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Google cloud build optimization with kaniko

While looking through the documentation on gcp's build. I noticed that there are two paths for optimizing the build. One was using --cache-from as shown below

- name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
  args: [
            'build',
            '-t', 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/[IMAGE_NAME]:latest',
            '--cache-from', 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/[IMAGE_NAME]:latest',
            '.'
        ]

And the other was to use Kaniko. I am curious how these two paths are different in terms of optimizing the build speed. I think both path caches the layers and starts the build starting from the "changed" layer. Also I'd like to get input on which method ensures faster build.

Thank you!

Solution

  • As mentioned by Guillaume Blaquiere, both are the same things. But I would like to include best practices link for your reference.