diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d2767ad28..b13718629 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ out/
 _site/
 *.css
 !petclinic.css
+
+gradle.properties
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76f27a44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM gradle:8.5-jdk17 AS build
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . /app
+
+RUN gradle clean build
+
+FROM eclipse-temurin:17-jre
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY --from=build /app/build/libs/*.jar app.jar
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"]
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5afd03165
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+pipeline {
+    agent any
+    
+    environment {
+        // Define environment variables
+        DOCKER_REGISTRY = "docker.io"
+        DOCKER_IMAGE_MAIN = 'mmarcetic/main'
+        DOCKER_IMAGE_MR = 'mmarcetic/mr'
+        GIT_COMMIT = sh(script: "git rev-parse --short HEAD", returnStdout: true).trim()
+    }
+    
+    stages {
+        stage('Checkout') {
+            steps {
+                // Checkout the code from the repository
+                checkout scm
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Set Docker Image') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    // Set Docker image based on the branch name
+                    if (env.BRANCH_NAME == 'main') {
+                        env.DOCKER_IMAGE = DOCKER_IMAGE_MAIN
+                    } else {
+                        env.DOCKER_IMAGE = DOCKER_IMAGE_MR
+                    }
+
+                    echo "Using Docker image: ${env.DOCKER_IMAGE}"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Checkstyle Report') {
+            when {
+                    changeRequest()
+                }
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    // Checkstyle with Gradle
+                    sh './gradlew checkstyleMain'
+                    archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'build/reports/checkstyle/*.xml', allowEmptyArchive: true
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Test') {
+            when {
+                changeRequest()
+            }
+            steps {
+                // Test using Gradle
+                sh './gradlew clean test'
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Build Without Tests') {
+            when {
+                changeRequest()
+            }
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    // Build without tests using Gradle
+                    sh './gradlew build -x test'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Build Docker Image') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    // Build the Docker image
+                    sh "docker build -t ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${GIT_COMMIT} ."
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Push Docker Image for Change Request') {
+            when {
+                    changeRequest()
+            }
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: "docker-login", usernameVariable: "DOCKER_USER", passwordVariable: "DOCKER_PASSWORD")]) {
+                        sh "docker login -u ${DOCKER_USER} -p ${DOCKER_PASSWORD}"
+                        sh "docker push ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${GIT_COMMIT}"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Push Docker Image for Main') {
+            when {
+                    branch "main"
+            }
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: "docker-login", usernameVariable: "DOCKER_USER", passwordVariable: "DOCKER_PASSWORD")]) {
+                        sh "docker login -u ${DOCKER_USER} -p ${DOCKER_PASSWORD}"
+                        sh "docker push ${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${GIT_COMMIT}"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    post {
+        success {
+            echo 'Docker image built and pushed successfully.'
+        }
+        failure {
+            echo 'Pipeline failed!'
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b52d8e185..72f6066d0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ plugins {
   id 'org.cyclonedx.bom' version '1.10.0'
   id 'io.spring.javaformat' version '0.0.43'
   id "io.spring.nohttp" version "0.0.11"
+	id("pl.allegro.tech.build.axion-release") version "1.18.7"
+	id('maven-publish')
 }
 
+version = scmVersion.version
+
 apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
 apply plugin: 'io.spring.javaformat'
@@ -17,14 +21,38 @@ gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += [ "checkFormatAot", "checkFormatAotTe
 group = 'org.springframework.samples'
 version = '3.4.0'
 
+def nexusUsername = project.hasProperty('nexusUsername') ? project.nexusUsername : System.getenv('NEXUS_USERNAME')
+def nexusPassword = project.hasProperty('nexusPassword') ? project.nexusPassword : System.getenv('NEXUS_PASSWORD')
 java {
   sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 }
 
 repositories {
-  mavenCentral()
+	mavenCentral()
 }
 
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
+            from components.java 
+            artifact file("build/libs/spring-application-${version}.jar")  
+        }
+    }
+
+   repositories {
+        maven { 
+            name = "maven-releases"
+						url 'http://localhost:8081/repository/maven-releases/' 
+            allowInsecureProtocol = true
+            credentials {
+              username nexusUsername
+              password nexusPassword
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 ext.checkstyleVersion = "10.20.1"
 ext.springJavaformatCheckstyleVersion = "0.0.43"
 ext.webjarsLocatorLiteVersion = "1.0.1"
@@ -58,6 +86,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mysql'
   checkstyle "io.spring.javaformat:spring-javaformat-checkstyle:${springJavaformatCheckstyleVersion}"
   checkstyle "com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle:${checkstyleVersion}"
+  testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13'
 }
 
 tasks.named('test') {
@@ -80,6 +109,39 @@ tasks.named("formatMain").configure { dependsOn("checkstyleNohttp") }
 tasks.named("formatTest").configure { dependsOn("checkstyleTest") }
 tasks.named("formatTest").configure { dependsOn("checkstyleNohttp") }
 
+
+task openTestResults(dependsOn: ['build', 'test']) {
+    doLast {
+        def testResultsFile = file('build/reports/tests/test/index.html') 
+       
+        if (testResultsFile.exists()) {
+            println "Opening test results in the browser..."
+            // Open the test results file in the default browser (cross-platform)
+            if (System.getProperty('os.name').toLowerCase().contains('win')) {
+                // On Windows, use "start"
+                "cmd /c start ${testResultsFile}".execute()
+            } else if (System.getProperty('os.name').toLowerCase().contains('mac')) {
+                // On macOS, use "open"
+                "open ${testResultsFile}".execute()
+            } else {
+                // On Linux, use "xdg-open"
+                "xdg-open ${testResultsFile}".execute()
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw new GradleException("Test results file not found: ${testResultsFile}")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+task testProxy {
+    doLast {
+        def url = new URL('http://localhost:8081/repository/maven-central')
+        def connection = url.openConnection()
+        connection.connect()
+        println "Proxy connection successful to Maven Central!"
+    }
+}
+
 checkstyleAot.enabled = false
 checkstyleAotTest.enabled = false
 
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efa360551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+kind: Cluster
+apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+nodes:
+- role: control-plane
+  extraPortMappings:
+  - containerPort: 30950
+    hostPort: 30950
+    listenAddress: "127.0.0.1"
+    protocol: TCP
+
+
diff --git a/deployment.yaml b/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9c23ef7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: spring-boot-app
+  namespace: petclinic
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: spring-boot-app
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: spring-boot-app
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: spring-boot-app
+        image: docker.io/mmarcetic/main:2.0       
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 47579bbaf..84237659a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 services:
-  mysql:
-    image: mysql:9.1
+  app:
+    image: spring-app:latest
     ports:
-      - "3306:3306"
-    environment:
-      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=
-      - MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=true
-      - MYSQL_USER=petclinic
-      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=petclinic
-      - MYSQL_DATABASE=petclinic
-    volumes:
-      - "./conf.d:/etc/mysql/conf.d:ro"
+      - "8080:8080" 
+
   postgres:
     image: postgres:17.0
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
     environment:
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=petclinic
-      - POSTGRES_USER=petclinic
-      - POSTGRES_DB=petclinic
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: petclinic
+      POSTGRES_USER: petclinic
+      POSTGRES_DB: petclinic
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+volumes:
+  pgdata:
diff --git a/service.yaml b/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0547ec6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: spring-boot-app-service
+  namespace: petclinic
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: spring-boot-app
+  ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 80
+      targetPort: 8080
+      nodePort: 30950
+  type: NodePort
+
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index e60ee14fa..c9cf4f1fc 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1 @@
-rootProject.name = 'spring-petclinic'
+rootProject.name = 'spring-application'