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skaffold run & build

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Learn skaffold run & build

Skaffold & Dev

Outside the dev loop, skaffold build -t builds and tags once, skaffold run builds and deploys one-off, skaffold render emits final manifests for CI, and skaffold delete tears the deployment down.

Where skaffold dev is a continuous loop, build, run, render, and delete are one-shot commands suited to CI and scripted deploys.

skaffold build -t produces tagged images without deploying, and skaffold render prints the manifests with those tags substituted so a separate tool can apply them.

skaffold run does a single build-and-deploy then exits, and skaffold delete cleans up exactly what run created.

build -t <tag> builds and tags, no deploy.

run = one-off build + deploy, then exit.

render emits manifests; delete tears down.

skaffold build -t v1.2.3
skaffold run
skaffold render
skaffold delete

Read the implementation

Connect each part of the code to the concept before you type.

1. Build & tag

build builds the artifacts once and -t sets an explicit image tag, useful in CI.

skaffold build -t v1.2.3

2. One-off deploy

run builds and deploys once, then exits — no watch loop.

skaffold run

3. Render manifests

render outputs the final manifests with image tags substituted, without applying them.

skaffold render

4. Tear down

delete removes the resources a previous run deployed.

skaffold delete

A complete learning loop

Understand

Read the concept map and follow the code breakdown.

Reconstruct

Type the implementation, repair mistakes and work through every recall exercise.

Verify

Use the final check without hints; revisit weak concepts in short practice sessions.