Docker: failed to export image: failed to create image: failed to get layer

This problem occurs with a specific sequence of COPY commands in a multistage build. More precisely, the bug triggers when there is a COPY instruction producing null effect (for example if the content copied is already present in the destination, with 0 diff), followed immediately by another COPY instruction. A workaround could be to add … Read more

How to measure Docker build steps duration?

BuildKit, which was experimental in 18.06 and generally available in 18.09, has this functionality built in. To configure the dockerd daemon with experimental mode, you can setup the daemon.json: $ cat /etc/docker/daemon.json { “experimental”: true } Then you can enable BuildKit from the client side with an environment variable: $ export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 $ docker build … Read more

How are intermediate containers formed?

Yes, Docker images are layered. When you build a new image, Docker does this for each instruction (RUN, COPY etc.) in your Dockerfile: create a temporary container from the previous image layer (or the base FROM image for the first command; run the Dockerfile instruction in the temporary “intermediate” container; save the temporary container as … Read more

SSH agent forwarding during docker build

For Docker 18.09 and newer You can use new features of Docker to forward your existing SSH agent connection or a key to the builder. This enables for example to clone your private repositories during build. Steps: First set environment variable to use new BuildKit export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 Then create Dockerfile with new (experimental) syntax: # … Read more