letsencrypt / letsencrypt/boulder

Use docker multi-stage builds to improve updating our image to new go versions

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Description

Should be a minor change, but will allow more sharing/cacheing of partial images and should improve build speed.

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Research direction

The issue does not name specific files or tests. Start by locating the Docker image build definitions and reviewing how Go versions are currently installed; done means the image uses multi-stage builds, preserves the required build output, and improves sharing or caching without breaking the image build.

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Assessment

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

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