This guide explains how to use the dynamo build command to containerize Dynamo inference graphs (pipelines) for deployment.
dynamo build is a command-line tool that helps containerize inference graphs created with Dynamo SDK. Run dynamo build --containerize to build a stand-alone Docker container that encapsulates your entire inference graph. This image can then be shared and run standalone.
This experimental feature is tested on the examples in the `examples/` directory. You need to make some modifications. Pay particular attention if your inference graph introduces custom dependencies.
The basic workflow for using dynamo build includes:
#. Defining your inference graph and testing locally with dynamo serve
#. Specifying a base image for your inference graph. More on this below.
#. Running dynamo build to build a containerized inference graph
dynamo build <graph_definition> --containerize