diff --git a/.github/workflows/sample_app.yaml b/.github/workflows/sample_app.yaml
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index 0000000..aaf1ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sample_app.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Sample App configuration
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'example/apps/webapp/**'
+
+jobs:
+  irc:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Build sample app image
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
+      - name: docker login
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.PUBLIC_DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.PUBLIC_DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+        # always uses a single image ,the changes are overridden
+        # to-do versioning of the builds in case required
+      - name: build configurator
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        with:
+          tags: razorpay/devstack:webapp-latest
+          push: true
+          file: ./example/apps/webapp/Dockerfile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sample_app_devstack.yaml b/.github/workflows/sample_app_devstack.yaml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/sample_app_devstack.yaml
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+name: Sample App devstack configuration
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'example/apps/webapp/**'
+
+jobs:
+  irc:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Build sample app image
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
+      - name: docker login
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.PUBLIC_DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.PUBLIC_DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+        # always uses a single image ,the changes are overridden
+        # to-do versioning of the builds in case required
+      - name: build configurator
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        with:
+          tags: razorpay/devstack:webapp-latest-devstack
+          push: true
+          file: ./example/apps/webapp/Dockerfile.devstack
diff --git a/example/apps/webapp/Dockerfile b/example/apps/webapp/Dockerfile
index 32a5506..4d488c0 100644
--- a/example/apps/webapp/Dockerfile
+++ b/example/apps/webapp/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM golang:1.16.8-alpine3.14 as builder
 RUN mkdir /build
-ADD . /build/
+ADD ./example/apps/webapp /build/
 WORKDIR /build
 RUN apk add build-base && go build -a -o crud-webapp .
 
diff --git a/example/apps/webapp/Dockerfile.devstack b/example/apps/webapp/Dockerfile.devstack
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+++ b/example/apps/webapp/Dockerfile.devstack
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+FROM golang:1.16.8-alpine3.14 as builder
+RUN mkdir /build
+ADD ./example/apps/webapp /build/
+WORKDIR /build
+RUN apk add build-base && go build -a -o crud-webapp .
+#adds compile daemon for hot reloading
+RUN go get github.com/githubnemo/CompileDaemon
+# executable
+EXPOSE 9090
+
+ENTRYPOINT CompileDaemon -log-prefix=false --build="go build -a -o crud-webapp ." --command="./crud-webapp"
+
+CMD [ "./crud-webapp" ]