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App Developer’s Guide

Prerequisites

A lot of the examples used within this guide will require the following:

Install Docker
Install pack


Build an app

The basics of taking your app from source code to runnable image.

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Environment variables

Environment variables are a common way to configure various buildpacks at build-time.

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Specify buildpacks

Learn how to specify exactly what buildpacks are used during the build process.

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