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+# IMPORTANT NOTE<br/>******************************************************<br/>This repository is always automatically generated from the [CAS Initializr](https://github.com/apereo/cas-initializr). Do NOT submit pull requests here as the change-set will be overwritten on the next sync. To learn more, please visit the [CAS documentation](https://apereo.github.io/cas).<br/>******************************************************<br/>
 Apereo CAS WAR Overlay Template
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 The first build might take a long time because it has to download some container
 images and the JDK, but subsequent builds should be fast.
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