# Multi-platform image with GitHub Actions — With Bake

> You can use the bake.yml reusable workflow for the same pattern when your build is defined in a Bake file.

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## Knowledge

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You can use the bake.yml reusable workflow for the same pattern when your build is defined in a Bake file. The workflow reads the target platforms from the Bake definition, distributes the per-platform builds, and publishes the final manifest without a separate prepare or merge job.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```hcl
variable "DEFAULT_TAG" {
  default = "app:local"
}

// Special target: https://github.com/docker/metadata-action#bake-definition
target "docker-metadata-action" {
  tags = ["${DEFAULT_TAG}"]
}

// Default target if none specified
group "default" {
  targets = ["image-local"]
}

target "image" {
  inherits = ["docker-metadata-action"]
}

target "image-local" {
  inherits = ["image"]
  output = ["type=docker"]
}

target "image-all" {
  inherits = ["image"]
  platforms = [
    "linux/amd64",
    "linux/arm/v6",
    "linux/arm/v7",
    "linux/arm64"
  ]
}
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
name: ci

on:
  push:

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  bake:
    uses: docker/github-builder/.github/workflows/bake.yml@{{% param "github_builder_version" %}}
    permissions:
      contents: read
      id-token: write
    with:
      output: image
      push: true
      target: image-all
      meta-images: user/app
      meta-tags: |
        type=ref,event=branch
        type=sha
    secrets:
      registry-auths: |
        - registry: docker.io
          username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
```

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