To build an image for deployment

Once you have finished debugging your application and are sure it is performing as required you are ready build the application into an image that you can then deploy.

1. Open the Containers page in the project's properties, and check the various build and run command arguments. If necessary, specify any Additional image build command arguments, and save your changes.
2. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project's Dockerfile and click Build COBOL Docker Image.

   Docker builds a new image based on the content of the Dockerfile.

   The Dockerfile that was created by Visual COBOL results in the project being rebuilt and the creation of an image containing the project's build output. If you have edited the Dockerfile, however, the results depend on the commands specified in the Dockerfile.

   The name of the image will be the name of the project, and the image will be tagged as "latest". Depending on your organization's procedures and processes, before deploying the image you might need to rename or retag it, or perhaps rebuild it in conjunction with other images.