diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -210,9 +210,19 @@ int exitCode = BuildConfig.builder()
 
 ## Error Handling
 
-If the build fails for any reason, a `BuildpackException` will be thrown, this is a RuntimeException, so does not need an explicit catch block. There are many many ways in which a build can fail, from something environmental, like docker being unavailable, to build related issues, like the chosen builder image requiring a platformlevel not implemented by this library. 
+If the build fails for any reason, a `BuildpackException` will be thrown, this is a RuntimeException, so does not need an explicit catch block. There are many ways in which a build can fail, from something environmental, like docker being unavailable, to build related issues, like the chosen builder image requiring a platformlevel not implemented by this library. 
 
-## Using the buildpack client with jbang
+## Using the buildpack client 
+
+### Maven exec:java
+
+To play with the Java Buildpack client & DSL, use the following simple java project: [samples/build-me](samples/build-me)
+```bash
+export PROJECT_PATH="$HOME/path_to/java-buildpack-client/samples/hello-quarkus"
+mvn compile exec:java
+```
+
+### Jbang
 
 The easiest way to invoke arbitrary java code, without much hassle is by using [jbang](https://www.jbang.dev/).
 
diff --git a/samples/build-me/.gitignore b/samples/build-me/.gitignore
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@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+target/
+!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+!**/src/main/**/target/
+!**/src/test/**/target/
+
+### IntelliJ IDEA ###
+.idea
+*.iws
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+
+### VS Code ###
+.vscode/
+
+### Mac OS ###
+.DS_Store
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diff --git a/samples/build-me/README.md b/samples/build-me/README.md
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+# Buildpack Builder config example
+
+Example of a java project able to build a Quarkus, spring Boot, ... project
+using the DSL `BuildConfig.builder()`
+
+To use it, just configure the following env var pointing to a project to be built as a container image
+
+```bash
+exort PROJECT_PATH=<JAVA_PROJECT>
+```
+and execute this command in a terminal:
+```bash
+mvn compile exec:java
+```
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diff --git a/samples/build-me/pom.xml b/samples/build-me/pom.xml
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+++ b/samples/build-me/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>dev.snowdrop</groupId>
+    <artifactId>build-me</artifactId>
+    <name>Snowdrop :: Java Buildpack Client :: Samples :: Build me</name>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>dev.snowdrop</groupId>
+            <artifactId>buildpack-client</artifactId>
+            <version>0.0.12</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+            <version>1.18.30</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- docker -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.github.docker-java</groupId>
+            <artifactId>docker-java-core</artifactId>
+            <version>3.4.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- logging -->
+        <!--
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>
+            <version>2.23.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+            <version>2.23.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        -->
+    </dependencies>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <!-- `-proc:only`: Explicitly enable annotation processing. -->
+                    <compilerArgument>-proc:full</compilerArgument>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <mainClass>dev.snowdrop.BuildMe</mainClass>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/samples/build-me/src/main/java/dev/snowdrop/BuildMe.java b/samples/build-me/src/main/java/dev/snowdrop/BuildMe.java
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+++ b/samples/build-me/src/main/java/dev/snowdrop/BuildMe.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package dev.snowdrop;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.DockerClient;
+import dev.snowdrop.buildpack.*;
+import dev.snowdrop.buildpack.config.*;
+
+import static dev.snowdrop.buildpack.docker.DockerClientUtils.getDockerClient;
+
+public class BuildMe {
+        
+    public static void main(String... args) {
+
+        System.setProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.dev.snowdrop.buildpack","debug");
+        System.setProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.dev.snowdrop.buildpack.docker","debug");
+        System.setProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.dev.snowdrop.buildpack.lifecycle","debug");
+        System.setProperty("org.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.dev.snowdrop.buildpack.lifecycle.phases","debug");
+
+        String REGISTRY_USERNAME = System.getenv("REGISTRY_USERNAME");
+        String REGISTRY_PASSWORD = System.getenv("REGISTRY_PASSWORD");
+        String REGISTRY_SERVER = System.getenv("REGISTRY_SERVER");
+
+        String PROJECT_PATH = System.getenv("PROJECT_PATH");
+        File filePath = new File(PROJECT_PATH);
+
+        Map<String, String> envMap = new HashMap<>();
+        envMap.put("BP_JVM_VERSION", "21");
+
+        DockerClient client = getDockerClient();
+        client.authConfig()
+            .withUsername(REGISTRY_USERNAME)
+            .withPassword(REGISTRY_PASSWORD)
+            .withRegistryAddress(REGISTRY_SERVER);
+
+        int exitCode = BuildConfig.builder()
+            .withBuilderImage(new ImageReference("paketocommunity/builder-ubi-base:latest"))
+            .withOutputImage(new ImageReference("quay.io/snowdrop/my-quarkus-app"))
+            .withNewPlatformConfig()
+              .withEnvironment(Map.ofEntries(
+                  Map.entry("BP_JVM_VERSION", "21")
+                  // Map.entry("BP_MAVEN_BUILT_ARTIFACT","target/quarkus-app/lib/ target/quarkus-app/*.jar target/quarkus-app/app/ target/quarkus-app/quarkus"),
+                  // Map.entry("CNB_LOG_LEVEL","trace")
+                  ))
+            .endPlatformConfig()
+            .withNewDockerConfig()
+              .withDockerClient(client)
+            .endDockerConfig()
+            .withNewLogConfig()
+              .withLogger(new SystemLogger())
+              .withLogLevel("debug")
+            .and()
+            .addNewFileContentApplication(filePath)
+            .build()
+            .getExitCode();
+
+        System.exit(exitCode);
+    }
+}
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