---
title: Manage builders
keywords: build, buildx, builders, buildkit, drivers, backend
description: null
---
You can create, inspect, and manage builders using `docker buildx` commands,
or [using Docker Desktop](#manage-builders-with-docker-desktop).
## Create a new builder
The default builder uses the [`docker` driver](drivers/docker.md).
You can't manually create new `docker` builders, but you can create builders
that use other drivers, such as the
[`docker-container` driver](drivers/docker-container.md),
which runs the BuildKit daemon in a container.
Use the
[`docker buildx create`](/reference/cli/docker/buildx/create.md)
command to create a builder.
```console
$ docker buildx create --name=<builder-name>
```
Buildx uses the `docker-container` driver by default if you omit the `--driver`
flag. For more information about available drivers, see
[Build drivers](drivers/_index.md).
## List available builders
Use `docker buildx ls` to see builder instances available on your system, and
the drivers they're using.
```console
$ docker buildx ls
NAME/NODE DRIVER/ENDPOINT STATUS BUILDKIT PLATFORMS
default * docker
default default running v0.11.6 linux/amd64, linux/amd64/v2, linux/amd64/v3, linux/386
my_builder docker-container
my_builder0 default running v0.11.6 linux/amd64, linux/amd64/v2, linux/amd64/v3, linux/386
```
The asterisk (`*`) next to the builder name indicates the
[selected builder](_index.md#selected-builder).
## Inspect a builder
To inspect a builder with the CLI, use `docker buildx inspect <name>`.
You can only inspect a builder if the builder is active.
You can add the `--bootstrap` flag to the command to start the builder.
```console
$ docker buildx inspect --bootstrap my_builder
[+] Building 1.7s (1/1) FINISHED
=> [internal] booting buildkit 1.7s
=> => pulling image moby/buildkit:buildx-stable-1 1.3s
=> => creating container buildx_buildkit_my_builder0 0.4s
Name: my_builder
Driver: docker-container
Last Activity: 2023-06-21 18:28:37 +0000 UTC
Nodes:
Name: my_builder0
Endpoint: unix:///var/run/docker.sock
Status: running
Buildkit: v0.11.6
Platforms: linux/arm64, linux/amd64, linux/amd64/v2, linux/riscv64, linux/ppc64le, linux/s390x, linux/386, linux/mips64le, linux/mips64, linux/arm/v7, linux/arm/v6
```
If you want to see how much disk space a builder is using, use the
`docker buildx du` command. By default, this command shows the total disk usage
for all available builders. To see usage for a specific builder, use the
`--builder` flag.
```console
$ docker buildx du --builder my_builder
ID RECLAIMABLE SIZE LAST ACCESSED
olkri5gq6zsh8q2819i69aq6l true 797.2MB 37 seconds ago
6km4kasxgsywxkm6cxybdumbb* true 438.5MB 36 seconds ago
qh3wwwda7gx2s5u4hsk0kp4w7 true 213.8MB 37 seconds ago
54qq1egqem8max3lxq6180cj8 true 200.2MB 37 seconds ago
ndlp969ku0950bmrw9muolw0c* true 116.7MB 37 seconds ago
u52rcsnfd1brwc0chwsesb3io* true 116.7MB 37 seconds ago
rzoeay0s4nmss8ub59z6lwj7d true 46.25MB 4 minutes ago
itk1iibhmv7awmidiwbef633q true 33.33MB 37 seconds ago
4p78yqnbmgt6xhcxqitdieeln true 19.46MB 4 minutes ago
dgkjvv4ay0szmr9bl7ynla7fy* true 19.24MB 36 seconds ago
tuep198kmcw299qc9e4d1a8q2 true 8.663MB 4 minutes ago
n1wzhauk9rpmt6ib1es7dktvj true 20.7kB 4 minutes ago
0a2xfhinvndki99y69157udlm true 16.56kB 37 seconds ago
gf0z1ypz54npfererqfeyhinn true 16.38kB 37 seconds ago
nz505f12cnsu739dw2pw0q78c true 8.192kB 37 seconds ago
hwpcyq5hdfvioltmkxu7fzwhb* true 8.192kB 37 seconds ago
acekq89snc7j6im1rjdizvsg1* true 8.192kB 37 seconds ago
Reclaimable: 2.01GB
Total: 2.01GB
```
## Remove a builder
Use the
[`docker buildx remove`](/reference/cli/docker/buildx/create.md)
command to remove a builder.
```console
$ docker buildx rm <builder-name>
```
If you remove your currently selected builder,
the default `docker` builder is automatically selected.
You can't remove the default builder.
Local build cache for the builder is also removed.
### Removing remote builders
Removing a remote builder doesn't affect the remote build cache.
It also doesn't stop the remote BuildKit daemon.
It only removes your connection to the builder.
## Manage builders with Docker Desktop
If you have turned on the
[Docker Desktop Builds view](/manuals/desktop/use-desktop/builds.md),
you can inspect builders in [Docker Desktop settings](/manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/settings.md#builders).