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# Project Build

## runpodctl project build

builds Dockerfile for current project

### Synopsis

builds a local Dockerfile for the project in the current folder. You can use this Dockerfile to build an image and deploy it to any API server.

```sh theme={"system"}
runpodctl project build [flags]
```

### Options

```text theme={"system"}
-h, --help          help for build
    --include-env   include environment variables from runpod.toml in generated Dockerfile
```

### SEE ALSO

* [runpodctl project](/runpodctl/reference/runpodctl-project) - Manage Runpod projects