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Upgrade docker to v23.x.x

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Description

What would you like added?

It would be nice to upgrade the version of Docker being used to 23+ (current latest is 23.0.3) as this is the first major version of Docker using the new BuildKit backend by default, which offers a number of new features and improvements.

Why is this needed?

Buildkit by default would be nice to leverage as we are currently manually setting environment variables in many spots to enable it.

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Research direction

Inspect the repository for Docker version references and the environment variables currently used to enable BuildKit. Confirm how Docker is configured in the runner and update the relevant references to Docker 23 or later. Done means the runner uses the newer Docker version and no longer needs the scattered manual BuildKit settings where the upgrade makes them unnecessary.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker
Domain
build-system, devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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