> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.idyl.network/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Build on IDYL

> Run, inspect, update, and scale workloads.

Use Build when you need to run software on IDYL. Each guide below completes one workflow.

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  <Card title="Deploy a workload" href="/build/deploy-a-workload">
    Start from a container image and create a deployment or job.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Use a manifest" href="/build/use-a-manifest">
    Create and update workloads from YAML.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create a Sandbox" href="/build/create-a-sandbox">
    Start a disposable Linux environment with a required TTL.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scale a deployment" href="/build/scale-a-deployment">
    Set a new replica count for a deployment.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Inspect resources" href="/build/inspect-resources">
    List workloads, inspect pods, and watch changes.
  </Card>
</Columns>

## Pick the right workflow

| Need                                             | Use                                             |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Keep a service running                           | [Deploy a workload](/build/deploy-a-workload)   |
| Run work to completion                           | [Deploy a workload](/build/deploy-a-workload)   |
| Create a disposable Linux environment            | [Create a Sandbox](/build/create-a-sandbox)     |
| Review workload configuration before creating it | [Use a manifest](/build/use-a-manifest)         |
| Change replica count                             | [Scale a deployment](/build/scale-a-deployment) |
| See what is running now                          | [Inspect resources](/build/inspect-resources)   |

For exact flags, use the [command reference](/cli/reference/generated).