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Google - Packaging

Package CLI Command

Using the Serverless CLI tool, you can package your project without deploying it to the Google Cloud. This is best used with CI / CD workflows to ensure consistent deployable artifacts.

Running the following command will build and save all of the deployment artifacts in the service's .serverless directory:

serverless package