# Java Main Examples The Java Buildpack can run Java applications with a `main()` method provided that they are packaged as [self-executable JARs][e]. ## Gradle The following example shows how deploy the sample application located in the [Java Test Applications][j]. ```bash $ gradle build $ cf push java-main-application -p build/libs/java-main-application-1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT.jar -b https://github.com/cloudfoundry/java-buildpack.git -----> Downloading Open Jdk JRE 1.7.0_51 from http://.../openjdk/lucid/x86_64/openjdk-1.7.0_51.tar.gz (0.0s) Expanding Open Jdk JRE to .java-buildpack/open_jdk_jre (1.2s) -----> Downloading Spring Auto Reconfiguration 0.8.7 from http://.../auto-reconfiguration/auto-reconfiguration-0.8.7.jar (0.0s) -----> Uploading droplet (48M) $ curl ...cfapps.io ok ``` ## Maven The following example shows how deploy the sample application located in the [Java Test Applications][j]. ```bash $ mvn package $ cf push java-main-application -p target/java-main-application-1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT.jar -b https://github.com/cloudfoundry/java-buildpack.git -----> Downloading Open Jdk JRE 1.7.0_51 from http://.../openjdk/lucid/x86_64/openjdk-1.7.0_51.tar.gz (0.0s) Expanding Open Jdk JRE to .java-buildpack/open_jdk_jre (1.2s) -----> Downloading Spring Auto Reconfiguration 0.8.7 from http://.../auto-reconfiguration/auto-reconfiguration-0.8.7.jar (0.0s) -----> Uploading droplet (48M) $ curl ...cfapps.io ok ``` [e]: https://github.com/cloudfoundry/java-buildpack/blob/master/docs/container-java_main.md [j]: https://github.com/cloudfoundry/java-test-applications/tree/master/java-main-application