# vespa prod

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## vespa prod

Deploy an application package to production in Vespa Cloud

### Synopsis

Deploy an application package to production in Vespa Cloud.

Configure and deploy your application package to production in Vespa Cloud.

```
vespa prod [flags]
```

### Examples

```
$ vespa prod init
$ vespa prod deploy
```

### Options

```
-h, --help help for prod
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
-a, --application string The application to use. Format "tenant.application.instance" - instance is optional (tenant required for cloud targets)
  -C, --cluster string The container cluster to use. This is only required for applications with multiple clusters
  -c, --color string Whether to use colors in output. Must be "auto", "never", or "always" (default "auto")
  -i, --instance string The instance of the application to use
  -q, --quiet Print only errors
  -t, --target string The target platform to use. Must be "local", "cloud", "hosted" or an URL (default "local")
  -z, --zone string The zone to use. This defaults to a dev zone (cloud only)
```

### SEE ALSO

- [vespa](vespa.html) - The command-line tool for Vespa.ai
- [vespa prod deploy](vespa_prod_deploy.html) - Deploy an application to production
- [vespa prod init](vespa_prod_init.html) - Modify service.xml and deployment.xml for production deployment

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- [vespa prod](#page-title)
- [vespa prod](#vespa-prod)
- [Synopsis](#synopsis)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [Options](#options)
- [Options inherited from parent commands](#options-inherited-from-parent-commands)
- [SEE ALSO](#see-also)