Company
Date Published
Author
Dan Garfield
Word count
182
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Codefresh’s Docker CI service has enhanced its build speed capabilities by introducing full layer caching, a feature previously exclusive to paid accounts, to free accounts as well. This improvement is made possible through Docker 1.13, which allows for the sharing of caches among build servers. As a result, when building an image for the first time, all layers are pulled and cached, and subsequent builds automatically utilize this cache without additional configuration. This automatic caching sets a previous image as the base, eliminating the need to pull layers again, which significantly boosts build speeds. While the specific speed enhancement varies with different applications, benchmarks indicate a typical increase of 5-6 times faster builds, offering users a quicker and more efficient development process.