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How to build many images from a monorepo
Every push builds every image in the repository.
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Every push builds every image in the repository.
Why it happens
There is no mapping from changed paths to affected images.
How to fix it
- Use path filters or affected-target analysis to select images to build
- Use docker buildx bake so all selected images share one session and cache
- Share base layers across images so the common work is done once
- Tag by content hash so an unchanged image is not rebuilt or repushed
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