Build Prerequisites

Before building the image, you must set up your development environment with the necessary tools and system resources. This section outlines the required system specifications and installation steps for essential tools.

System Requirements

To successfully build the image, ensure your system meets the following requirements:

  • Linux-based operating system

  • Minimum 200 GiB of free disk space

  • At least 16 GiB of RAM

  • Internet connection

Install the Git Tool

To install the git tool, follow instructions from the official Git website.

Install the Docker Tool

To install the docker tool, follow instructions from the official Docker website.

Install the kas-container script

The kas-container is a helpful script to build kas-based projects inside a Docker container.

To install the kas-container script, run the following commands in your terminal:

wget -qO kas-container \
        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/siemens/kas/refs/tags/3.3/kas-container
chmod +x kas-container
sudo mv kas-container /usr/local/bin/