Using cloud container builders

One of the features that Docker Hub offers is automated builds (autobuilds). This is especially useful in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment scenarios where you would like to ensure that each push to your code repository results in a build, a publish, and potentially a deployment.

To set up automated builds, complete the following steps:

1. Create a GitHub repository where your application code resides, together with a Dockerfile that defines the Docker image for the application.
2. Create a Docker Hub repository and add an autobuild trigger. This trigger can also be added after creating the repository.

3. Customize the build rules.
4. Optionally, enable autotests. This is a validation feature provided by Docker Hub where you can define your test suite in order to test each new image push.

Let's begin by creating a GitHub repository!