Good news form Docker:
Dear Docker Hub User,
Next week Docker Hub is releasing a significant upgrade to our autobuilds functionality and infrastructure. This upgrade will offer dynamic matching of git branches and tags as well as faster builds.
With this new release, the Docker Hub build system can now be configured to dynamically trigger builds as your team creates new git branches and tags. So if for example you create a new git feature branch named “great-new-feature”, the build system will automatically build a docker image tagged as “great-new-feature”. This allows Docker Hub autobuilds to fit seamlessly into your development and deployment workflow. It is configurable to support full dynamic matches, regex filters, or simple static matches.
We have also overhauled the backend of our build system to provide you with faster builds. Our old system had a global build queue which (at peak times) caused delays of up to 2 hours on builds. Now, each user will have their own build queue. This way, your builds will execute immediately.
Finally, we are providing control over executing multiple builds in parallel. The Automated Build system will execute as many builds in parallel as you have private repositories. So if for example you are subscribed to our 10 repo “small” plan, you could execute 10 builds simultaneously. Users of our free plan (which includes 1 free private repo), can execute one build at a time.
The new build system will be released early next week. If you aren’t already using Automated Builds on docker, this is a great opportunity to try it.
Best regards,
The Docker Hub Team