
Depot Has a Free API That Makes Docker Builds 20x Faster
Depot is the remote Docker build service that caches layers in the cloud. Your CI builds go from 10 minutes to 30 seconds — without changing your Dockerfile. What Is Depot? Depot runs your Docker builds on fast remote machines with persistent caching. No more pulling base images, no more rebuilding unchanged layers. Quick Start # Install curl -L https://depot.dev/install-cli.sh | sh # Login depot login # Build (drop-in replacement for docker build) depot build -t myapp:latest . How It Works # Normal Docker build: ~10 minutes docker build -t myapp:latest . # Downloads base image, installs deps, compiles... # Depot build: ~30 seconds depot build -t myapp:latest . # Cached layers, fast machines, instant base images Depot keeps your build cache in the cloud. Second builds only rebuild changed layers. GitHub Actions Integration # .github/workflows/build.yml name : Build on : [ push ] jobs : build : runs-on : ubuntu-latest steps : - uses : actions/checkout@v4 - uses : depot/setup-action@v1 -
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