BuildKit
A concurrent, cache-efficient, and Dockerfile-agnostic builder toolkit for converting source code to build artifacts.
What is BuildKit?
BuildKit is a low-level build engine toolkit that converts source code into build artifacts like container images efficiently and concurrently. It solves the problem of slow, inflexible builds by providing a cache-optimized, Dockerfile-agnostic architecture that powers modern container build tools. It uses an intermediate format called LLB to enable parallel execution and advanced caching.
Developers and DevOps engineers building containerized applications who need faster, more flexible build pipelines, especially those using Docker, Kubernetes, or CI/CD systems that integrate with BuildKit.
Developers choose BuildKit for its superior performance through concurrent builds and intelligent caching, its extensibility via pluggable frontends, and its ability to work with multiple output formats beyond just Docker images. It's the underlying engine for Docker Buildx and other modern build tools.
Overview
concurrent, cache-efficient, and Dockerfile-agnostic builder toolkit
Use Cases
Best For
- Accelerating Docker image builds with parallel dependency resolution
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