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Docker Build and Docker Compose

Carlos Lizarraga-Celaya edited this page Mar 3, 2023 · 1 revision

An Introduction to building Docker images

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(Image credit: Nilesh Jayanandana. Medium.)


Docker Build is one of the most used features of Docker Engine. Whenever you want to create a new Docker image, Docker Build is involved.

The most common method of creating a new Docker image is executing the command

docker build

This will send a build request to the Docker Engine.

There is a new client docker buildx build command, which is part of Docker Buildx, supporting new set of builder instances.

Docker Build is an ecosystem of tools:


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Created: 03/03/2023 (C. Lizárraga); Last update: 03/06/2023 (C. Lizárraga)

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