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+# First stage: Build the application
+FROM gradle:8.8 AS build
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the Gradle wrapper and build files
+COPY gradlew .
+COPY gradle gradle
+COPY build.gradle.kts .
+COPY settings.gradle.kts .
+
+# Copy the source code
+COPY src src
+
+# Build the application
+RUN ./gradlew build
+
+# Second stage: Create the runtime image
+FROM openjdk:21-jdk-slim
+
+# Set the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the build artifacts from the first stage
+COPY --from=build /app/build/libs/*.jar app.jar
+
+# Expose the port the application runs on
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Specify the command to run the application
+ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"]
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