Remote execution overview
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.
Remote execution services
To run Bazel with remote execution, you can use one of the following:
- Manual
- Use the gRPC protocol directly to create your own remote execution service.
- Self-service
- Commercial
- EngFlow Remote Execution – Remote execution and remote caching service. Can be self-hosted or hosted.
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.