diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# ---------- Build Stage ----------
+FROM maven:3.9.6-eclipse-temurin-17 AS build
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY pom.xml .
+RUN mvn dependency:go-offline
+COPY src ./src
+RUN mvn clean package -DskipTests
+
+
+
+
+FROM tomcat:10.1-jdk17-temurin
+RUN rm -rf /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/*
+COPY --from=build /app/target/*.war /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/ROOT.war
+EXPOSE 8082
+CMD ["catalina.sh", "run"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  db:
+    image: mysql:8.0
+    container_name: vprofile-db
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: accounts
+      MYSQL_USER: vprofile
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: vprofile123
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root123
+    volumes:
+      - dbdata:/var/lib/mysql
+      # optional: auto-init schema
+      # - ./src/main/resources/accountsdb.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
+    ports:
+      - "3306:3306"
+
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: vprofile-app
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    environment:
+      DB_HOST: db
+      DB_NAME: accounts
+      DB_USER: vprofile
+      DB_PASS: vprofile123
+    ports:
+      - "8082:8080"
+
+volumes:
+  dbdata: