What is the lifecycle?

The lifecycle orchestrates buildpack execution, then assembles the resulting artifacts into a final app image.

Phases

• Detection – Finds an ordered group of buildpacks to use during the build phase.
• Analysis – Restores files that buildpacks may use to optimize the build and export phases.
• Build – Transforms application source code into runnable artifacts that can be packaged into a container.
• Export – Creates the final OCI image.

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