Software Architect's Handbook

Build/Release/Run

Cloud-native applications should strictly separate the build, release, and run stages. The build stage is where the code is converted into an executable bundle. An application's declared dependencies are considered during this stage.

The result of the build stage is a build:

In the release stage, the build is combined with configuration information that is external to the application and it is deployed to a cloud environment. One build can be used for multiple deployments. The result of the release stage is an immutable artifact called a release. Each release should have a unique identifier, using a versioning scheme or a ...