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diff --git a/cloudbuildgcp.yaml b/cloudbuildgcp.yaml
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+#code for Google Cloud Build --> deployment.yaml script
+steps:
+  # Set up variables 
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/git'
+    id: 'Get Commit SHA'
+    entrypoint: 'bash'
+    args:
+      - '-c'
+      - |
+        echo "COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $BUILD_ENV
+    env:
+      - 'BUILD_ENV=/workspace/build.env'
+
+  # Build and push Docker image
+  - name: 'maven:3.8.7-openjdk-17'
+    id: 'Build and Push Image'
+    entrypoint: 'bash'
+    args:
+      - '-c'
+      - |
+        source /workspace/build.env
+        IMAGE_TAG=${_REGION}-docker.pkg.dev/${_PROJECT_ID}/${_REPO}/${_IMAGE}:$COMMIT_SHA
+        mvn compile jib:build -Dimage=$IMAGE_TAG
+        echo "IMAGE_TAG=$IMAGE_TAG" >> /workspace/build.env
+    env:
+      - 'BUILD_ENV=/workspace/build.env'
+
+  # Substitute image tag in deployment.yaml
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/gcloud'
+    id: 'Substitute Image Tag'
+    entrypoint: 'bash'
+    args:
+      - '-c'
+      - |
+        source /workspace/build.env
+        sed "s|IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER|$IMAGE_TAG|g" k8s/deployment.yaml > k8s/deployment-sub.yaml
+
+  # Authenticate kubectl and deploy to GKE
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/gcloud'
+    id: 'Deploy to GKE'
+    entrypoint: 'bash'
+    args:
+      - '-c'
+      - |
+        gcloud container clusters get-credentials ${_CLUSTER_NAME} --region ${_REGION} --project ${_PROJECT_ID}
+        kubectl apply -f k8s/deployment-sub.yaml
+
+substitutions:
+  _PROJECT_ID: 'DFS project ID'
+  _REGION: 'us-east' 
+  _REPO: 'git-repo'
+  _IMAGE: 'docker-image-name'
+  _CLUSTER_NAME: 'gke-cluster'
+
+timeout: '3600s'
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# --- CONFIGURATION ---
+PROJECT_ID="your-gcp-project-id"
+REGION="your-region" # e.g., us-central1
+REPO="your-artifact-registry-repo"
+IMAGE="your-image-name"
+CLUSTER_NAME="your-gke-cluster"
+K8S_MANIFEST="k8s/deployment.yaml"
+SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH="path/to/your-service-account-key.json" # Path to your service account JSON key
+
+# --- STEP 0: Check Required Tools ---
+for cmd in gcloud kubectl mvn git; do
+  if ! command -v $cmd &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: $cmd is not installed or not in PATH."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+
+# --- STEP 1: Authenticate gcloud with Service Account ---
+gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file="$SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH"
+gcloud config set project "$PROJECT_ID"
+
+# --- STEP 2: Authenticate Docker  ---
+gcloud auth configure-docker "${REGION}-docker.pkg.dev" --quiet
+
+# --- STEP 3: Authenticate kubectl with GKE ---
+gcloud container clusters get-credentials "$CLUSTER_NAME" --region "$REGION" --project "$PROJECT_ID"
+
+# --- STEP 4: Authenticate git ---
+if ! git ls-remote &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "Error: git authentication failed. Ensure credentials are available in CI/CD environment."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- STEP 5: Get current commit SHA ---
+COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+IMAGE_TAG="${REGION}-docker.pkg.dev/${PROJECT_ID}/${REPO}/${IMAGE}:${COMMIT_SHA}"
+
+
+# --- STEP 6: Build and push Docker image with Maven Jib ---
+mvn compile jib:build -Dimage="$IMAGE_TAG"
+
+# --- STEP 7: Update Kubernetes manifest with new image tag ---
+cp "$K8S_MANIFEST" "${K8S_MANIFEST}.bak"
+sed -i "s|IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER|$IMAGE_TAG|g" "$K8S_MANIFEST"
+
+# --- STEP 8: Deploy to GKE ---
+kubectl apply -f "$K8S_MANIFEST"
+
+# --- STEP 9: Clean up (restore manifest) ---
+mv "${K8S_MANIFEST}.bak" "$K8S_MANIFEST"
+
+echo "Pipeline finished."
diff --git a/deployment.yaml b/deployment.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: DFS
+  labels:
+    app: DFS
+spec:
+  replicas: 2
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: DFS
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: DFS
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: DFS
+          image: IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER   # replace with all code in pipeline
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 8080
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: "250m"
+              memory: "512Mi"
+            limits:
+              cpu: "500m"
+              memory: "1Gi"
+          env:
+            - name: ENVIRONMENT
+              value: "production"
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+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>com.example</groupId>
+    <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+    <name>DFS IAM</name>
+
+    <properties>
+        <java.version>17</java.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>3.2.5</spring-boot.version>
+        <jib-maven-plugin.version>3.4.1</jib-maven-plugin.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <!-- Spring Boot Starter Web -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+            <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jib-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${jib-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <from>
+                        <image>eclipse-temurin:17-jre</image>
+                    </from>
+                    <container>
+                        <ports>
+                            <port>8080</port>
+                        </ports>
+                        <environment>
+                            <ENVIRONMENT>production</ENVIRONMENT>
+                        </environment>
+                    </container>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>