# Is there a way to deploy UI canister without dfx(/dfx-core)?

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-deploy-ui-canister-without-dfx-dfx-core/31777>\
**Category:** Rust\
**Created:** [June 11, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-deploy-ui-canister-without-dfx-dfx-core/31777 "2024-06-11T02:17:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![megared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/megared/32/11028_2.png) [@megared](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/megared)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-deploy-ui-canister-without-dfx-dfx-core/31777/1 "2024-06-11T02:17:51Z")

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As discussed in previous posts, we are implementing a way to deploy customised canisters without dfx.

> [@Is it possible to use the instructions held by dfx from Rust's crate (code)?](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/is-it-possible-to-use-the-instructions-held-by-dfx-from-rusts-crate-code/31069):
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> We offer the ability to wrap cdk’s to create canisters with their own features on them. We also provide a CLI tool using the dfx binary internally to deploy these canisters. CLI tool: [GitHub - horizonx-tech/chainsight-cli](https://github.com/horizonx-tech/chainsight-cli) CDK wrapper: [GitHub - horizonx-tech/chainsight-sdk](https://github.com/horizonx-tech/chainsight-sdk) The CLI tool works on the assumption that the dfx binary is installed internally, but version control of that dfx and handling (or QA, etc.) through dfx usage is difficult. Is it possible to use dfx functionality in rust co…

Although implementations are available to perform canister create, canister install, etc. using ic-agent and ic-utils, it is difficult to create an environment for the various implementations on local nodes.

One of these is dfx deploy, which can be used to automatically deploy UI canisters and test canister calls on the UI.  
This functionality seems to be included in the dfx package, but is there any way to use it without dfx?

> <https://github.com/dfinity/sdk/blob/4a2960eda721f685b988de91b971386cde8cde7c/src/dfx/src/lib/operations/canister/install_canister.rs#L59>

> <https://github.com/dfinity/sdk/blob/4a2960eda721f685b988de91b971386cde8cde7c/src/dfx/src/lib/named_canister.rs#L22>

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**Author:** ![Vivienne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/vivienne/32/29170_2.png) [@Vivienne](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Vivienne)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-deploy-ui-canister-without-dfx-dfx-core/31777/2 "2024-06-11T09:05:33Z")

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The UI is [here](https://github.com/dfinity/candid/tree/master/tools/ui) in the candid repo. `dfx deploy` should be enough to get it installed

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**Author:** ![megared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/megared/32/11028_2.png) [@megared](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/megared)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-deploy-ui-canister-without-dfx-dfx-core/31777/3 "2024-06-11T15:04:21Z")

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Thanks for the confirmation.  
I just want to deploy without using dfx commands such as `dfx deploy`.  
Our library is built without any dependency on dfx binary.

Is this ui canister not published as a wasm module? Do I need to build it myself?  
Or can I deploy only ui canister with dfx deploy?

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**Author:** ![Vivienne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/vivienne/32/29170_2.png) [@Vivienne](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Vivienne)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-deploy-ui-canister-without-dfx-dfx-core/31777/4 "2024-06-11T15:38:04Z")

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I am not aware of a published wasm, but I’m also not very close to that code base. If you look at dfx.json, you can find the [commands to build the wasm](https://github.com/dfinity/candid/blob/master/tools/ui/dfx.json#L8-L10) without having to use dfx

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**Author:** ![megared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/megared/32/11028_2.png) [@megared](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/megared)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-deploy-ui-canister-without-dfx-dfx-core/31777/5 "2024-06-12T02:01:29Z")

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Thanks, I understood that if dfx is available, you have to use dfx deploy automatically, if dfx is not available, you have to build the code in candid repo yourself.