How to cache docker-compose build inside github-action

Question

Is there any way to cache docker-compose so that it will not build again and again? here is my action workflow file:

name: Github Action
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - staging
jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v1

      - name: Bootstrap app on Ubuntu
        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
        with:
          node-version: '12'


      - name: Install global packages
        run: npm install -g yarn prisma


      - name: Install project deps
        if: steps.cache-yarn.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
        run: yarn


      - name: Build docker-compose
        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.prisma.yml up --build -d

I want to cache the docker build step. I have tried using if: steps.cache-docker.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' then only build but didn't work.

DannyB · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-09T12:34:58.877

8

What you are referring to is called "docker layer caching", and it is not yet natively supported in GitHub Actions.

This is discussed extensively in several places, like:

As mentioned in the comments, there are some 3rd party actions that provide this functionality (like this one), but for such a core and fundamental feature, I would be cautious with anything that is not officially supported by GitHub itself.

edited Dec 09 '20 at 12:34

answered Apr 29 '20 at 14:46

DannyB

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so, it is not possible to do with github action now? – Ashik Apr 29 '20 at 22:30
What about https://github.com/satackey/action-docker-layer-caching? – Lucas Bustamante Aug 27 '20 at 17:10
I tried that one, but it can't work with sha's for images. – Vaal Jan 18 '21 at 16:45

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 18 '21 at 16:47

For those arriving here via Google, this now "supported". Or at least it is working: https://github.community/t/use-docker-layer-caching-with-docker-compose-build-not-just-docker/156049. The idea is to build the images using docker (and its cache) and then use docker compose to run (up) them.

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