Build Docker image workflow (gohugoio/hugo)

The Build Docker image workflow from gohugoio/hugo, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

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Source: gohugoio/hugo.github/workflows/image.ymlLicense Apache-2.0View source

What it does

This is the Build Docker image workflow from the gohugoio/hugo repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its Apache-2.0 license.

Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.

The workflow

workflow (.yml)

name: Build Docker image

on:
  release:
    types: [published]
  pull_request:
permissions:
  packages: write

env:
  REGISTRY_IMAGE: ghcr.io/gohugoio/hugo

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2

      - name: Docker meta
        id: meta
        uses: docker/metadata-action@030e881283bb7a6894de51c315a6bfe6a94e05cf # v6.0.0
        with:
          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0

      - name: Login to GHCR
        # Login is only needed when the image is pushed
        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
        with:
          registry: ghcr.io
          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Build and push
        id: build
        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
        with:
          context: .
          provenance: mode=max
          sbom: true
          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
          build-args: HUGO_BUILD_TAGS=extended,withdeploy

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: Build Docker image
 
on:
  release:
    types: [published]
  pull_request:
permissions:
  packages: write
 
env:
  REGISTRY_IMAGE: ghcr.io/gohugoio/hugo
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  build:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    runs-on: latchkey-small
 
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
      - name: Docker meta
        id: meta
        uses: docker/metadata-action@030e881283bb7a6894de51c315a6bfe6a94e05cf # v6.0.0
        with:
          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
 
      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
 
      - name: Login to GHCR
        # Login is only needed when the image is pushed
        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
        with:
          registry: ghcr.io
          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
      - name: Build and push
        id: build
        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
        with:
          context: .
          provenance: mode=max
          sbom: true
          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
          build-args: HUGO_BUILD_TAGS=extended,withdeploy

What changed

Run on Latchkey managed runners with one line (runs-on), which apply the fixes below automatically and self-heal transient failures. This example uses latchkey-small; pick the runner size that fits the job.
Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

What Latchkey heals here

This workflow has steps that commonly fail on transient issues (network, registries, flaky browsers). On Latchkey managed runners they are detected, retried, and self-healed instead of failing your build:

Container pulls and builds

This workflow runs 1 job per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.

Actions used in this workflow

actions/checkout docker/metadata-action docker/setup-buildx-action docker/login-action docker/build-push-action