docs: timely-build

packages/noco-docs/content/en/engineering/timely-build.md

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+title: "Timely Build"
+description: "Timely Build"
+position: 5000
+category: "Engineering"
+menuTitle: "Timely Build"
+---
+
+NocoDB provides timely build versions on Docker and Executables by compiling our source code and packaging as a deliverable so that it can
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+- reduce pull request cycle time
+- allow issue reporters / reviewers to verify the fix without setting up their local machines
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+## Docker
+
+When a non-draft Pull Request is created, reopened or synchronized, a timely build for Docker would be triggered for the changes only included in the following paths.
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+- `packages/nocodb-sdk/**`
+- `packages/nc-gui/**`
+- `packages/nc-plugin/**`
+- `packages/nocodb/**`
+
+The docker images will be built and pushed to Docker Hub (See [nocodb/nocodb-timely](https://hub.docker.com/r/nocodb/nocodb-timely/tags) for the full list). Once the image is ready, Github bot will add a comment with the command in the pull request. The tag would be `<NOCODB_CURRENT_VERSION>-pr-<PR_NUMBER>-<YYYYMMDD>-<HHMM>`. 
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+![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/174941154-d0b30123-a49a-4a94-921a-0db67e71782b.png)
+
+## Executables
+
+Similarly, we provide a timely build for executables for non-docker users. The source code will be built, packaged as binary files, and pushed to Github (See [nocodb/nocodb-timely](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb-timely/releases) for the full list). 
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+Currently, we only support the following targets:
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+- `node16-linux-arm64`
+- `node16-macos-arm64`
+- `node16-win-arm64`
+- `node16-linux-x64`
+- `node16-macos-x64`
+- `node16-win-x64`
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+Once the executables are ready, Github bot will add a comment with the commands in the pull request. 
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+![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/174941177-c7f05710-26db-45ab-bc9a-438fbf65a544.png)