This page covers the benefits, requirements, and options for running Bazel
with remote execution.
By default, Bazel executes builds and tests on your local machine. Remote
execution of a Bazel build allows you to distribute build and test actions
across multiple machines, such as a datacenter.
Remote execution provides the following benefits:
Faster build and test execution through scaling of nodes available
for parallel actions
A consistent execution environment for a development team
Reuse of build outputs across a development team
Bazel uses an open-source
gRPC protocol
to allow for remote execution and remote caching.
For a list of commercially supported remote execution services as well as
self-service tools, see
Remote Execution Services
Requirements
Remote execution of Bazel builds imposes a set of mandatory configuration
constraints on the build. For more information, see
Adapting Bazel Rules for Remote Execution.
