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+# docker-java
+About running Java in Docker container.
+
+$ git clone https://github.com/mkyong/docker-java
+
+$ cd docker-java-app
+
+$ mvn package
+
+$ java -jar target/find-links.jar https://google.com
+
+//dockerize
+// create a docker image
+$ sudo docker build -t docker-java:1.0 .
+
+// run it
+$ sudo docker run -t docker-java:1.0 https://google.com
+