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What is a "tar" (tape archive) file? A deep dive into the history and inner workings of the tar file format to create better optimized archives.
on Thu, 6PM
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Booting containers faster with eStargz
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Optimizing containers to boot ultra-fast by lazily loading files with eStargz. Start your containers up to 76% faster.
on Nov 15
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Developer Experience: Past, Present & Future
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Our thoughts on the origins of DevEx, the current state of affairs, and where DevEx research and practice might be headed.
on Nov 14
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Introducing Developer Experience at Depot
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We're excited to announce our new Developer Experience function, led by our Head of Developer Experience, Kristen Foster-Marks.
on Oct 30
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Docker images are downloaded as compressed layers and default to gzip compression. But is there a better option? We compare gzip and zstd compression methods to see which is best for building and pushing images.
on Oct 23
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Introducing Ultra Runners — Up to 3x faster GitHub Actions jobs
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Starting today, all Depot GitHub Actions runners are now Ultra Runners. We're excited to launch these new runners to make your GitHub Actions jobs up to 3x faster.
on Oct 18
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Uncovering Disk I/O Bottlenecks in GitHub Actions
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When your CI pipelines are slow, you can only optimize so much. Bottlenecks in CPU, Network, Memory, and Disk I/O can all contribute to slow CI pipelines. Let's take a look at how disk I/O can be a bottleneck in GitHub Actions.
on Sep 30
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In this article, we explain what Docker buildx is, how it’s different from docker build, the extra functionality it offers, and when you should use it.
on Sep 27
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Comparing GitHub Actions and Depot runners for 2x faster builds
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We love GitHub Actions, but the default runners are slow and expensive. We benchmarked the performance of GitHub Actions runners against Depot runners and found that Depot runners are 2x faster and half the cost.
on Sep 20
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What are Docker layers anyway?
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To learn what a Docker layer really is, we'll dissect a Docker image and take a look inside. Deep dive into the layers of a Docker image and understand how they work.
on Jul 19
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Making EC2 boot time 8x faster
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It's possible to cut EC2 boot time from 40 seconds to 5 seconds by combining several optimizations like root volume streaming, instance warm pools, and instance resizing.
on May 29
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Building containers from scratch: Layers
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Exploring how OCI images represent layers, how layers can modify and delete files from previous layers, and how container runtimes combine layers into a single filesystem.
on May 6
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BuildKit in depth: Docker's build engine explained
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This article explains how BuildKit works in depth, why it's faster than Docker's previous build engine, and what it looks like under the hood.
on Feb 6
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The complete guide to getting started with building Docker images
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Dive into the world of Docker images, Dockerfiles, docker build, and much more. We'll cover the basics of Docker and how to get started with building Docker images.
on Oct 17, 2023