Sign upSign InSign upSign InMember-only storySaeed ZarinfamFollowITNEXT--ShareThis series of articles contains six parts and will show you the development process of a simple cloud-native application (Employee App) locally on Kubernetes. We will use Spring Boot 3.1, Skaffold, Minikube, and Cloud Code (IDE Plugins) to have a lightweight and fast development environment similar to the production.So far, we have built a docker image by defining a Dockerfile for each Spring Boot service and configuring the Skaffold to use docker as the builder. In the last part of this series, we want to learn about an alternative way to build a docker image for our Spring Boot services.Cloud Native Buildpacks are a tool that allows you to create a container image from your source code without writing a Dockerfile. This simplifies the process of building and deploying applications on different platforms and environments. Cloud Native Buildpacks use a layered approach to construct the image, adding only the dependencies and configurations needed for your application. You can customize the build process with different Buildpacks that suit your needs.Cloud Native Buildpacks are tools and specifications that automate the process of turning source code into a runnable image. They do this by detecting the language and framework of your application, installing the required dependencies, and optimizing the image for production.----ITNEXTI enjoy learning new things. A late bloomer, chess player, football lover, lazy blogger, and old programmer.Saeed ZarinfaminITNEXT--Juntao QiuinITNEXT--15Futari Boy - developer & indie hackerinITNEXT--8Saeed Zarinfam--1Prabhash Dilhan Akmeemana--Christian Humeringraalvm--AmirhoseininJavarevisited--Iftekhar Hossain--The Java Trail--1Ashok Gudise--HelpStatusWritersBlogCareersPrivacyTermsAboutText to speechTeams