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Build checks let you validate your docker build configuration without actually running the build.

Run checks with docker/build-push-action

To run build checks in a GitHub Actions workflow with the build-push-action, set the call input parameter to check. With this set, the workflow fails if any check warnings are detected for your build's configuration.

Run checks with docker/bake-action

If you're using Bake and docker/bake-action to run your builds, you don't need to specify any special inputs in your GitHub Actions workflow configuration. Instead, define a Bake target that calls the check method, and invoke that target in your CI.

Using the call input directly

You can also set the build method with the call input which is equivalent to using the --call flag with docker buildx bake

For example, to run a check without defining call in your Bake file: