Build the application locally

You can build and run the application as you normally would using mvn for Java local development or npm for Node. You can also build a docker image and run the application in a container to ensure consistent execution locally and on the cloud. Use the following steps to build your docker image.

1. Ensure your local Docker engine is started.

   docker ps
   

2. Change to the generated project directory.

   cd <project name>
   

3. Build the application.

   ibmcloud dev build --trace
   

   This might take a few minutes to run as all the application dependencies are downloaded and a Docker image, which contains your application and all the required environment, is built.