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+FROM maven:3.8.3-jdk-17 AS MAVEN_BUILD
+COPY src /build/src
+COPY pom.xml /build/
+WORKDIR /build/
+RUN mvn clean install
+
+
+FROM openjdk:11-oraclelinux7
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=MAVEN_BUILD /build/target/ngram-based-search-API-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar /app/
+EXPOSE 8080
+ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "ngram-based-search-API-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar"]
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