ERROR cicd docker_build ai_generated true

ERROR: failed to solve: failed to compute cache key: failed to calculate checksum of ref

ID: cicd/docker-build-failed-ci

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85%Fix Rate
87%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

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Root Cause

Docker build fails in CI due to layer cache invalidation, missing build context files, or BuildKit cache backend issues. The build works locally but fails in CI where cache state differs.

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Workarounds

  1. 88% success Use GitHub Actions cache or registry-based cache for Docker layers 
    Use docker/build-push-action with 'cache-from: type=gha' and 'cache-to: type=gha,mode=max' to persist BuildKit layer cache between CI runs
  2. 90% success Fix .dockerignore and ensure build context contains all required files 
    Check that .dockerignore does not exclude files needed by COPY/ADD instructions. Verify the build context path matches the Dockerfile expectations. Use 'docker build --progress=plain' for verbose output

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Disable Docker BuildKit to use the legacy builder 60% fail

    Legacy builder is deprecated, slower, and lacks multi-stage build optimizations; does not fix the root cause of missing files or cache issues

  2. Add --no-cache flag to every build in CI 50% fail

    Disabling cache entirely makes builds significantly slower (10x+ in many cases) and wastes CI resources without addressing the underlying issue

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