# Build multi-arch extensions — Build and push for multiple architectures

> If you created an extension from the docker extension init command, the Makefile at the root of the directory includes a target with name push-extension.

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## Knowledge

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If you created an extension from the docker extension init command, the Makefile at the root of the directory includes a target with name push-extension.

You can run make push-extension to build your extension against both linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 platforms, and push them to Docker Hub.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ make push-extension
```

Alternatively, if you started from an empty directory, use the command below to build your extension for multiple architectures

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker buildx build --push --platform=linux/amd64,linux/arm64 --tag=username/my-extension:0.0.1 .
```

You can then check the image manifest to see if the image is available for both architectures using the docker buildx imagetools command

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker buildx imagetools inspect username/my-extension:0.0.1
Name:      docker.io/username/my-extension:0.0.1
MediaType: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.list.v2+json
Digest:    sha256:f3b552e65508d9203b46db507bb121f1b644e53a22f851185d8e53d873417c48

Manifests:
  Name:      docker.io/username/my-extension:0.0.1@sha256:71d7ecf3cd12d9a99e73ef448bf63ae12751fe3a436a007cb0969f0dc4184c8c
  MediaType: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json
  Platform:  linux/amd64

  Name:      docker.io/username/my-extension:0.0.1@sha256:5ba4ceea65579fdd1181dfa103cc437d8e19d87239683cf5040e633211387ccf
  MediaType: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json
  Platform:  linux/arm64
```

&gt; [!TIP] &gt; &gt; If you're having trouble pushing the image, make sure you're signed in to Docker Hub. Otherwise, run docker login to authenticate.

For more information, see Multi-platform images page.

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