earthly

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What is earthly?

A build automation framework that executes builds in isolated containers to ensure reproducibility across local and CI environments. It combines the declarative syntax of Dockerfiles with the task-based logic of Makefiles.

Tech Stack
GoDevOps & CI/CD

Why earthly?

  • Parallel execution by default
  • Language agnostic
  • Built-in caching logic

Limitations

  • Requires Docker/Buildkit
  • Learning new syntax
  • Large image sizes
3/5/2026
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MPL-2.0
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