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Reverse engineering GitHub Actions cache to make it fast | Blacksmith
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We reverse engineered GitHub Actions cache internals to transparently route cache requests through our faster, colocated cache. This delivered up to 10x faster cache performance for some of our customers, with no code changes required and no need to maintain forks of upstream actions.
on Jul 23
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What happens after you run git push?
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Security is the #1 reason customers walk away from managed solutions. That’s why we are blowing the lid off and sharing our security architecture with you so you can decide: can you trust us?
on May 23
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How The Economics of Multitenancy Work
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With millions of jobs running monthly on our bare-metal fleet, we've seen the economics of multitenancy hold up — here's a peek behind the curtain of how the math works.
on May 14
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You have 5 days before the new DockerHub limits f*ck you over.
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Docker rate limits are getting much stricter on 1st April, 2025, here are some things you can do in the next few days to avoid breakage in your CI and production deployments.
on Mar 26
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Deployments still suck, but maybe they don’t have to
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Deploying apps still somehow feels like a half-solved problem, but maybe there's hope on the horizon.
on Nov 1
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Understanding Multi-Stage Docker Builds
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Optimize your Docker images with multi-stage builds, a powerful feature that separates build and runtime environments for smaller, more secure, and faster-to-build images. Learn how to leverage multi-stage builds effectively and understand the anatomy of a multi-stage Dockerfile.
on Sep 18
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Stacked Diffs Can Be Expensive: Why You Should Do It More
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Everyone is stacking their diffs these days. Read about why there is a sudden up-tick in adoption of this workflow, and how this can actually start costing your organization a lot more...unless you implement some checks and balances.
on Aug 31
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How to optimize your Dockerfile for faster Docker builds
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Wondering what a good Dockerfile looks like? This blog lays out some of the best practices to follow when writing one. These pointers will ensure you're optimizing your Docker build times and keeping your Docker images lean.
on Aug 26
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Faster Docker builds using a remote BuildKit instance
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Tired of slow Docker builds? This simple yet effective approach speeds up Docker builds by persisting the layer cache in the EBS volume of your EC2 instance. Perfect for small to medium teams looking to boost their productivity.
on Aug 13, 2024
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What it was like going through YC W24 - Blacksmith
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2x faster GitHub Actions at half the cost
on Apr 22, 2024
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Cache is King: A guide for Docker layer caching in GitHub Actions - Blacksmith
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2x faster GitHub Actions at half the cost
on Apr 7, 2024