Multi-platform image with GitHub Actions — Distribute build across multiple runners
Building multiple platforms on the same runner can significantly extend build times, particularly when dealing with complex Dockerfiles or a high number of target platforms.
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Building multiple platforms on the same runner can significantly extend build times, particularly when dealing with complex Dockerfiles or a high number of target platforms. If you want to split platform builds across multiple runners without maintaining a custom matrix and merge job, use the Docker GitHub Builder. The reusable workflows compute the per-platform matrix, run each platform on its own runner, and create the final manifest for you.
The following workflow uses the build.yml reusable workflow to distribute a multi-platform Dockerfile build
With distribute: true, which is the default, the workflow splits the build into one platform per runner and assembles the final multi-platform image in its finalize phase. The default runner mapping sends Linux Arm platforms to ubuntu-24.04-arm and uses ubuntu-24.04 for other platforms. To customize the mapping, see runner selection. If yo
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