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+# Start with a base image containing Java runtime 
+FROM openjdk:21
+ 
+# Add Maintainer Info 
+LABEL maintainer="waseemahammed96@gmail.com" 
+ 
+# Add a volume pointing to /mnt/artefact
+VOLUME /mnt/artefact 
+ 
+# Make port 8080 available to the world outside this container 
+EXPOSE 8080
+ 
+# The application's jar file 
+ARG JAR_FILE=$PWD/target/*.jar
+ 
+# Add the application's jar to the container 
+ADD ${JAR_FILE} spring-petclinic-service.jar
+ 
+# Run the jar file 
+ENTRYPOINT ["java","-Dserver.port=8080","-Dspring.profiles.active=default","-jar","/spring-petclinic-service.jar"]