diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ceb6b0a..803f072 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-FROM tomcat 
-WORKDIR webapps 
+FROM tomcat:11
+WORKDIR /usr/local/tomcat/webapps 
 COPY target/WebApp.war .
 RUN rm -rf ROOT && mv WebApp.war ROOT.war
 ENTRYPOINT ["sh", "/usr/local/tomcat/bin/startup.sh"]
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index fdfa316..65826ac 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pipeline {
 
     environment {
         Docker_tag = getDockerTag()
-        account_id = "941277531445" // Replace with your actual AWS account ID
+        account_id = "941277531445" // Replace with your actual AWS account ID 
         region = "ap-south-1" // Replace with your desired AWS region
         cluster_name = "jenkins-k8s" // Replace with your EKS cluster name
     }
@@ -45,6 +45,39 @@ pipeline {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        stage('Linting') {
+            parallel {
+                stage('Dockerfile Lint') {
+                    steps {
+                        script {
+                            echo "Linting Dockerfile using Hadolint..."
+                            // Uses Hadolint via Docker to check the Dockerfile
+                            sh "docker run --rm -i hadolint/hadolint < Dockerfile"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                stage('Kubernetes Lint') {
+                    steps {
+                        script {
+                            echo "Linting Kubernetes Manifests using Kubeconform..."
+                            // Validates your deployment.yaml against Kubernetes schemas
+                            sh "docker run --rm -v \$(pwd):/project -w /project ghcr.io/yannh/kubeconform:latest deployment.yaml"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                stage('Java Lint / Checkstyle') {
+                    steps {
+                        script {
+                            echo "Running Java Checkstyle via Maven..."
+                            // Runs Maven Checkstyle plugin to enforce coding standards
+                            sh "mvn checkstyle:check"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         stage('Static code analysis') {
             steps {
                 script {
@@ -118,9 +151,9 @@ pipeline {
                     // Check connection to Kubernetes cluster
                     echo "Checking connection to Kubernetes cluster..."
                     sh "aws eks update-kubeconfig --region ${region} --name ${cluster_name}"
-                    sh "kubectl get po"
-                    sh "kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml"
-                    sh "kubectl rollout status deployment/devops-training"
+                    // sh "kubectl get po"
+                    // sh "kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml"
+                    // sh "kubectl rollout status deployment/devops-training"
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78662a2..dd51a17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 # Build Instruction
 
-
 ```
 mvn clean package
 and build the instruction .
diff --git a/ansible.yaml b/ansible.yaml
index a349d7b..785db8c 100644
--- a/ansible.yaml
+++ b/ansible.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
     command: kubectl delete -f /root/deployment.yaml
   - name: Create a Deployment by reading the definition from a local file
     command: kubectl apply -f /root/deployment.yaml
-      
+