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+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# build: docker build -t petclinic .
+# run:   docker run -p 8080:8080 petclinic
+
+FROM gradle:8-jdk17 AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app/
+
+COPY ./ ./
+RUN gradle bootJar
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/java17-debian11
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app/
+
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/app/build/libs/spring-petclinic-*.jar ./spring-petclinic.jar
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "java", "-jar", "spring-petclinic.jar" ]