# Multi-platform builds — Multi-platform Neovim build using Docker Build Cloud

> This example demonstrates how run a multi-platform build using Docker Build Cloud to compile and export Neovim binaries for the linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 platforms.

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This example demonstrates how run a multi-platform build using Docker Build Cloud to compile and export Neovim binaries for the linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 platforms.

Docker Build Cloud provides managed multi-node builders that support native multi-platform builds without the need for emulation, making it much faster to do CPU-intensive tasks like compilation.

You've signed up for Docker Build Cloud and created a builder

Create an empty directory and navigate to it

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```console
   $ mkdir docker-build-neovim
   $ cd docker-build-neovim
```

Create a Dockerfile that builds Neovim.

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```dockerfile
   # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
   FROM debian:bookworm AS build
   WORKDIR /work
   RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/apt,sharing=locked \
       --mount=type=cache,target=/var/lib/apt,sharing=locked \
       apt-get update &amp;&amp; apt-get install -y \
       build-essential \
       cmake \
       curl \
       gettext \
       ninja-build \
       unzip
   ADD https://github.com/neovim/neovim.git#stable .
   RUN make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo

   FROM scratch
   COPY --from=build /work/build/bin/nvim /
```

Build the image for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 using Docker Build Cloud

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```console
   $ docker build \
      --builder &lt;cloud-builder&gt; \
      --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 \
      --output ./bin .
```

This command builds the image using the cloud builder and exports the binaries to the bin directory.

Verify that the binaries are built for both platforms. You should see the nvim binary for both linux/amd64 and linux/arm64.

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```console
   $ tree ./bin
   ./bin
   ├── linux_amd64
   │   └── nvim
   └── linux_arm64
       └── nvim

   3 directories, 2 files
```

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