diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index bb6ed1a2..b451b95e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: onlinebookstore
+          path: staging
 
       - name: Test the arifacts
         run: ls -R
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_image.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_image.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb3aacb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_image.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: OnlineBookStoreImageBuild
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+    build-image:
+        name: Build the image
+        runs-on: ubuntu:latest
+
+        steps:
+
+        - name: Checkout repo
+          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+        - name: Setup java
+          uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+          with:
+           java-version: '17'
+           distribution: 'temurin'
+           cache: maven
+        - run: mvn --batch-mode --update-snapshots verify
+        - run: mkdir staging && cp target/*.war staging
+
+        - name: Image build using Dockerfile
+          run :
+               docker build -t aapurva/java-webapps:v1.0.0 ../Dockerfile
+
+          
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75d3daba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Use an official Tomcat image as the base
+FROM tomcat:9.0-jdk11
+
+# Remove the default Tomcat applications
+RUN rm -rf /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/*
+
+# Copy the .war artifact from the artifacts directory to the Tomcat webapps directory
+COPY ./staging/*.war /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/ROOT.war
+
+# Expose the Tomcat port
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Start Tomcat
+CMD ["catalina.sh", "run"]