https://github.com/docker/setup-qemu-action

GitHub Action to install QEMU static binaries
https://github.com/docker/setup-qemu-action

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GitHub Action to install QEMU static binaries

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/docker/setup-qemu-action
• Owner: docker
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2020-08-18T15:04:37.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-25T06:58:03.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-09T10:15:26.590Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: binfmt-misc, docker, github-actions, github-actions-docker, qemu
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/docker-setup-qemu
• Size: 12.5 MB
• Stars: 500
• Watchers: 13
• Forks: 75
• Open Issues: 10
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Security: .github/SECURITY.md

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## About

GitHub Action to install [QEMU](https://github.com/qemu/qemu) static binaries.

![Screenshot](.github/setup-qemu-action.png)

___

* [Usage](#usage)

* [Customizing](#customizing)

  * [inputs](#inputs)

  * [outputs](#outputs)

* [Contributing](#contributing)

## Usage

```yaml

name: ci

on:

  push:

jobs:

  qemu:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      -

        name: Set up QEMU

        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3

```

> [!NOTE]

> If you are using [`docker/setup-buildx-action`](https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action),

> this action should come before it:

> 

> ```yaml

>     -

>       name: Set up QEMU

>       uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3

>     -

>       name: Set up Docker Buildx

>       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3

> ```

## Customizing

### inputs

The following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys:

| Name          | Type   | Default                                                                       | Description                                        |

|---------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

| `image`       | String | [`tonistiigi/binfmt:latest`](https://hub.docker.com/r/tonistiigi/binfmt/tags) | QEMU static binaries Docker image                  |

| `platforms`   | String | `all`                                                                         | Platforms to install (e.g., `arm64,riscv64,arm`)   |

| `cache-image` | Bool   | `true`                                                                        | Cache binfmt image to GitHub Actions cache backend |

### outputs

The following outputs are available:

| Name          | Type    | Description                           |

|---------------|---------|---------------------------------------|

| `platforms`   | String  | Available platforms (comma separated) |

## Contributing

Want to contribute? Awesome! You can find information about contributing to

this project in the [CONTRIBUTING.md](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)