# addJavaContainer

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Java](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java.md)
- Version: `13.6.0-preview.1.26478.8`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/tree/f4c27f2d43ddc1cacd0dd083b30d1fea1cee7a62)

Adds a Java application that runs from an existing container image.

## Definition

```typescript
interface IDistributedApplicationBuilder {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addJavaContainer(
    name: string,
    image: string,
    tag?: string): JavaContainerResource
}
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)
- `image` (`string`)
- `tag` (`string`) `optional`

## Returns

[JavaContainerResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java/javacontainerresource.md) `builder`

## Applies to

- [IDistributedApplicationBuilder](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.java/idistributedapplicationbuilder.md)