diff --git a/.ebextensions/00-makeFiles.config b/.ebextensions/00-makeFiles.config
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+files:
+    "/sbin/appstart":
+        mode: "000755"
+        owner: webapp
+        group: webapp
+        content: |
+            #!/usr/bin/env bash
+            JAR_PATH=/var/app/current/application.jar
+
+            # run app
+            java -Dspring.profiles.active=prod -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -jar $JAR_PATH
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diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
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+springapp: appstart
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