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+# Stage 1: Build
+FROM maven:3.8.5-openjdk-17 AS build
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+# Skip tests for faster build and skip git plugin issues
+RUN mvn clean package -DskipTests -Dgit.skip=true
+
+# Stage 2: Runtime
+FROM tomcat:9.0-jdk17-openjdk-slim
+
+# Remove default Tomcat applications
+RUN rm -rf /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/*
+
+# Copy the WAR file to Tomcat webapps directory
+COPY --from=build /app/target/adminapi-v3.0.0.war /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/ROOT.war
+
+# Tomcat port
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+CMD ["catalina.sh", "run"]
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