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+# Use Tomcat with Java 17 (matches a WAR project)
+FROM tomcat:9.0-jdk17
+
+# Clean default apps
+RUN rm -rf /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/*
+
+# Copy the WAR built by Maven
+COPY target/addressbook.war /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/ROOT.war
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+CMD ["catalina.sh", "run"]