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+pipeline {
+    agent any
+
+    environment {
+        // Tag images with the build number so they are unique
+        BACKEND_IMAGE = "chore-app-backend:${env.BUILD_ID}"
+        FLASK_IMAGE = "chore-app-frontend:${env.BUILD_ID}"
+    }
+
+    stages {
+        stage('Checkout') {
+            steps {
+                // Pulls code from your configured Git repo
+                checkout scm
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Build Frontend (Vue) App') {
+            steps {
+                dir('web/vue-app') {
+                    sh 'docker build -t ${FRONTEND_IMAGE} .'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Build Backend (Flask) App') {
+            steps {
+                dir('.') {
+                    sh 'docker build -t ${BACKEND_IMAGE} .'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Cleanup') {
+            steps {
+                // Optional: Stop old containers and run the new ones
+                // Note: In production, you would push to a registry (DockerHub) instead
+                sh "echo 'Build Complete. Images ready: ${FRONTEND_IMAGE} and ${BACKEND_IMAGE}'"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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