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+FROM openjdk:21-jdk
+
+# Set the working directory to /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
+COPY . /app
+
+# Make port 8080 available to the world outside this container
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+RUN ./mvnw package
+
+CMD ["java", "-jar", "target/spring-petclinic-3.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar"]