diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+target/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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+java-hello-world-webapp
+=======================
+
+A simple java web app
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.cloudifysource.examples</groupId>
+  <artifactId>java-hello-world-webapp</artifactId>
+  <packaging>war</packaging>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <name>java-hello-world-webapp Maven Webapp</name>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <build>
+    <finalName>java-hello-world</finalName>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/index.jsp b/src/main/webapp/index.jsp
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+<html>
+<body>
+<h2>Hello World sindhuja g e </h2>
+</body>
+</html>
