To solve this issue you can use a matrix strategy to distribute the build for
each platform across multiple runners and create manifest list using the
[`buildx imagetools create` command](/reference/cli/docker/buildx/imagetools/create.md).

The following workflow will build the image for each platform on a dedicated
runner using a matrix strategy and push by digest. Then, the `merge` job will
create manifest lists and push them to Docker Hub. The [`metadata` action](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action)
is used to set tags and labels.

```yaml
name: ci

on:
  push:

env:
  REGISTRY_IMAGE: user/app

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        platform:
          - linux/amd64
          - linux/arm64
    steps:
      - name: Prepare
        run: |
          platform=${{ matrix.platform }}
          echo "PLATFORM_PAIR=${platform//\//-}" >> $GITHUB_ENV

      - name: Docker meta
        id: meta
        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
        with:
          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}

      - name: Login to Docker Hub
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
          username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Set up QEMU
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3

      - name: Build and push by digest
        id: build
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
        with:
          platforms: ${{ matrix.platform }}
          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
          tags: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
          outputs: type=image,push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true

      - name: Export digest
        run: |
          mkdir -p ${{ runner.temp }}/digests
          digest="${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}"
          touch "${{ runner.temp }}/digests/${digest#sha256:}"

      - name: Upload digest
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: digests-${{ env.PLATFORM_PAIR }}
          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/digests/*
          if-no-files-found: error
          retention-days: 1

  merge:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs:
      - build
    steps:
      - name: Download digests
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/digests
          pattern: digests-*
          merge-multiple: true

      - name: Login to Docker Hub
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
          username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3

      - name: Docker meta
        id: meta
        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
        with:
          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}
          tags: |
            type=ref,event=branch
            type=ref,event=pr
            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}

      - name: Create manifest list and push
        working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/digests
        run: |
          docker buildx imagetools create $(jq -cr '.tags | map("-t " + .) | join(" ")' <<< "$DOCKER_METADATA_OUTPUT_JSON") \
            $(printf '${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}@sha256:%s ' *)

      - name: Inspect image
        run: |
          docker buildx imagetools inspect ${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }}:${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
```

### With Bake

It's also possible to build on multiple runners using Bake, with the
[bake action](https://github.com/docker/bake-action).

You can find a live example [in this GitHub repository](https://github.com/crazy-max/docker-linguist).

The following example achieves the same results as described in
[the previous section](#distribute-build-across-multiple-runners).

```hcl
variable "DEFAULT_TAG" {
  default = "app:local"
}

// Special target: https://github.com/docker/metadata-action#bake-definition
target "docker-metadata-action" {