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Buildbarn

No phone app

7.1No. 7 of 22
in Build Cache Software
  • Recognised40% of the score86
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score77
  • Free plan14% of the score30
Free plan
No
Runs on
api, Linux, self-hosted
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Summary

Buildbarn is ranked #7 of 22 in build cache software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted.

Compared on build cache software

Cache scope
bothgithub.com
Self-hosted option
Yesgithub.com
Supported build systems
Bazel, Buck2, BuildStream, recc, Pants, Gomagithub.com
CI platform support
GitHub Actionsgithub.com
Remote execution
Yesgithub.com
Open source
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Buildbarn Remote Execution provides tools to create a build farm for remotely executing build actions.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Build services
The repository provides bb_scheduler to queue build actions, bb_worker to coordinate their execution and file transfers, and bb_runner to execute commands.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Build clients
The project README names Bazel, BuildStream, and recc as tools that can call into a Buildbarn build farm.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security design
Separating bb_worker and bb_runner enables privilege separation intended to prevent build actions from overwriting input files.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Extensibility
bb_worker communicates with bb_runner over a gRPC-based protocol, allowing custom runner implementations such as one using QEMU user-mode emulation.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Deployment
The project provides container images for its components and links to example deployments.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Deployment scale
Buildbarn deployments can range from single-node remote caching setups to large-scale remote execution setups.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Operational requirement
The bb_runner_bare image contains no userland or Linux installation, and build actions may require a userland environment.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The Buildbarn storage repository points users to a Slack channel and says commercial support and hosting can be procured through partners.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The bb-remote-execution repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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