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diff --git a/payara-cloud-maven-plugin/src/main/java/fish/payara/maven/plugins/cloud/UploadMojo.java b/payara-cloud-maven-plugin/src/main/java/fish/payara/maven/plugins/cloud/UploadMojo.java
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@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
+ *  General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development
+ *  and Distribution License("CDDL") (collectively, the "License").  You
+ *  may not use this file except in compliance with the License.  You can
+ *  obtain a copy of the License at
+ *  https://github.com/payara/Payara/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
+ *  See the License for the specific
+ *  language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *  When distributing the software, include this License Header Notice in each
+ *  file and include the License file at glassfish/legal/LICENSE.txt.
+ *
+ *  GPL Classpath Exception:
+ *  The Payara Foundation designates this particular file as subject to the "Classpath"
+ *  exception as provided by the Payara Foundation in the GPL Version 2 section of the License
+ *  file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ *  Modifications:
+ *  If applicable, add the following below the License Header, with the fields
+ *  enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying information:
+ *  "Portions Copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]"
+ *
+ *  Contributor(s):
+ *  If you wish your version of this file to be governed by only the CDDL or
+ *  only the GPL Version 2, indicate your decision by adding "[Contributor]
+ *  elects to include this software in this distribution under the [CDDL or GPL
+ *  Version 2] license."  If you don't indicate a single choice of license, a
+ *  recipient has the option to distribute your version of this file under
+ *  either the CDDL, the GPL Version 2 or to extend the choice of license to
+ *  its licensees as provided above.  However, if you add GPL Version 2 code
+ *  and therefore, elected the GPL Version 2 license, then the option applies
+ *  only if the new code is made subject to such option by the copyright
+ *  holder.
+ */
+package fish.payara.maven.plugins.cloud;
+
+import fish.payara.tools.cloud.ApplicationContext;
+import fish.payara.tools.cloud.DeployApplication;
+import fish.payara.tools.cloud.UploadApplication;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * @author Gaurav Gupta
+ */
+@Mojo(name = "upload")
+public class UploadMojo extends BasePayaraMojo {
+
+
+    @Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.war", property = "applicationPath", required = true)
+    protected File applicationPath;
+
+    @Parameter(property = "deploy", defaultValue = "false")
+    protected Boolean deploy;
+
+    protected ApplicationContext context;
+    
+    @Override
+    public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
+        if (context == null) {
+            context = getApplicationContextBuilder().build();
+        }
+        try {
+            if (skip) {
+                getLog().info("Upload mojo execution is skipped");
+                return;
+            }
+            UploadApplication controller = new UploadApplication(context, applicationPath, deploy);
+            controller.call();
+        }catch (Exception ex) {
+            context.getOutput().error(ex.toString(), ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+}