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The read process is smart enough to check each blob in the local cache before downloading
it from a registry.
## Imports from local Docker instance
To import an image from your local Docker daemon into LinuxKit, you’ll need to ensure the image is exported in the [OCI image format](https://docs.docker.com/build/exporters/oci-docker/), which LinuxKit understands.
This requires using a `docker-container` [buildx driver](https://docs.docker.com/build/builders/drivers/docker-container/), rather than the default.
Set it up like so:
```shell
docker buildx create --driver docker-container --driver-opt image=moby/buildkit:latest --name=ocibuilder --bootstrap
```
Then build and export your image using the OCI format:
```shell
docker buildx build --builder=ocibuilder --output type=oci,name=foo . > foo.tar
```
You can now import it into LinuxKit with:
```shell
linuxkit cache import foo.tar
```
Note that this process, as described, will only produce images for the platform/architecture you're currently on. To produce multi-platform images requires extra docker build flags and external builder or QEMU support - see [here](https://docs.docker.com/build/building/multi-platform/).
This workaround is only necessary when working with the local Docker daemon. If you’re pulling from Docker Hub or another registry, you don’t need to do any of this.