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# Build & Deployment

## Build Your Container

### Option 1: Snarkify command (recommended)

Simply run:

```
snarkify build
```

* To build from a sub-directory, simply use the `--base_dir={path_to_sub_dir}` option.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Heads up! The first build is like brewing a fine cup of coffee—it takes a bit longer, but it's worth the wait. Patience is a virtue, and great things are brewing!
{% endhint %}

### Option 2: Docker command

Alternatively, it's also possible to use native `docker` command to build your image by following these steps:

1. Have a Dockerfile ready to build your code. Here is a template Dockerfile to invoke the snarkify binary.

```
# Use a smaller, specific version of the Rust image for building
FROM --platform=linux/amd64 rust:latest AS builder

# Create a new empty project
RUN USER=root cargo new --bin snarkify
WORKDIR /snarkify

# Copy over your manifests
COPY ./Cargo.lock ./Cargo.toml ./

# Cache dependencies by building a dummy project
RUN cargo build --release && \
    rm src/*.rs && \
    rm ./target/release/deps/snarkify*

# Build your project for release
COPY ./src ./src
RUN cargo build --release

# Use a slim variant for the runtime stage to reduce size
FROM --platform=linux/amd64 ubuntu:22.04

# Copy the build artifact from the build stage
COPY --from=builder /snarkify/target/release/snarkify /usr/local/bin/snarkify


# Set the startup command to run your binary
CMD ["/usr/local/bin/snarkify"]
```

2. Use docker command to build an image

```
docker build -t {your_image_name} .
```

## Deploy Your Container 

Once your Docker image has been successfully built, you're just one step away from launching your service. To proceed, simply execute the following command:

```
snarkify deploy
```

* You can assign a unique tag to each deployment for easy reference by using the `--tag` option.
* Should you need to set environment variables, you can conveniently update them using the `--env` flag. For example, `snarkify deploy --env foo=bar --env hello=aloha`.
* If you use the second option (Docker command) to build your image, you need to specify the image using `--image` option.