diff --git a/Dockerfile.jdk11 b/Dockerfile.jdk11
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..998873b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.jdk11
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-11
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y wget unzip && \
+    wget https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.9.4-bin.zip && \
+    unzip gradle-6.9.4-bin.zip -d /opt && \
+    rm gradle-6.9.4-bin.zip && \
+    ln -s /opt/gradle-6.9.4/bin/gradle /usr/bin/gradle && \
+    apt-get clean
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.jdk17 b/Dockerfile.jdk17
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..777c4239e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.jdk17
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-17
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y wget unzip && \
+    wget https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.5-bin.zip && \
+    unzip gradle-8.5-bin.zip -d /opt && \
+    rm gradle-8.5-bin.zip && \
+    ln -s /opt/gradle-8.5/bin/gradle /usr/bin/gradle && \
+    apt-get clean
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.jdk21 b/Dockerfile.jdk21
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79d3c2664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.jdk21
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-21
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.jdk8 b/Dockerfile.jdk8
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd85c7089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.jdk8
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-8
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y wget unzip && \
+    wget https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.9.4-bin.zip && \
+    unzip gradle-6.9.4-bin.zip -d /opt && \
+    rm gradle-6.9.4-bin.zip && \
+    ln -s /opt/gradle-6.9.4/bin/gradle /usr/bin/gradle && \
+    apt-get clean
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.build.yml b/docker-compose.build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04c4775f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  build-jdk8-maven:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.jdk8
+    image: emb-build-jdk8
+    volumes:
+      - ${HOME}/.m2:/root/.m2
+      - ./dist:/dist
+      - ./jdk_8_maven:/build/jdk_8_maven
+    working_dir: /build/jdk_8_maven
+    command: >
+      bash -c "mvn clean install -DskipTests &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/blogapi/target/blogapi-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/blogapi/target/blogapi-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/user-management/target/user-management-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/user-management/target/user-management-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/features-service/target/features-service-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/features-service/target/features-service-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/scout-api/api/target/scout-api-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/scout-api/target/scout-api-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/proxyprint/target/proxyprint-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/proxyprint/target/proxyprint-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/catwatch/catwatch-backend/target/catwatch-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/catwatch/target/catwatch-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/artificial/ncs/target/rest-ncs-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/ncs/target/rest-ncs-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/youtube-mock/target/youtube-mock-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/youtube-mock/target/youtube-mock-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/artificial/scs/target/rest-scs-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/scs/target/rest-scs-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/artificial/news/target/rest-news-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/news/target/rest-news-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest-gui/ocvn/web/target/ocvn-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/ocvn/target/ocvn-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/languagetool/languagetool-server/target/languagetool-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/languagetool/target/languagetool-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/restcountries/target/restcountries-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/restcountries/target/restcountries-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/session-service/target/session-service-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/session-service/target/session-service-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest-gui/gestaohospital/target/gestaohospital-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/gestaohospital/target/gestaohospital-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest-gui/genome-nexus/web/target/genome-nexus-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/genome-nexus/target/genome-nexus-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/spring-batch-rest/example/api/target/spring-batch-rest-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/spring-batch-rest/target/spring-batch-rest-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/spring-actuator-demo/target/spring-actuator-demo-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/spring-actuator-demo/target/spring-actuator-demo-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/swagger-petstore/target/swagger-petstore-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/swagger-petstore/target/swagger-petstore-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/original/spring-ecommerce/target/spring-ecommerce-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/spring-ecommerce/target/spring-ecommerce-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/graphql/petclinic-graphql/target/petclinic-graphql-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/graphql/petclinic-graphql/target/petclinic-graphql-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/graphql/graphql-ncs/target/graphql-ncs-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/graphql/graphql-ncs/target/graphql-ncs-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/graphql/graphql-scs/target/graphql-scs-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/graphql/graphql-scs/target/graphql-scs-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rpc/thrift/artificial/thrift-ncs/target/rpc-thrift-ncs-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/thrift/ncs/target/rpc-thrift-ncs-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rpc/thrift/artificial/thrift-scs/target/rpc-thrift-scs-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/thrift/scs/target/rpc-thrift-scs-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rpc/grpc/artificial/grpc-ncs/target/rpc-grpc-ncs-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/grpc/ncs/target/rpc-grpc-ncs-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rpc/grpc/artificial/grpc-scs/target/rpc-grpc-scs-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/grpc/scs/target/rpc-grpc-scs-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               echo 'JDK 8 Maven build completed'"
+
+  build-jdk8-gradle:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.jdk8
+    image: emb-build-jdk8
+    volumes:
+      - ${HOME}/.m2:/root/.m2
+      - ${HOME}/.gradle:/root/.gradle
+      - ./dist:/dist
+      - ./jdk_8_gradle:/build/jdk_8_gradle
+    working_dir: /build/jdk_8_gradle
+    command: >
+      bash -c "gradle build -x test &&
+               cp cs/rest/erc20-rest-service/build/libs/erc20-rest-service-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/erc20-rest-service/build/libs/erc20-rest-service-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               echo 'JDK 8 Gradle build completed'"
+
+  build-jdk11-maven:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.jdk11
+    image: emb-build-jdk11
+    volumes:
+      - ${HOME}/.m2:/root/.m2
+      - ./dist:/dist
+      - ./jdk_11_maven:/build/jdk_11_maven
+    working_dir: /build/jdk_11_maven
+    command: >
+      bash -c "mvn clean install -DskipTests &&
+               cp cs/rest/tracking-system/target/tracking-system-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/tracking-system/target/tracking-system-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/cwa-verification-server/target/cwa-verification-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/cwa-verification/target/cwa-verification-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/graphql/timbuctoo/timbuctoo-instancev4/target/timbuctoo-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/graphql/timbuctoo/target/timbuctoo-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest-gui/market/market-rest/target/market-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/market/target/market-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/pay-publicapi/target/pay-publicapi-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/pay-publicapi/target/pay-publicapi-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/http-patch-spring/target/http-patch-spring-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/http-patch-spring/target/http-patch-spring-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest-gui/quartz-manager/quartz-manager-parent/quartz-manager-web-showcase/target/quartz-manager-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/quartz-manager/target/quartz-manager-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               echo 'JDK 11 Maven build completed'"
+    depends_on:
+      - build-jdk8-gradle
+
+  build-jdk11-gradle:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.jdk11
+    image: emb-build-jdk11
+    volumes:
+      - ${HOME}/.m2:/root/.m2
+      - ${HOME}/.gradle:/root/.gradle
+      - ./dist:/dist
+      - ./jdk_11_gradle:/build/jdk_11_gradle
+    working_dir: /build/jdk_11_gradle
+    command: >
+      bash -c "gradle build -x test -x spotlessCheck -x spotlessJavaCheck &&
+               cp cs/graphql/patio-api/build/libs/patio-api-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/graphql/patio-api/build/libs/patio-api-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/reservations-api/build/libs/reservations-api-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/reservations-api/build/libs/reservations-api-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               echo 'JDK 11 Gradle build completed'"
+
+  build-jdk17-maven:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.jdk17
+    image: emb-build-jdk17
+    volumes:
+      - ${HOME}/.m2:/root/.m2
+      - ./dist:/dist
+      - ./jdk_17_maven:/build/jdk_17_maven
+    working_dir: /build/jdk_17_maven
+    command: >
+      bash -c "mvn clean install -DskipTests &&
+               cp cs/web/spring-petclinic/target/spring-petclinic-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/web/spring-petclinic/target/spring-petclinic-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/grpc/signal-registration/target/signal-registration-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/grpc/signal-registration/target/signal-registration-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/familie-ba-sak/target/familie-ba-sak-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/familie-ba-sak/target/familie-ba-sak-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/tiltaksgjennomforing/target/tiltaksgjennomforing-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/tiltaksgjennomforing/target/tiltaksgjennomforing-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/ohsome-api/target/ohsome-api-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/ohsome-api/target/ohsome-api-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest/spring-rest-example/target/spring-rest-example-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/spring-rest-example/target/spring-rest-example-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               echo 'JDK 17 Maven build completed'"
+    depends_on:
+      - build-jdk11-gradle
+
+  build-jdk17-gradle:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.jdk17
+    image: emb-build-jdk17
+    volumes:
+      - ${HOME}/.m2:/root/.m2
+      - ${HOME}/.gradle:/root/.gradle
+      - ./dist:/dist
+      - ./jdk_17_gradle:/build/jdk_17_gradle
+    working_dir: /build/jdk_17_gradle
+    command: >
+      bash -c "gradle build -x test -x spotlessCheck -x spotlessJavaCheck &&
+               cp cs/rest/bibliothek/build/libs/bibliothek-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/bibliothek/build/libs/bibliothek-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               echo 'JDK 17 Gradle build completed'"
+
+  build-jdk21-maven:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.jdk21
+    image: emb-build-jdk21
+    volumes:
+      - ${HOME}/.m2:/root/.m2
+      - ./dist:/dist
+      - ./jdk_21_maven:/build/jdk_21_maven
+    working_dir: /build/jdk_21_maven
+    command: >
+      bash -c "mvn clean install -DskipTests &&
+               cp cs/rest/person-controller/target/person-controller-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest/person-controller/target/person-controller-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest-gui/webgoat/target/webgoat-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest-gui/webgoat/target/webgoat-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp cs/rest-gui/microcks/webapp/target/microcks-sut.jar /dist/ &&
+               cp em/external/rest-gui/microcks/target/microcks-evomaster-runner.jar /dist/ &&
+               echo 'JDK 21 Maven build completed'"
+    depends_on:
+      - build-jdk17-gradle
+
+  copy-additional-files:
+    image: alpine:latest
+    volumes:
+      - ${HOME}/.m2:/root/.m2
+      - ./dist:/dist
+      - ./jacoco:/jacoco
+    command: >
+      sh -c "cp /root/.m2/repository/org/evomaster/evomaster-client-java-instrumentation/5.0.3-SNAPSHOT/evomaster-client-java-instrumentation-5.0.3-SNAPSHOT.jar /dist/evomaster-agent.jar &&
+             cp /jacoco/jacocoagent.jar /dist/ &&
+             cp /jacoco/jacococli.jar /dist/ &&
+             echo 'Additional files copied'"
diff --git a/scripts/docker-dist.sh b/scripts/docker-dist.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be5a8a00e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/docker-dist.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Docker-based build script for EMB project
+# This script builds all jdk_* projects using Docker containers
+# and copies the results to the dist folder
+
+set -e  # Exit on error
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+PROJ_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+
+# Parse arguments
+PARALLEL_MODE=false
+COPY_ONLY=false
+JDK_VERSION=""
+BUILD_TOOL=""
+
+# Check for flags
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    if [[ "$arg" == "--parallel" ]] || [[ "$arg" == "-p" ]]; then
+        PARALLEL_MODE=true
+    elif [[ "$arg" == "--copy-files" ]] || [[ "$arg" == "-c" ]]; then
+        COPY_ONLY=true
+    else
+        if [ -z "$JDK_VERSION" ]; then
+            JDK_VERSION="$arg"
+        elif [ -z "$BUILD_TOOL" ]; then
+            BUILD_TOOL="$arg"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+# Set defaults
+JDK_VERSION="${JDK_VERSION:-all}"
+BUILD_TOOL="${BUILD_TOOL:-all}"
+
+# Function to display usage
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 [JDK_VERSION] [BUILD_TOOL] [OPTIONS]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Arguments:"
+    echo "  JDK_VERSION  : 8, 11, 17, 21, or 'all' (default: all)"
+    echo "  BUILD_TOOL   : maven, gradle, or 'all' (default: all)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "  --parallel, -p    : Run builds in parallel (faster but uses more resources)"
+    echo "  --copy-files, -c  : Only copy additional files (evomaster-agent, jacoco)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Examples:"
+    echo "  $0                    # Build all projects sequentially"
+    echo "  $0 --parallel         # Build all projects in parallel"
+    echo "  $0 8 gradle           # Build only JDK 8 Gradle projects"
+    echo "  $0 11 maven -p        # Build JDK 11 Maven in parallel mode"
+    echo "  $0 all all --parallel # Build everything in parallel"
+    echo "  $0 --copy-files       # Only copy evomaster-agent and jacoco files"
+    echo ""
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Validate JDK version
+if [[ ! "$JDK_VERSION" =~ ^(8|11|17|21|all)$ ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Invalid JDK version '$JDK_VERSION'"
+    echo "Valid options: 8, 11, 17, 21, all"
+    echo ""
+    usage
+fi
+
+# Validate build tool
+if [[ ! "$BUILD_TOOL" =~ ^(maven|gradle|all)$ ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Invalid build tool '$BUILD_TOOL'"
+    echo "Valid options: maven, gradle, all"
+    echo ""
+    usage
+fi
+
+echo "========================================"
+echo "EMB Docker Build Script"
+echo "========================================"
+echo "Project directory: $PROJ_DIR"
+echo "JDK Version: $JDK_VERSION"
+echo "Build Tool: $BUILD_TOOL"
+echo "Mode: $([ "$PARALLEL_MODE" = true ] && echo "PARALLEL ⚡" || echo "Sequential")"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if Docker is installed
+if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: Docker is not installed or not in PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if Docker Compose is installed
+if ! command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null && ! docker compose version &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: Docker Compose is not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Determine docker compose command
+if docker compose version &> /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    DOCKER_COMPOSE="docker compose"
+else
+    DOCKER_COMPOSE="docker-compose"
+fi
+
+echo "Using: $DOCKER_COMPOSE"
+echo ""
+
+# If only copying files, do that and exit
+if [ "$COPY_ONLY" = true ]; then
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "Copy Additional Files Only Mode"
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo ""
+
+    mkdir -p "$PROJ_DIR/dist"
+
+    echo "Copying additional files (evomaster-agent, jacoco)..."
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE -f docker-compose.build.yml run --rm -T copy-additional-files
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "Files copied successfully!"
+    echo "========================================"
+
+    if [ -f "$PROJ_DIR/dist/evomaster-agent.jar" ]; then
+        echo "evomaster-agent.jar"
+        ls -lh "$PROJ_DIR/dist/evomaster-agent.jar"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -f "$PROJ_DIR/dist/jacocoagent.jar" ]; then
+        echo "jacocoagent.jar"
+        ls -lh "$PROJ_DIR/dist/jacocoagent.jar"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -f "$PROJ_DIR/dist/jacococli.jar" ]; then
+        echo "jacococli.jar"
+        ls -lh "$PROJ_DIR/dist/jacococli.jar"
+    fi
+
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Clean dist folder only if building all projects
+if [ "$JDK_VERSION" == "all" ] && [ "$BUILD_TOOL" == "all" ]; then
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "WARNING: Full build mode detected!"
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "This will DELETE the entire dist/ folder and rebuild all projects."
+    echo ""
+
+    if [ -d "$PROJ_DIR/dist" ]; then
+        echo "Current dist folder contents:"
+        JAR_COUNT_BEFORE=$(find "$PROJ_DIR/dist" -name "*.jar" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        echo "  - $JAR_COUNT_BEFORE JAR files found"
+        echo "  - Location: $PROJ_DIR/dist"
+    else
+        echo "Dist folder does not exist yet."
+    fi
+
+    echo ""
+    read -p "Do you want to continue and DELETE dist folder? (y/N): " -n 1 -r
+    echo ""
+
+    if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+        echo ""
+        echo "Build cancelled by user."
+        echo "Tip: Use './scripts/docker-dist.sh <JDK> <TOOL>' for incremental builds"
+        echo "     Example: ./scripts/docker-dist.sh 8 gradle"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "Cleaning dist folder (building all projects)..."
+    if [ -d "$PROJ_DIR/dist" ]; then
+        rm -rf "$PROJ_DIR/dist"
+    fi
+    mkdir -p "$PROJ_DIR/dist"
+    echo "Dist folder cleaned"
+else
+    echo "Incremental build mode - preserving existing dist folder..."
+    mkdir -p "$PROJ_DIR/dist"
+    echo "Building into existing dist folder (will overwrite duplicates)"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# Check if .m2 directory exists
+M2_DIR="${HOME}/.m2"
+if [ ! -d "$M2_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "WARNING: Maven repository not found at $M2_DIR"
+    echo "Creating directory..."
+    mkdir -p "$M2_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Check if .gradle directory exists
+GRADLE_DIR="${HOME}/.gradle"
+if [ ! -d "$GRADLE_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "WARNING: Gradle cache not found at $GRADLE_DIR"
+    echo "Creating directory..."
+    mkdir -p "$GRADLE_DIR"
+fi
+
+cd "$PROJ_DIR"
+
+# Function to check if we should build a specific combination
+should_build() {
+    local jdk=$1
+    local tool=$2
+
+    # Check JDK version
+    if [ "$JDK_VERSION" != "all" ] && [ "$JDK_VERSION" != "$jdk" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check build tool
+    if [ "$BUILD_TOOL" != "all" ] && [ "$BUILD_TOOL" != "$tool" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Function to check if a service exists in jdk folders
+service_exists() {
+    local jdk=$1
+    local tool=$2
+    local dir="jdk_${jdk}_${tool}"
+
+    if [ -d "$PROJ_DIR/$dir" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
+echo "========================================"
+echo "Building Docker images and running builds..."
+echo "========================================"
+echo ""
+
+BUILDS_RUN=0
+SERVICES_TO_BUILD=()
+
+# Collect services to build
+if should_build "8" "maven" && service_exists "8" "maven"; then
+    SERVICES_TO_BUILD+=("build-jdk8-maven")
+fi
+
+if should_build "8" "gradle" && service_exists "8" "gradle"; then
+    SERVICES_TO_BUILD+=("build-jdk8-gradle")
+fi
+
+if should_build "11" "maven" && service_exists "11" "maven"; then
+    SERVICES_TO_BUILD+=("build-jdk11-maven")
+fi
+
+if should_build "11" "gradle" && service_exists "11" "gradle"; then
+    SERVICES_TO_BUILD+=("build-jdk11-gradle")
+fi
+
+if should_build "17" "maven" && service_exists "17" "maven"; then
+    SERVICES_TO_BUILD+=("build-jdk17-maven")
+fi
+
+if should_build "17" "gradle" && service_exists "17" "gradle"; then
+    SERVICES_TO_BUILD+=("build-jdk17-gradle")
+fi
+
+if should_build "21" "maven" && service_exists "21" "maven"; then
+    SERVICES_TO_BUILD+=("build-jdk21-maven")
+fi
+
+BUILDS_RUN=${#SERVICES_TO_BUILD[@]}
+
+if [ $BUILDS_RUN -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "No services to build!"
+else
+    echo "Services to build: ${SERVICES_TO_BUILD[@]}"
+    echo ""
+
+    # Build Docker images first
+    echo "Step 1: Building Docker images..."
+    UNIQUE_IMAGES=($(printf '%s\n' "${SERVICES_TO_BUILD[@]}" | sed 's/-maven$//' | sed 's/-gradle$//' | sort -u))
+    for service in "${SERVICES_TO_BUILD[@]}"; do
+        $DOCKER_COMPOSE -f docker-compose.build.yml build "$service" &
+    done
+    wait
+    echo "All Docker images built!"
+    echo ""
+
+    # Run builds
+    echo "Step 2: Running builds..."
+    if [ "$PARALLEL_MODE" = true ]; then
+        echo ">>> Running builds in PARALLEL mode..."
+        echo ">>> WARNING: This will use significant CPU and RAM!"
+        echo ""
+
+        # Start all builds in background
+        PIDS=()
+        for service in "${SERVICES_TO_BUILD[@]}"; do
+            echo "Starting: $service"
+            $DOCKER_COMPOSE -f docker-compose.build.yml run --rm -T "$service" &
+            PIDS+=($!)
+        done
+
+        echo ""
+        echo "Waiting for all builds to complete..."
+
+        # Wait for all background processes
+        FAILED=0
+        for i in "${!PIDS[@]}"; do
+            wait "${PIDS[$i]}"
+            EXIT_CODE=$?
+            if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
+                echo "ERROR: ${SERVICES_TO_BUILD[$i]} failed with exit code $EXIT_CODE"
+                FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
+            fi
+        done
+
+        if [ $FAILED -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo ""
+            echo "ERROR: $FAILED build(s) failed!"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo ""
+        echo "All parallel builds completed successfully!"
+        echo ""
+    else
+        echo ">>> Running builds in SEQUENTIAL mode..."
+        echo ""
+
+        # Run builds one by one
+        for service in "${SERVICES_TO_BUILD[@]}"; do
+            echo ">>> Building: $service"
+            $DOCKER_COMPOSE -f docker-compose.build.yml run --rm -T "$service"
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                echo ""
+                echo "ERROR: $service build failed!"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            echo ""
+        done
+    fi
+
+    # Copy additional files after all builds
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "Copying Additional Files"
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo ">>> Copying evomaster-agent and jacoco files to dist..."
+    $DOCKER_COMPOSE -f docker-compose.build.yml run --rm -T copy-additional-files
+    echo "Additional files copied!"
+    echo ""
+fi
+
+echo "========================================"
+echo "Cleaning up Docker containers..."
+echo "========================================"
+$DOCKER_COMPOSE -f docker-compose.build.yml down
+
+echo ""
+echo "========================================"
+echo "Build Summary"
+echo "========================================"
+echo "Builds executed: $BUILDS_RUN"
+echo "Checking dist folder contents..."
+echo ""
+
+JAR_COUNT=$(find "$PROJ_DIR/dist" -name "*.jar" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+echo "Total JAR files created: $JAR_COUNT"
+echo ""
+
+if [ $JAR_COUNT -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "Files in dist:"
+    ls -lh "$PROJ_DIR/dist"
+    echo ""
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "SUCCESS - Builds completed!"
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "Output location: $PROJ_DIR/dist"
+    echo "JDK Version: $JDK_VERSION"
+    echo "Build Tool: $BUILD_TOOL"
+elif [ $BUILDS_RUN -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "No matching builds found!"
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "JDK Version: $JDK_VERSION"
+    echo "Build Tool: $BUILD_TOOL"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Available combinations:"
+    for dir in "$PROJ_DIR"/jdk_*; do
+        if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
+            dirname=$(basename "$dir")
+            echo "  - $dirname"
+        fi
+    done
+else
+    echo "========================================"
+    echo "WARNING - No JAR files found in dist!"
+    echo "========================================"
+    exit 1
+fi