diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/README.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/README.mustache
index 3f0809d4734..e3e66a3a12a 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/README.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/README.mustache
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ This server was generated by the [swagger-codegen](https://github.com/swagger-ap
 is an example of building a swagger-enabled JAX-RS server.
 
 This example uses the [JAX-RS](https://jax-rs-spec.java.net/) framework.
+
+To run the server, please execute the following:
+
+```
+mvn clean package jetty:run
+```
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