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December 2025 Bazel Central Registry Outage

On December 26, 2025, Bazel users worldwide struggled with running their builds, as Bazel reported errors due to expired TLS certificates:

ERROR: Error computing the main repository mapping: Error accessing registry https://bcr.bazel.build/: Failed to fetch registry file https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/platforms/0.0.7/MODULE.bazel: PKIX path validation failed: java.security.cert.CertPathValidatorException: validity check failed

Build Meetup in London – Recap

In May, we co-hosted the London Build Meetup with Tweag by Modus Create and Jane Street. Build system insights, stories about first-hand build challenges, and great conversations packed the afternoon and evening. The lineup covered everything from large-scale migration battles to new research. If you missed it, here’s what you need to know.

Build Meetup in Munich – Recap

Another successful build meetup done! Our April meetup was co-hosted by JetBrains. The night was all about swapping stories, learning something new, and enjoying some good food and drinks. If you missed out, read the recap below and check out meetup.build for the next one!

Build Meetup April 2025

Build Meetup in Tokyo — Recap

Co-hosted by EngFlow and Google, the build community in Tokyo came together for an afternoon of tech talks and a happy hour filled with beverages and good vibes.

The event went straight into talks, starting with introductory words from our Google host, Philipp and EngFlow Developer Support Engineer Kip. The talks that followed spanned build systems and build issues:

Following the talks, we headed out to a nearby bar for some canapés and drinks, meeting fellow build engineers and enthusiasts from around the region.

CMake & Bazel Meetup in Munich - Recap

Fire up your time machine and set it to July 18, 2024, because we're taking a trip back to the CMake & Bazel Meetup in Munich. Let's set the scene: EngFlow and Apex.AI have joined forces to host a day filled with insightful talks and networking opportunities at Apex.AI's office in Munich.

CMake & Bazel Meetup - Jul 2024 - Munich

The CMake & Bazel Meetup in Munich

There was no shortage of great talks and knowledge, including: - Welcome and Introduction by Dhruv Chad, Apex.AI - Deploying With Bazel on Yocto-based System by Evgeny Petrov, Quello - Automatically Translating Our Bazel Codebase to CMake by Nico Morin, Apex.AI - CMake CPS: What It Is and Why It Matters by Damien Buhl, Tipi - One TOML File to Rule Them All: Official Rules for Multi-Version Multi-Target Python Setup by Michael Krasnyk, Ruumi - Until Next Time

Bazel Community Day – Munich

On October 23 2023, the day before the first European BazelCon, EngFlow and Tweag organized the sixth Bazel Community Day at the Salesforce office, capped off with a happy hour sponsored by Gradle.

Photo from Bazel Community Day, Munich

Photo from Bazel Community Day, Munich

Bazel Community Day – Israel

EngFlow and Wix bring the Bazel community together in Tel Aviv

On February 23, 2023 EngFlow and Wix teamed up to organize the first Bazel Community Day in Israel. Wix hosted the event in its event space in the picturesque Tel Aviv Port, welcoming guests from the Google Munich Bazel team, as well as engineers from local and global companies.

Impressions from Bazel Community Day, Tel Aviv

Impressions from Bazel Community Day, Tel Aviv