diff --git a/doc/source/container-roles.rst b/doc/source/container-roles.rst
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@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Container Roles
 ===============
 
+.. zuul:autorole:: build-container-image
 .. zuul:autorole:: build-docker-image
 .. zuul:autorole:: deploy-openshift
 .. zuul:autorole:: install-docker
diff --git a/roles/build-container-image/README.rst b/roles/build-container-image/README.rst
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+Build one or more container images.
+
+.. include:: ../../roles/build-container-image/common.rst
diff --git a/roles/build-container-image/common.rst b/roles/build-container-image/common.rst
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+This is one of a collection of roles which are designed to work
+together to build, upload, and promote container images in a gating
+context:
+
+* :zuul:role:`build-container-image`: Build the images.
+
+.. note:: Build and upload roles are forthcoming.
+
+The :zuul:role:`build-container-image` role is designed to be used in
+`check` and `gate` pipelines and simply builds the images.  It can be
+used to verify that the build functions, or it can be followed by the
+use of subsequent roles to upload the images to a registry.
+
+They all accept the same input data, principally a list of
+dictionaries representing the images to build.  YAML anchors_ can be
+used to supply the same data to all three jobs.
+
+Use the :zuul:role:`install-docker` or :zuul:role:`install-podman`
+role to install Docker or Podman before using these roles.
+
+**Role Variables**
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: zuul_work_dir
+   :default: {{ zuul.project.src_dir }}
+
+   The project directory.  Serves as the base for
+   :zuul:rolevar:`build-container-image.container_images.context`.
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: container_dockerfile
+   :default: Dockerfile
+
+   The default Dockerfile name to use. Serves as the base for
+   :zuul:rolevar:`build-container-image.container_images.dockerfile`.
+   This allows a global overriding of Dockerfile name, for example
+   when building all images from different folders with similarily
+   named dockerfiles.
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: container_command
+   :default: podman
+
+   The command to use when building the image (E.g., ``docker``).
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: container_registry_credentials
+   :type: dict
+
+   This is only required for the upload and promote roles.  This is
+   expected to be a Zuul Secret in dictionary form.  Each key is the
+   name of a registry, and its value a dictionary with information
+   about that registry.
+
+   Example:
+
+   .. code-block:: yaml
+
+      container_registry_credentials:
+        quay.io:
+          username: foo
+          password: bar
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: [registry name]
+      :type: dict
+
+      Information about a registry.  The key is the registry name, and
+      its value a dict as follows:
+
+      .. zuul:rolevar:: username
+
+         The registry username.
+
+      .. zuul:rolevar:: password
+
+         The registry password.
+
+      .. zuul:rolevar:: repository
+
+         Optional; if supplied this is a regular expression which
+         restricts to what repositories the image may be uploaded.  The
+         following example allows projects to upload images to
+         repositories within an organization based on their own names::
+
+           repository: "^myorgname/{{ zuul.project.short_name }}.*"
+
+.. zuul:rolevar:: container_images
+   :type: list
+
+   A list of images to build.  Each item in the list should have:
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: context
+
+      The build context; this should be a directory underneath
+      :zuul:rolevar:`build-container-image.zuul_work_dir`.
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: dockerfile
+
+      The filename of the dockerfile, present in the context folder,
+      used for building the image. Provide this if you are using a
+      non-standard filename for a specific image.
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: registry
+
+      The name of the target registry (E.g., ``quay.io``).  Used by
+      the upload and promote roles.
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: repository
+
+      The name of the target repository in the registry for the image.
+      Supply this even if the image is not going to be uploaded (it
+      will be tagged with this in the local registry).
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: path
+
+      Optional: the directory that should be passed to the build
+      command.  Useful for building images with a Dockerfile in the
+      context directory but a source repository elsewhere.
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: build_args
+      :type: list
+
+      Optional: a list of values to pass to the ``--build-arg``
+      parameter.
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: target
+
+      Optional: the target for a multi-stage build.
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: tags
+      :type: list
+      :default: ['latest']
+
+      A list of tags to be added to the image when promoted.
+
+   .. zuul:rolevar:: tags
+      :type: list
+      :default: ['latest']
+
+      A list of tags to be added to the image when promoted.
+
+.. _anchors: https://yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#&%20anchor//
diff --git a/roles/build-container-image/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/build-container-image/defaults/main.yaml
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+zuul_work_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
+container_dockerfile: "Dockerfile"
+container_command: podman
diff --git a/roles/build-container-image/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/build-container-image/tasks/main.yaml
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+# This can be removed if we add this functionality to Zuul directly
+- name: Load information from zuul_return
+  when: buildset_registry is not defined
+  set_fact:
+    buildset_registry: "{{ (lookup('file', zuul.executor.work_root + '/results.json') | from_json)['buildset_registry'] }}"
+  ignore_errors: true
+- name: Build a container image
+  command: >-
+    {{ container_command }} build {{ item.path | default('.') }} -f {{ item.dockerfile | default(container_dockerfile) }}
+    {% if item.target | default(false) -%}
+      --target {{ item.target }}
+    {% endif -%}
+    {% for build_arg in item.build_args | default([]) -%}
+      --build-arg {{ build_arg }}
+    {% endfor -%}
+    {% for tag in item.tags | default(['latest']) -%}
+    --tag {{ item.repository }}:change_{{ zuul.change }}_{{ tag }}
+    --tag {{ item.repository }}:{{ tag }}
+    {% endfor -%}
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ zuul_work_dir }}/{{ item.context }}"
+  loop: "{{ container_images }}"
+# Docker doesn't understand docker push [1234:5678::]:5000/image/path:tag
+# so we set up /etc/hosts with a registry alias name to support ipv6 and 4.
+- name: Configure /etc/hosts for buildset_registry to workaround not understanding ipv6 addresses
+  become: yes
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/hosts
+    state: present
+    regex: "^{{ buildset_registry.host }}\tzuul-jobs.buildset-registry$"
+    line: "{{ buildset_registry.host }}\tzuul-jobs.buildset-registry"
+    insertafter: EOF
+  when: buildset_registry is defined and buildset_registry.host | ipaddr
+- name: Set buildset_registry alias variable when using ip
+  set_fact:
+    buildset_registry_alias: zuul-jobs.buildset-registry
+  when: buildset_registry is defined and buildset_registry.host | ipaddr
+- name: Set buildset_registry alias variable when using name
+  set_fact:
+    buildset_registry_alias: "{{ buildset_registry.host }}"
+  when: buildset_registry is defined and not ( buildset_registry.host | ipaddr )
+# Push each image.
+- name: Push image to buildset registry
+  when: buildset_registry is defined
+  include_tasks: push.yaml
+  loop: "{{ container_images }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: image
diff --git a/roles/build-container-image/tasks/push.yaml b/roles/build-container-image/tasks/push.yaml
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+- name: Tag image for buildset registry
+  command: >-
+    {{ container_command }} tag {{ image.repository }}:{{ image_tag }} {{ buildset_registry_alias }}:{{ buildset_registry.port }}/{{ image.repository }}:{{ image_tag }}
+  loop: "{{ image.tags | default(['latest']) }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: image_tag
+- name: Push tag to buildset registry
+  command: >-
+    {{ container_command }} push {{ buildset_registry_alias }}:{{ buildset_registry.port }}/{{ image.repository }}:{{ image_tag }}
+  loop: "{{ image.tags | default(['latest']) }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: image_tag