Building a BC container image with BuildKit

Dynamics 365 ERP - Development

Creating a Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) container image is easiest using the BcContainerHelper PowerShell module with BuildKit support.
Steps to set up BuildKit include using provided scripts for setup and running them in separate admin terminals.
The regular New-BCImage cmdlet can be used to create the BC container image with the desired artifact URL and image name.
Verifying the image can be done by running a docker command with the image name and necessary environment variables.
Utilizing BuildKit also allows for support in Docker Desktop's builds view for easier tracking of local builds.
Changes made to BcContainerHelper were simple adjustments to work around a BuildKit issue for Windows.
The changes involved modifying the Dockerfile generation and command for building the image with BuildKit.
The article highlights the author's attempts to create a pull request for BcContainerHelper but facing challenges with builds for BC versions 24 and 25.

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