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name: cloud-build-helper description: Configures Google Cloud Build pipelines with caching, parallel builds, and optimization. Use when setting up Cloud Build, optimizing build performance, or configuring CI/CD pipelines.

Cloud Build Helper

Quick Start

Configure Cloud Build pipelines with proper caching and optimization for fast, efficient builds.

Instructions

Step 1: Create cloudbuild.yaml

Copysteps:
  # Build step
  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
    args: ['build', '-t', 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:$COMMIT_SHA', '.']
  
  # Push to registry
  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
    args: ['push', 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:$COMMIT_SHA']
  
  # Deploy
  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/gcloud'
    args:
      - 'run'
      - 'deploy'
      - 'myapp'
      - '--image=gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:$COMMIT_SHA'
      - '--region=us-central1'

images:
  - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:$COMMIT_SHA'

options:
  machineType: 'N1_HIGHCPU_8'
  logging: CLOUD_LOGGING_ONLY

Step 2: Configure caching

Copysteps:
  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
    entrypoint: 'bash'
    args:
      - '-c'
      - |
        docker pull gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:latest || exit 0
        docker build \
          --cache-from gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:latest \
          -t gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:$COMMIT_SHA \
          -t gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:latest \
          .
        docker push gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:$COMMIT_SHA
        docker push gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/myapp:latest

Step 3: Set up build triggers

Copy# Create trigger from GitHub
gcloud builds triggers create github \
  --repo-name=my-repo \
  --repo-owner=my-org \
  --branch-pattern="^main$" \
  --build-config=cloudbuild.yaml

# Create trigger with substitutions
gcloud builds triggers create github \
  --repo-name=my-repo \
  --repo-owner=my-org \
  --branch-pattern="^main$" \
  --build-config=cloudbuild.yaml \
  --substitutions=_ENV=production,_REGION=us-central1

Step 4: Optimize build performance

Use parallel steps:

Copysteps:
  # These run in parallel
  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/npm'
    id: 'install-frontend'
    args: ['install']
    dir: 'frontend'
    waitFor: ['-']
  
  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/npm'
    id: 'install-backend'
    args: ['install']
    dir: 'backend'
    waitFor: ['-']
  
  # This waits for both
  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/npm'
    args: ['run', 'build']
    waitFor: ['install-frontend', 'install-backend']

Best Practices

1. Use caching to speed up builds
2. Implement parallel build steps
3. Use appropriate machine types
4. Store artifacts in Cloud Storage
5. Use substitution variables
6. Implement proper error handling
7. Monitor build performance
8. Use Cloud Build's built-in builders when possible

Advanced

For detailed information, see:

• Build Steps - Build step configuration and patterns
• Caching - Caching strategies for faster builds
• Triggers - Build trigger configuration