diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62c8935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3841897..99b86d4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ COPY confluentinc-kafka-connect-servicenow-2.5.4 /opt/kafka/plugins/confluentinc
 # S3 Kafka Connector
 COPY confluentinc-kafka-connect-s3-10.5.5 /opt/kafka/plugins/confluentinc-kafka-connect-s3-10.5.5
 
+# MySQL Debezium Connector (Add this section)
+ARG DEBEZIUM_VERSION="3.0.7.Final"
+RUN mkdir -p /opt/kafka/plugins/debezium-connector-mysql \
+    && curl -sSL -o /opt/kafka/plugins/debezium-connector-mysql/debezium-connector-mysql-${DEBEZIUM_VERSION}.jar \
+       https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/debezium/debezium-connector-mysql/${DEBEZIUM_VERSION}/debezium-connector-mysql-${DEBEZIUM_VERSION}.jar
+
 RUN chmod +x /opt/kafka/kafka_connect_config_generator.sh \
  && chmod +x /opt/kafka/kafka_mirror_maker_2_connector_config_generator.sh \
  && chmod +x /opt/kafka/kafka_mirror_maker_consumer_config_generator.sh \