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= Understanding the source-to-image build process

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Leverage the Source-to-image (S2I) process in {product-title} to seamlessly transform application source code into ready-to-run, reproducible container images.

The build process consists of the following three fundamental elements, which are combined into a final container image:

* Sources
* S2I scripts
* Builder image

S2I generates a Dockerfile with the builder image as the first `FROM` instruction. The Dockerfile generated by S2I is then passed to Buildah.
