# Nydus support now in beta for Docker image builds (https://depot.dev/changelog/2024-05-24-nydus-support-in-beta)

> Published 2024-05-24

We now have Nydus support available in private beta for your Docker image builds. [Nydus](https://nydus.dev) is an accelerated container image format by the Dragonfly image-service project distribution technology that can pull image data on-demand without waiting for the entire pull before starting the container.

You can run your `depot build` command and specify Nydus as the output format via the `--output` flag:

```shell
depot build \
 --output "type=image,compression=nydus,oci-mediatypes=true,force-compression=true" \
    .
```

If you'd like to try out Nydus with your Depot project, [reach out in our Discord](https://discord.gg/MMPqYSgDCg) and let us know.

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