diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4035095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Use an official Tomcat image as a base image
+FROM tomcat:9-jdk11-openjdk
+
+# Copy the WAR file into Tomcat's webapps directory (relative path from Docker build context)
+COPY target/WebAppCal-0.0.6.war /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/WebAppCal-0.0.6.war
+
+# Expose the default Tomcat port
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Start Tomcat when the container starts
+CMD ["catalina.sh", "run"]
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03076c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+pipeline {
+    agent any
+
+    environment {
+        DOCKER_IMAGE = "macclare/my-webapp"
+        WAR_FILE = "target/WebAppCal-0.0.6.war" 
+        DOCKER_REGISTRY = "docker.io"
+    }
+
+    stages {
+        stage('Checkout') {
+            steps {
+                
+                checkout scm
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Build') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    // Run Maven to build the WAR file
+                    sh 'mvn clean install'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Build Docker Image') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    // Build Docker image
+                    sh """
+                    docker build -t ${DOCKER_IMAGE} .
+                    """
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Run Docker Container') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    // Run the Docker container with Tomcat
+                    sh """
+                    docker run -d -p 8080:8080 ${DOCKER_IMAGE}
+                    """
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Deploy') {
+            steps {
+                // Deploy the WAR file to the running Tomcat server, you may want to SSH into the server
+                echo 'Deploying the application...'
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    post {
+        success {
+            echo 'Deployment was successful!'
+        }
+
+        failure {
+            echo 'There was an issue with the build/deployment.'
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e1759e..2c26a0d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,4 +27,22 @@
         <url>http://52.204.135.48:8081/nexus/content/repositories/releases</url>
   </repository>
 </distributionManagement>
+<build>
+  <plugins>
+    <plugin>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <configuration>
+        <source>1.8</source>
+        <target>1.8</target>
+      </configuration>
+    </plugin>
+    <plugin>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>3.3.2</version>
+    </plugin>
+  </plugins>
+</build>
 </project>