diff --git a/java/8/Dockerfile b/java/8/Dockerfile
index f193f9b..250db7e 100755
--- a/java/8/Dockerfile
+++ b/java/8/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,84 @@
+# docker build -t imqs/java-base:8-test --build-arg Maven_Nexus_User=$Maven_Nexus_User --build-arg Maven_Releases_Deployment=$Maven_Releases_Deployment --build-arg Maven_Snapshots_Deployment=$Maven_Snapshots_Deployment --build-arg Maven_Github_gerhardvanwyk=$Maven_Github_gerhardvanwyk .
+
 FROM imqs/ubuntu-base
 
-RUN apt-get update \
-	&& apt-get install openjdk-8-jre -y
+RUN apt update && \
+	apt install -y \
+		openjdk-8-jdk \
+		wget && \
+	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN wget https://www-us.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.5.4/binaries/apache-maven-3.5.4-bin.tar.gz -P /tmp && \
+	tar xf /tmp/apache-maven-*.tar.gz -C /opt && rm /tmp/apache-maven-*.tar.gz && \
+	mv /opt/apache-maven-* /opt/maven
+ENV MAVEN_HOME=/opt/maven
+ENV PATH=${MAVEN_HOME}/bin:${PATH}
+
+ARG Maven_Nexus_User
+ARG Maven_Releases_Deployment
+ARG Maven_Snapshots_Deployment
+ARG Maven_Github_gerhardvanwyk
+RUN mkdir -p /root/.m2
+RUN echo "<settings> \
+    <mirrors> \
+        <mirror> \
+            <!--This sends everything else to /public --> \
+            <id>nexus</id> \
+            <mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf> \
+            <url>http://192.168.4.40:8081/nexus/content/groups/public</url> \
+        </mirror> \
+    </mirrors> \
+    <profiles> \
+        <profile> \
+            <id>nexus</id> \
+            <!--Enable snapshots for the built in central repo to direct --> \
+            <!--all requests to nexus via the mirror --> \
+            <repositories> \
+                <repository> \
+                    <id>central</id> \
+                    <url>http://central</url> \
+                    <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases> \
+                    <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots> \
+                </repository> \
+            </repositories> \
+            <pluginRepositories> \
+                <pluginRepository> \
+                    <id>central</id> \
+                    <url>http://central</url> \
+                    <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases> \
+                    <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots> \
+                </pluginRepository> \
+            </pluginRepositories> \
+        </profile> \
+    </profiles> \
+    <activeProfiles> \
+        <!--make the profile active all the time --> \
+        <activeProfile>nexus</activeProfile> \
+    </activeProfiles> \
+ \
+    <servers> \
+        <server> \
+            <id>nexus</id> \
+            <username>user</username> \
+            <password>$Maven_Nexus_User</password> \
+        </server> \
+        <server> \
+            <id>releases</id> \
+            <username>deployment</username> \
+            <password>$Maven_Releases_Deployment</password> \
+        </server> \
+        <server> \
+            <id>snapshots</id> \
+            <username>deployment</username> \
+            <password>$Maven_Snapshots_Deployment</password> \
+        </server> \
+        <server> \
+            <id>github</id> \
+            <username>gerhardvanwyk</username> \
+            <password>$Maven_Github_gerhardvanwyk</password> \
+        </server> \
+    </servers> \
+</settings>" > /root/.m2/settings.xml
 
 # Create a symlink to the real log directory
 RUN mkdir -p /imqsvar
diff --git a/java/8/Dockerfile-local-m2 b/java/8/Dockerfile-local-m2
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bceae5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/8/Dockerfile-local-m2
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# docker build -t imqs/java-base:8-test .
+
+FROM imqs/ubuntu-base
+
+RUN apt update && \
+	apt install -y \
+		openjdk-8-jdk \
+		wget && \
+	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN wget https://www-us.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.5.4/binaries/apache-maven-3.5.4-bin.tar.gz -P /tmp && \
+	tar xf /tmp/apache-maven-*.tar.gz -C /opt && rm /tmp/apache-maven-*.tar.gz && \
+	mv /opt/apache-maven-* /opt/maven
+ENV MAVEN_HOME=/opt/maven
+ENV PATH=${MAVEN_HOME}/bin:${PATH}
+
+RUN mkdir -p /root/.m2
+COPY ./ /root/.m2
+
+# Create a symlink to the real log directory
+RUN mkdir -p /imqsvar
+RUN ln -s /var/log/imqs /imqsvar/logs
diff --git a/java/8/build-local-m2 b/java/8/build-local-m2
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3facfbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/8/build-local-m2
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+dockerfileDir=${PWD}
+
+cd /home/`whoami`/.m2 && \
+sudo docker build -t imqs/java-base:8-test -f ${dockerfileDir}/Dockerfile-local-m2 .
+
+cd $dockerfileDir
diff --git a/java/8/readme.md b/java/8/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ef49bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/8/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Docker Local m2
+
+If you are a developer and you have made changes to your local .m2 folder and
+you are not satisfied with just testing your service natively then this is the
+dockerfile for you.
+
+By running the script called `build-local-m2` you can build the `java-base`
+image using your own `.m2` folder in your home directory. You can then build
+the docker image for java service and it will automatically use the local m2
+docker image as a base.