buildx versionUseful to confirm feature availability.
Docker Buildx Cheat Sheet
Modern BuildKit and Buildx reference for multi-platform builds, cache, secrets, and remote outputs.
Export
Copy the compact sheet, download it, or print it.
Download
`D` dense toggle · `C` copy all
Buildx Basics
Modern BuildKit-powered multi-platform build workflows.
bashANYbuildxbuilders
bash
docker buildx lsHelpful for checking which builder is active and what it can build.
bashANYbuildxbuilders
bash
docker buildx create --name multiarch --useCommon first step for multi-platform builds.
bashANYbuildxbuildersinspect
bash
docker buildx inspect --bootstrapShows driver, nodes, and platform support.
bashANYbuildxbuilders
bash
docker buildx use multiarchUseful when you maintain separate local and CI builders.
bashANYbuildxbuilderscleanup
bash
docker buildx rm multiarchCleanup after experiments or when rotating build nodes.
Buildx Build Workflows
Multi-platform builds, outputs, caching, and provenance.
bashANYbuildxbuild
bash
docker buildx build -t ghcr.io/acme/myapp:dev .This is the modern build command for advanced workflows.
bashANYbuildxbuildlocal
bash
docker buildx build --load -t myapp:dev .Useful for single-platform local testing.
bashANYbuildxbuildregistry
bash
docker buildx build --push -t ghcr.io/acme/myapp:1.0.0 .Common in CI where the local daemon store is not needed.
bashANYbuildxmultiarchbuild
bash
docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 --push -t ghcr.io/acme/myapp:1.0.0 .Clients pull the matching platform automatically.
bashANYbuildxbuildmultistage
bash
docker buildx build --target build --load -t myapp:build .Useful with multi-stage Dockerfiles and advanced builders.
bashANYbuildxcacheci
bash
docker buildx build --cache-from type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/acme/myapp:cache --cache-to type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/acme/myapp:cache,mode=max --push -t ghcr.io/acme/myapp:1.0.0 .Very effective for repeat builds across runners.
bashANYbuildxsecretssecurity
bash
docker buildx build --secret id=npmrc,src=$HOME/.npmrc -t myapp:dev .A best practice for private package registries.
bashANYbuildxsshsecurity
bash
docker buildx build --ssh default -t myapp:dev .Useful when a build clones private repositories.
bashANYbuildxbake
bash
docker buildx bakeUseful for orchestrating multiple targets and shared settings.
bashANYbuildximagetoolsmultiarch
bash
docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/acme/myapp:1.0.0Excellent for verifying multi-platform publishing.
More in Docker
Docker Swarm Cheat Sheet
Swarm cluster, node, service, and stack commands for container orchestration on Docker Engine.
Dockerfile Cheat Sheet
High-value Dockerfile instructions, patterns, and build flags for reproducible and efficient image builds.
Docker Cheat Sheet
Comprehensive Docker Engine CLI reference for images, containers, networks, volumes, registries, contexts, and cleanup.
Recommended next
Terraform Troubleshooting and Migration Cheat Sheet
TERRAFORM
Commands and patterns for debugging, upgrades, migration, and state repair in Terraform.
Terraform HCP Remote and CI Cheat Sheet
TERRAFORM
Commands and snippets for HCP Terraform remote runs, CLI auth, automation, and CI-friendly usage.
Terraform Language Patterns Cheat Sheet
TERRAFORM
High-value HCL patterns for variables, locals, outputs, loops, conditionals, dynamic blocks, and data shaping.
Terraform Modules and Providers Cheat Sheet
TERRAFORM
Commands and snippets for modules, providers, version constraints, registry access, and dependency management.
Terraform Workspaces and State Cheat Sheet
TERRAFORM
Manage Terraform CLI workspaces, local and remote state, imports, and state surgery commands.
Terraform CLI Cheat Sheet
TERRAFORM
Core Terraform CLI commands for init, plan, apply, state, output, variables, workspaces, and automation.