Docker build cache keeps growing

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In my continuous delivery process I deploy every night a container with the last build of my application. But with each iteration the docker build cache is growing... Here are the commands applied every night :

docker rm $(docker stop $(docker ps -a -q --filter ancestor=myApplication --format="{{.ID}}")) 
docker rmi $(docker images -f "dangling=true" -q)
docker build -t myApplication . --rm
docker run -d -p 9090:8080 -v C:\localFolder:/usr/local/mountedFolder myApplication

when I check with docker system df, I see that the build cache is growing with every build. Is there a way to make sure the unused cache is deleted ?

BMitch · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-21 10:05:45Z

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The build cache is part of buildkit, and isn't visible as images or containers in docker. Buildkit itself talks directly to containerd, and only outputs the result to docker. You can prune the cache with:

docker builder prune

And there are flags to keep storage based on size and age. You can see more in the docker documentation: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/builder_prune/

answered May 21, 2021 at 10:05

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Arcyno Over a year ago

What is the difference with the commande docker system prune -a ?

BMitch Over a year ago

@Arcyno docker builder prune only prunes the build cache, with options you specify. docker system prune -a cleans everything that it lists when you run the command, one of those things being the build cache.

Arcyno Over a year ago

Last question : docker rmi $(docker images -f "dangling=true" -q) does not clear unused images ?

BMitch Over a year ago

@Arcyno it clears dangling images, those without a tag and just appear as an image id.

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