# Build with Docker GitHub Builder — Build and push an image

> The following workflow builds from the repository Dockerfile, pushes on branch and tag events, and uses metadata inputs to generate tags Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```yaml name: ci on: push: branches: - "main" tags: - "v*" pull_request: permissions: contents:

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## Knowledge

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The following workflow builds from the repository Dockerfile, pushes on branch and tag events, and uses metadata inputs to generate tags

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

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - "main"
    tags:
      - "v*"
  pull_request:

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  build:
    uses: docker/github-builder/.github/workflows/build.yml@{{% param "github_builder_version" %}}
    permissions:
      contents: read # to fetch the repository content
      id-token: write # for signing attestation(s) with GitHub OIDC Token
    with:
      output: image
      push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
      platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
      meta-images: name/app
      meta-tags: |
        type=ref,event=branch
        type=ref,event=pr
        type=semver,pattern={{version}}
    secrets:
      registry-auths: |
        - registry: docker.io
          username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
```

When you set output: image, meta-images is required because the workflow creates image names and manifest tags from that input. distribute: true is the default, so a multi-platform build can fan out across native GitHub-hosted runners instead of forcing the whole build onto one machine. The default runner mapping sends Linux Arm platforms to ubuntu-24.04-arm and uses ubuntu-24.04 for other platforms. To change that mapping, see runner selection. sign: auto is also the default, which means the workflow signs attestation manifests when the image is pushed.

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