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+FROM maven:3.9.6-eclipse-temurin-21-alpine AS build
+
+COPY . /app/spring-petclinic/
+WORKDIR /app/spring-petclinic/
+
+RUN mvn clean package
+
+FROM openjdk:23-jdk-slim
+
+COPY --from=build /app/spring-petclinic/target/*.jar /app/spring-petclinic.jar
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "spring-petclinic.jar"]