# Cross-link map: Build image overview (/docs/builds/build-image)

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- [vercel build](https://vercel.com/docs/cli/build?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Learn how to build a Vercel Project locally or in your own CI environment using the vercel build CLI command.
- [Builds](https://vercel.com/docs/builds?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Understand how the build step works when creating a Vercel Deployment.
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## Prerequisites

- [Builds](https://vercel.com/docs/builds?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=prerequisite) — Understand how the build step works when creating a Vercel Deployment.

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- [Builds](https://vercel.com/docs/builds?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Understand how the build step works when creating a Vercel Deployment.
- [Configuring a Build](https://vercel.com/docs/builds/configure-a-build?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Vercel automatically configures the build settings for many front-end frameworks, but you can also customize the build a
- [Runtimes](https://vercel.com/docs/functions/runtimes?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Runtimes transform your source code into Functions, which are served by our CDN. Learn about the official runtimes suppo
- [Edge Runtime](https://vercel.com/docs/functions/runtimes/edge?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about the Edge runtime, an environment in which Vercel Functions can run.
- [Using the Go Runtime with Vercel Functions](https://vercel.com/docs/functions/runtimes/go?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to use the Go runtime to run Go APIs on Vercel.
- [Using the Node.js Runtime with Vercel Functions](https://vercel.com/docs/functions/runtimes/node-js?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to use the Node.js runtime to create functions and deploy Node.js servers on Vercel.
- [Using the Python Runtime with Vercel Functions](https://vercel.com/docs/functions/runtimes/python?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to use the Python runtime to run Python applications on Vercel.
- [Using the Ruby Runtime with Vercel Functions](https://vercel.com/docs/functions/runtimes/ruby?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to use the Ruby runtime to compile Ruby Vercel Functions on Vercel.
- [Static Configuration with vercel.json](https://vercel.com/docs/project-configuration/vercel-json?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to use vercel.json to configure and override the default behavior of Vercel from within your project.

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### From vercel-docs

- [Build Output API](https://vercel.com/docs/build-output-api?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — The Build Output API is a file-system-based specification for a directory structure that can produce a Vercel deployment
- [Builds](https://vercel.com/docs/builds?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Understand how the build step works when creating a Vercel Deployment.
- [How Vercel builds your application](https://vercel.com/docs/fundamentals/builds?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fbuilds%2Fbuild-image&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how Vercel transforms your source code into optimized assets ready to serve globally.