diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a89ceb252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+pipeline {
+  agent {
+    docker{
+      image 'maven:alpine'
+      args '--network=ci_attachable'
+    }
+  }
+  options {
+    gitLabConnection('gitlab')
+    buildDiscarder(logRotator(numToKeepStr: '5'))
+    timestamps()
+  }
+  triggers {
+    gitlab(triggerOnPush: true, triggerOnMergeRequest: true, branchFilterType: 'All')
+    pollSCM '@hourly'
+  }
+  stages {
+    stage("build") {
+      steps {
+        sh 'mvn -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true --settings /maven/settings-docker.xml clean package'
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Quality Gates') {
+      steps {
+        sh 'mvn --settings /maven/settings-docker.xml sonar:sonar'
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Deploy - Dev') {
+      steps {
+        sh 'echo deploying to dev...'
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Selenium Test') {
+      steps {
+        parallel (
+          "Firefox" : {
+            sh "echo testing FFX"
+            sh "echo more steps"
+          },
+          "Chrome" : {
+            sh "echo testing Chrome"
+            sh "echo more steps"
+          }
+        )
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Deploy - Staging') {
+      steps {
+        sh 'echo deploying to staging...'
+        sh 'echo smoke tests...'
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Deploy - Production') {
+      steps {
+        sh 'echo deploying to production...'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  post {
+    failure {
+      updateGitlabCommitStatus name: 'build', state: 'failed'
+    }
+    success {
+      updateGitlabCommitStatus name: 'build', state: 'success'
+    }
+    always {
+      archive "target/**/*"
+      junit(allowEmptyResults: true, testResults: 'target/surefire-reports/*.xml')
+      archiveArtifacts(artifacts: 'target/*.jar', fingerprint: true, onlyIfSuccessful: true, defaultExcludes: true)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f64e6d122..dfd67eaac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,34 +6,24 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-petclinic</artifactId>
   <version>1.5.1</version>
-
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
     <version>1.5.4.RELEASE</version>
   </parent>
   <name>petclinic</name>
-
   <properties>
-
-    <!-- Generic properties -->
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-
-    <!-- Web dependencies -->
     <webjars-bootstrap.version>3.3.6</webjars-bootstrap.version>
     <webjars-jquery-ui.version>1.11.4</webjars-jquery-ui.version>
     <webjars-jquery.version>2.2.4</webjars-jquery.version>
     <wro4j.version>1.8.0</wro4j.version>
     <thymeleaf.version>3.0.6.RELEASE</thymeleaf.version>
-
     <cobertura.version>2.7</cobertura.version>
-
   </properties>
-
   <dependencies>
-    <!-- Spring and Spring Boot dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
@@ -65,8 +55,6 @@
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-
-    <!-- Databases - Uses HSQL by default -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
       <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
@@ -77,8 +65,6 @@
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
-
-    <!-- caching -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.cache</groupId>
       <artifactId>cache-api</artifactId>
@@ -87,8 +73,6 @@
       <groupId>org.ehcache</groupId>
       <artifactId>ehcache</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
-    <!-- webjars -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
       <artifactId>webjars-locator</artifactId>
@@ -108,15 +92,12 @@
       <artifactId>bootstrap</artifactId>
       <version>${webjars-bootstrap.version}</version>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- end of webjars -->
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
@@ -124,8 +105,6 @@
         <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>
           <execution>
-            <!-- Spring Boot Actuator displays build-related information 
-              if a META-INF/build-info.properties file is present -->
             <goals>
               <goal>build-info</goal>
             </goals>
@@ -156,9 +135,6 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-
-      <!-- Spring Boot Actuator displays build-related information if a git.properties 
-        file is present at the classpath -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -178,7 +154,6 @@
           <failOnNoGitDirectory>false</failOnNoGitDirectory>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-
       <plugin>
         <groupId>ro.isdc.wro4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>wro4j-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -210,7 +185,6 @@
   </build>
   <reporting>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- integrate maven-cobertura-plugin to project site -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -224,5 +198,4 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </reporting>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index ac30d6392..c308764c8 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 	./mvnw spring-boot:run
 ```
 
+
+
 You can then access petclinic here: http://localhost:8080/
 
 <img width="1042" alt="petclinic-screenshot" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/838318/19727082/2aee6d6c-9b8e-11e6-81fe-e889a5ddfded.png">
@@ -99,7 +101,3 @@ Here is a list of them:
 The [issue tracker](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-petclinic/issues) is the preferred channel for bug reports, features requests and submitting pull requests.
 
 For pull requests, editor preferences are available in the [editor config](.editorconfig) for easy use in common text editors. Read more and download plugins at <http://editorconfig.org>.
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