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// * applications/creating_applications/odc-creating-applications-using-developer-perspective.adoc

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= Creating applications by deploying container image

You can use an external image registry or an image stream tag from an internal registry to deploy an application on your cluster.

.Prerequisites

* You have logged in to the {product-title} web console and are in the *Developer* perspective.

.Procedure

. In the *+Add* view, click *Container images* to view the *Deploy Images* page.
. In the *Image* section:
.. Select *Image name from external registry* to deploy an image from a public or a private registry, or select *Image stream tag from internal registry* to deploy an image from an internal registry.
.. Select an icon for your image in the *Runtime icon* tab.
. In the *General* section:
.. In the *Application name* field, enter a unique name for the application grouping.
.. In the *Name* field, enter a unique name to identify the resources created for this component.
. In the *Resource type* section, select the resource type to generate:
.. Select *Deployment* to enable declarative updates for `Pod` and `ReplicaSet` objects.
.. Select *DeploymentConfig* to define the template for a `Pod` object, and manage deploying new images and configuration sources.
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.. Select *Serverless Deployment* to enable scaling to zero when idle.
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. Click *Create*. You can view the build status of the application in the *Topology* view.
