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+target/
+.git/
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+# Stage 1: Build the JAR (Needs full JDK + Maven)
+FROM maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-25 AS build
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY pom.xml .
+RUN mvn dependency:go-offline
+COPY src ./src
+RUN mvn package -DskipTests
+
+# Stage 2: Run the JAR (Lightweight alpine JRE is enough)
+FROM eclipse-temurin:25-jre-alpine
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=build /app/target/*.jar app.jar
+EXPOSE 8080
+CMD ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"]
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