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Cloud-native local development

Cloud-native local development refers to the practice of building and deploying applications locally using a technology stack—such as Docker and Kubernetes—that mirrors the production environment^[400-devops-01-concepts-of-software-development-skaffold.md]. This approach typically utilizes tools designed to automate workflows, ensuring that the code running on a developer's machine closely matches what runs in the cloud^[400-devops-01-concepts-of-software-development-skaffold.md].

Core Components

This development model relies on several key technologies to replicate the cloud environment:

  • Containerization: Applications are packaged into Docker images, ensuring consistency across different stages of the development lifecycle^[400-devops-01-concepts-of-software-development-skaffold.md].
  • Orchestration: Local clusters, such as [[minikube|Minikube]] or Kind, are used to run Kubernetes locally^[400-devops-01-concepts-of-software-development-skaffold.md].
  • Image Building: Tools like Jib or [[pack|pack]] can be used to build container images directly from source code without requiring a Dockerfile^[400-devops-01-concepts-of-software-development-skaffold.md].

Automation and Tooling

To streamline the process of building, pushing, and deploying containers to a local cluster, developers use CLI tools that handle the deployment loop^[400-devops-01-concepts-of-software-development-skaffold.md]. These tools automate the workflow, reducing the manual effort required to maintain the local environment^[400-devops-01-concepts-of-software-development-skaffold.md].

Sources

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