diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+target/
+*.log
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<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 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>com.demo</groupId>
+    <artifactId>struts2-demo</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>war</packaging>
+
+    <name>Struts2 Demo Lab</name>
+    <description>Classic Struts2 learning project packaged as a runnable Maven WAR.</description>
+
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
+        <struts2.version>2.5.33</struts2.version>
+        <jetty.version>9.4.54.v20240208</jetty.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
+            <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${struts2.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
+            <artifactId>struts2-json-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${struts2.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
+            <version>1.5</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
+            <version>4.0.1</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/web/WEB-INF/classes</sourceDirectory>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>${project.basedir}/web/WEB-INF/classes</directory>
+                <excludes>
+                    <exclude>**/*.java</exclude>
+                </excludes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <release>${maven.compiler.release}</release>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <warSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/web</warSourceDirectory>
+                    <packagingExcludes>WEB-INF/classes/**/*.java</packagingExcludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${jetty.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <scanIntervalSeconds>0</scanIntervalSeconds>
+                    <webApp>
+                        <contextPath>/</contextPath>
+                    </webApp>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>