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+# Multistage build in Docker
+# building the application
+FROM maven:3-openjdk-8 AS builder
+RUN git clone https://github.com/wakaleo/game-of-life.git && cd game-of-life && mvn package
+
+
+# application image
+FROM tomcat:9
+LABEL author="khaja"
+COPY --from=builder /game-of-life/gameoflife-web/target/gameoflife.war /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/gameoflife.war
+EXPOSE 8080