From 42dcd3c655930a1739fd7679db1b3f3577f9f41a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CrazyMax <1951866+crazy-max@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 12:32:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update links and add missing type for build cache
exporters
Signed-off-by: CrazyMax <1951866+crazy-max@users.noreply.github.com>
---
docs/reference/buildx_build.md | 97 ++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/reference/buildx_build.md b/docs/reference/buildx_build.md
index dd320cc8f..94305d3d5 100644
--- a/docs/reference/buildx_build.md
+++ b/docs/reference/buildx_build.md
@@ -307,25 +307,25 @@ Same as [`buildx --builder`](buildx.md#builder).
--cache-from=[NAME|type=TYPE[,KEY=VALUE]]
```
-Use an external cache source for a build. Supported types are `registry`,
-`local`, `gha` and `s3`.
+Use an external cache source for a build. Supported types are:
-- [`registry` source](https://github.com/moby/buildkit#registry-push-image-and-cache-separately)
+- [`registry`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/registry/)
can import cache from a cache manifest or (special) image configuration on the
registry.
-- [`local` source](https://github.com/moby/buildkit#local-directory-1) can
+- [`local`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/local/) can
import cache from local files previously exported with `--cache-to`.
-- [`gha` source](https://github.com/moby/buildkit#github-actions-cache-experimental)
+- [`gha`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/gha/)
can import cache from a previously exported cache with `--cache-to` in your
- GitHub repository
-- [`s3` source](https://github.com/moby/buildkit#s3-cache-experimental)
+ GitHub repository.
+- [`s3`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/s3/)
can import cache from a previously exported cache with `--cache-to` in your
- S3 bucket
+ S3 bucket.
+- [`azblob`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/azblob/)
+ can import cache from a previously exported cache with `--cache-to` in your
+ Azure bucket.
If no type is specified, `registry` exporter is used with a specified reference.
-`docker` driver currently only supports importing build cache from the registry.
-
```console
$ docker buildx build --cache-from=user/app:cache .
$ docker buildx build --cache-from=user/app .
@@ -335,7 +335,43 @@ $ docker buildx build --cache-from=type=gha .
$ docker buildx build --cache-from=type=s3,region=eu-west-1,bucket=mybucket .
```
-More info about cache exporters and available attributes: https://github.com/moby/buildkit#export-cache
+> [!NOTE]
+> More info about cache exporters and available attributes can be found in the
+> [Cache storage backends documentation](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/)
+
+### Export build cache to an external cache destination (--cache-to)
+
+```text
+--cache-to=[NAME|type=TYPE[,KEY=VALUE]]
+```
+
+Export build cache to an external cache destination. Supported types are:
+
+- [`registry`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/registry/) exports
+ build cache to a cache manifest in the registry.
+- [`local`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/local/) exports
+ cache to a local directory on the client.
+- [`inline`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/inline/) writes the
+ cache metadata into the image configuration.
+- [`gha`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/gha/) exports cache
+ through the GitHub Actions Cache service API.
+- [`s3`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/s3/) exports cache to a
+ S3 bucket.
+- [`azblob`](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/azblob/) exports
+ cache to an Azure bucket.
+
+```console
+$ docker buildx build --cache-to=user/app:cache .
+$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=inline .
+$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=registry,ref=user/app .
+$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=local,dest=path/to/cache .
+$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=gha .
+$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=s3,region=eu-west-1,bucket=mybucket .
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> More info about cache exporters and available attributes can be found in the
+> [Cache storage backends documentation](https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/backends/)
### Invoke a frontend method (--call)
@@ -498,45 +534,6 @@ test-go-redirects checks that the /go/ redirects are valid
release (default) is an empty scratch image with only compiled assets
```
-### Export build cache to an external cache destination (--cache-to)
-
-```text
---cache-to=[NAME|type=TYPE[,KEY=VALUE]]
-```
-
-Export build cache to an external cache destination. Supported types are
-`registry`, `local`, `inline`, `gha` and `s3`.
-
-- [`registry` type](https://github.com/moby/buildkit#registry-push-image-and-cache-separately) exports build cache to a cache manifest in the registry.
-- [`local` type](https://github.com/moby/buildkit#local-directory-1) exports
- cache to a local directory on the client.
-- [`inline` type](https://github.com/moby/buildkit#inline-push-image-and-cache-together)
- writes the cache metadata into the image configuration.
-- [`gha` type](https://github.com/moby/buildkit#github-actions-cache-experimental)
- exports cache through the [GitHub Actions Cache service API](https://github.com/tonistiigi/go-actions-cache/blob/master/api.md#authentication).
-- [`s3` type](https://github.com/moby/buildkit#s3-cache-experimental) exports
- cache to a S3 bucket.
-
-The `docker` driver only supports cache exports using the `inline` and `local`
-cache backends.
-
-Attribute key:
-
-- `mode` - Specifies how many layers are exported with the cache. `min` on only
- exports layers already in the final build stage, `max` exports layers for
- all stages. Metadata is always exported for the whole build.
-
-```console
-$ docker buildx build --cache-to=user/app:cache .
-$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=inline .
-$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=registry,ref=user/app .
-$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=local,dest=path/to/cache .
-$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=gha .
-$ docker buildx build --cache-to=type=s3,region=eu-west-1,bucket=mybucket .
-```
-
-More info about cache exporters and available attributes: https://github.com/moby/buildkit#export-cache
-
### Use a custom parent cgroup (--cgroup-parent)
When you run `docker buildx build` with the `--cgroup-parent` option,