# Use Docker Build Cloud in CI — GitHub Actions

> Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```yaml name: ci on: push: branches: - "main" jobs: docker: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name: Login to Docker Hub uses: docker/login-action@{{% param "login_action_version" %}} with: username: ${{ vars.DOCKER_ACCOUNT }} password

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

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - "main"

jobs:
  docker:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Login to Docker Hub
        uses: docker/login-action@{{% param "login_action_version" %}}
        with:
          username: ${{ vars.DOCKER_ACCOUNT }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@{{% param "setup_buildx_action_version" %}}
        with:
          driver: cloud
          endpoint: "${{ vars.DOCKER_ACCOUNT }}/${{ vars.CLOUD_BUILDER_NAME }}" # for example, "acme/default"

      - name: Build and push
        uses: docker/build-push-action@{{% param "build_push_action_version" %}}
        with:
          tags: "&lt;IMAGE&gt;" # for example, "acme/my-image:latest"
          # For pull requests, export results to the build cache.
          # Otherwise, push to a registry.
```

The example above uses docker/build-push-action, which automatically uses the builder set up by setup-buildx-action. If you need to use the docker build command directly instead, you have two options

Use docker buildx build instead of docker build Set the BUILDX_BUILDER environment variable to use the cloud builder

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
  - name: Set up Docker Buildx
    id: builder
    uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@{{% param "setup_buildx_action_version" %}}
    with:
      driver: cloud
      endpoint: "${{ vars.DOCKER_ACCOUNT }}/${{ vars.CLOUD_BUILDER_NAME }}"

  - name: Build
    run: |
      docker build .
    env:
      BUILDX_BUILDER: ${{ steps.builder.outputs.name }}
```

For more information about the BUILDX_BUILDER environment variable, see Build variables.

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