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Native Image How-to Guides

These guides are to help developers get started with GraalVM Native Image, acquaint them with the available features, and describe potential usage scenarios. Here you will learn how to:

• Access Environment Variables
• Add Logging to a Native Executable
• Build and Run Native Executables with JFR
• Build Java Modules into a Native Executable
• Build a Micronaut Application into a Native Executable
• Build a Native Shared Library
• Build a Polyglot Native Executable (Java and JavaScript)
• Build a Spring Boot Application into a Native Executable
• Build a Static or Mostly-Static Native Executable
• Build a Native Executable with Reflection
• Containerise a Native Executable and Run in a Docker Container
• Create a Heap Dump from a Native Executable
• Debug Native Executables with GDB
• Include Resources in a Native Executable
• Optimize a Native Executable with Profile-Guided Optimizations
• Use GraalVM Dashboard to Optimize the Size of a Native Executable
• Use Gradle to Build a Native Executable from a Java Application
• Use Maven to Build a Native Executable from a Java Application
• Use Shared Reachability Metadata with Native Image Gradle Plugin
• Use System Properties in a Native Executable

Note: To follow these guides, a user is expected to have GraalVM installed with Native Image support.