Switch buildx remote driver from TCP to docker-container#24
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Replace tcp://localhost:1234 endpoint with docker-container://buildcage. This eliminates the need for TCP port exposure and simplifies the connection between buildx and the builder container.
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Replace the legacy TCP endpoint with docker-container://buildcage to match the README and the driver migration in #24.
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Summary
Switch the buildx remote driver connection from
tcp://localhost:1234todocker-container://buildcage.Why
The TCP-based connection had several drawbacks:
portparameter, its input/output plumbing, and a health check TCP probe were scattered across multiple files, adding incidental complexity.The
docker-container://driver communicates through Docker's internal channel, eliminating the need to expose a TCP port entirely. This removes all of the above issues at once.Changes
docker-container://buildcageportsmapping from compose.yml--addr tcp://0.0.0.0:1234from buildkitd CMDportinput/output withbuilder_nameinput for container name configuration