A platform orchestrates builds by invoking the lifecycle binary together with buildpacks and app source code to produce a runnable OCI image.

Examples

Examples of a platform might include:

• A local CLI tool that uses buildpacks to create OCI images. One such tool is the Pack CLI(opens in a new tab)
• A plugin for a continuous integration service that uses buildpacks to create OCI images. One such plugin is the buildpacks(opens in a new tab) plugin in Tekton(opens in a new tab)
• A cloud app platform that uses buildpacks to build source code before deployment. One such platform is kpack(opens in a new tab)

API

The platform specification(opens in a new tab) details what a platform does, and how it interacts with lifecycles and builders.

For the latest version of the Platform API, see releases(opens in a new tab) on the spec repo.

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