# Flyte SDK Ship

> flyte.Image specs, Dockerfiles, dependency and tagging

**Subcategory:** Flyte  
**License:** Apache-2.0  
**Source:** https://github.com/flyteorg/skills/blob/main/plugins/flyte/skills/flyte-sdk-ship/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

Generate flyte.Image specs, Dockerfiles, dependency management, image tagging, reproducible ship paths.

## The Catch

Loud: Flyte OSS Apache-2.0 — local/devbox $0 forever; Flyte 1 self-host on your K8s $0. Official repo: Flyte 2 distributed OSS backend is coming soon — production Flyte 2 backend today is Union.ai (paid; do not invent free forever Cloud). Distinct from ZenML CA (MLOps pipelines vs K8s-native workflow orchestration). Skills Apache-2.0.