diff --git a/Dockerfile.make b/Dockerfile.make
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+FROM maven:3-jdk-8 as maven
+MAINTAINER Andy Bavier <andy@opennetworking.org>
+
+COPY . /usr/src/mymaven
+WORKDIR /usr/src/mymaven/apps
+RUN mvn clean install -U
+
+FROM nginx
+MAINTAINER Andy Bavier <andy@opennetworking.org>
+
+COPY --from=maven /usr/src/mymaven/repository /usr/share/nginx/html/repository
+RUN chown nginx:nginx -R /usr/share/nginx/html/repository
+
+LABEL org.label-schema.name="opencord/mavenrepo" \
+      org.label-schema.description="Maven repo with the CORD ONOS apps" \
+      org.label-schema.vcs-url="https://gerrit.opencord.org/onos-apps" \
+      org.label-schema.vendor="Open Networking Laboratory" \
+      org.label-schema.schema-version="1.0"
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+ROOT_DIR:=$(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
+IMAGE_NAME=opencord/mavenrepo
+PACKAGE_TAG=candidate
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: images
+
+.PHONY: images
+images:
+	docker build -f Dockerfile.make -t $(IMAGE_NAME):$(PACKAGE_TAG) $(ROOT_DIR)
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	docker rmi opencord/mavenrepo:$(PACKAGE_TAG) | true
+
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	@echo "No unit tests at present"
+
+.PHONY: help
+help:
+	@echo "Available targets:"
+	@echo "  images: build the Docker image (Maven repo with the CORD ONOS apps)"
+	@echo "  clean:  remove the Docker image"
+	@echo "  test:   run unit tests"
+	@echo "  help:   print this help message"
+