The easiest way to get faster Docker image builds inside of Google Cloud Build is to make use of the layer cache as frequently as possible. But options available today in Cloud Build can often negate the advantages of layer caching.

If you use the asdf version manager, you can now add our Depot CLI as a plugin to manage all of your versions in one place.

Platform version 2022-11 is deployed for all users. This update includes faster build start times, upgraded machine types, and simplified networking for more stable builds.

We're excited to announce that we are now working on Depot full-time as we aim to change the build of today into one that is fast, reliable, and capable of fixing the impedence mismatch between build tools & CI providers.

We made it even easier to sign up and try out Depot by adding support for logging in with Google and Microsoft accounts.

It was a busy month for Depot, we landed on the front page of Hacker News and made a lot of progress on new features and improvements. Check out what we built over the past month.

Building Docker images in GitLab CI comes with security, complexity, and performance tradeoffs. With Depot, you can go back to building Docker images quickly and securely from your existing GitLab CI jobs, no tradeoffs needed.

We launched some awesome stuff this month and are preparing to launch Depot publicly in all the usual places throughout September. Check out what we built this month and where we are launching Depot next week.

Self-hosted Depot builders are here! Launch builders in your own AWS accounts on a per-project basis and connect directly to them without passing through any Depot proxy.

It's been a little quieter this past month, but big things are coming over the horizon. Let's dig into what we have been working on over the past month and are building to in the near future.

Reducing the overall image size is key to building and launching Docker images as quickly as possible. The smaller the image size, the less network bandwidth we have to consume to build and launch it.

Depot is coming out of beta! Here is what we built in June and what we're working on next.

One of the keys to building a Docker image quickly is making use of the layer cache as frequently as possible. More cache hits means faster build times. Here we dive into how to make use of the layer cache in GitHub Actions.

You can now authenticate to Depot with a project-specific API token, for fine-grained access control over your Docker builds.

Here is everything that is new with Depot after our first month of learning and iterating with all of our great collaborators during closed beta.

Writing a Dockerfile that builds quickly involves understanding the Docker layer cache and working with it to maximize the number of cache hits between builds.

The state of building Arm and multi-architecture containers today is filled with tradeoffs and complexities. In this post, we explore the current options, including how Depot addresses these challenges.

Depot is a new container build service with blazing fast compute and persistent caching, for both Intel and Arm containers.