diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+#stage 1
+# Use a base image with OpenJDK
+FROM openjdk:17-jdk-slim as build
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install Maven
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y maven && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the project files into the container
+COPY . .
+
+# Package the application using Maven
+RUN ./mvnw package
+
+#stage 2
+# Stage 2: Create a Distroless image
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/java17
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the packaged JAR from the build stage
+COPY --from=build /app/target/spring-petclinic-3.3.0-SNAPSHOT.jar app.jar
+
+#Expose port
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+#cmd command
+CMD ["app.jar"]
diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: petclinic
+  labels:
+    app: petclinic
+spec:
+  replicas: 3
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: petclinic
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: petclinic
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: petclinic-container
+        image: nginx:1.14.2
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
diff --git a/k8s/service.yaml b/k8s/service.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: petclinic-service
+spec:
+  type: NodePort
+  selector:
+    app: petclinic
+  ports:
+    - port: 80
+      # By default and for convenience, the `targetPort` is set to
+      # the same value as the `port` field.
+      targetPort: 8080
+      # Optional field
+      # By default and for convenience, the Kubernetes control plane
+      # will allocate a port from a range (default: 30000-32767)
+      nodePort: 30007