Refer to the following table for support based on the workstation you're
developing on:
x86 workstations
This table refers to developers using x86 workstations which are deploying
to either Arm or mixed-architecture GKE clusters. All of the actions listed
under Actions are supported for deployments to both Arm and
mixed-architecture GKE clusters, except for locally building an Arm image
using buildpacks:
Actions
Arm GKE cluster
Mixed-architecture GKE cluster
Use Cloud Code to locally build an Arm image using Jib
Use Cloud Code to locally build an Arm image using Dockerfiles
Use Cloud Code to locally build an Arm image using buildpacks
Deploy your Arm image without manual intervention and run or debug your application
Arm workstations
This table refers to developers using Arm workstations which are deploying
to either Arm or mixed-architecture GKE clusters. All of the actions listed
under Actions are supported for deployments to both Arm and
mixed-architecture GKE clusters, as well as minikube clusters, except for
locally building an Arm image using buildpacks:
Actions
Arm GKE cluster
Mixed-architecture GKE cluster
minikube cluster
Use Cloud Code to locally build an Arm image using Jib
Use Cloud Code to locally build an Arm image using Dockerfiles
Use Cloud Code to locally build an Arm image using buildpacks
Deploy your Arm image without manual intervention and run or debug your application
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