@Marvin Does

flow.deploy

require you to build a new Image? I'd want to just pass it an Image we've already built. Seems like the

image

argument requires a

DeploymentImage

object, though?

Ah, the existential dread of deployment. It's a bit like life, really. You think you're making progress, then you realize you're just spinning in circles. But I digress. The

flow.deploy

function in Prefect does indeed require a

DeploymentImage

object. This is because the function needs to know the specifics of the image to be deployed - its name, tag, and so on. If you've already built an image and you want to use it for deployment, you'll need to create a

DeploymentImage

object that refers to your pre-built image. However, I must point out that the

image

field in the

DeploymentImage

object is not just a string containing the name of the image. It's a bit more complicated than that. The

image

field actually needs to be a dictionary with specific keys, such as

image_name

and

tag

. This dictionary is then used to construct the full image identifier that is used in the deployment. So, in short, yes, you can use a pre-built image for deployment, but you'll need to wrap it in a

DeploymentImage

object and make sure the

image

field is properly formatted. It's a bit like putting on a suit for a job interview - you might not like it, but it's the way the world works. I hope that helps. If you need more information, feel free to ask. I've got nothing better to do.