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Documented steps
Run 'docker buildx create' to create a builder from the current Docker default context; it prints the auto-generated builder name.
Point it at a specific context or endpoint: 'docker buildx create <context|endpoint>' where context comes from 'docker context ls' or endpoint is a Docker socket/address like the DOCKER_HOST value.
Give it a name and switch immediately: 'docker buildx create --name mybuilder --use' (or add --use which is the same as running 'docker buildx use $(docker buildx create ...)').
Choose a driver with --driver: docker (default, builder inside the Docker daemon), docker-container (a BuildKit container, needed for multi-platform and cache export), kubernetes (pods), or remote (externally managed BuildKit daemon).
Scope/limit platforms with --platform linux/amd64 or multiple like 'linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7'; manually-set platforms take priority over auto-detected ones (shown with an asterisk in buildx ls/inspect).
Add BuildKit daemon config with --buildkitd-config <file> (default lookups: $BUILDX_CONFIG/buildkitd.default.toml, $DOCKER_CONFIG/buildx/buildkitd.default.toml, ~/.docker/buildx/buildkitd.default.toml) or --buildkitd-flags for flags that override the file.
Append extra nodes to the same builder with --append <context>, or remove a node with --leave.
Official docs: https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/buildx/create/
Known gotchas
The default docker driver cannot build multi-platform images or export cache; you need docker-container (or kubernetes/remote) for that.
With docker-container, built images do NOT appear in 'docker images' unless you pass --load to the build (or --push).
If you want the new builder to take effect without --use, you must run 'docker buildx use mybuilder' afterward.
Builder isolation: each builder is a separate build environment; the default daemon builder is always present for every Docker context.
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