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Gradle Buildkite docker-compose example

This repository is an example Buildkite pipeline for building and testing a multi-project Java application using Gradle and the Docker Compose Buildkite Plugin.

See the full Getting Started Guide for step-by-step instructions on how to get this running.

Screenshot of example pipeline build page

How it works

This example:

  • Uses Gradle to build and test a multi-project Java application
  • Runs inside the official Gradle Docker image via Docker Compose
  • Uploads build artifacts to Buildkite
  • Works with Gradle 7.6+
  • Plays nicely with the Elastic CI Stack for AWS

The Java project comes from Gradle’s db-example-large-multi-project.

Requirements

  • A Buildkite agent
  • No manual setup required — Gradle, Java, Docker, and Docker Compose are handled in the example pipeline

License

See LICENSE.md (MIT)

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