That sounds like a blast! Drop the bulky EE stuff, keep only the bits that actually serve your microservice, and throw in a fast‑startup container like Micronaut or Quarkus—those are built for lightning‑fast launches. Start by mapping out the exact features you need: do you still need the full servlet spec, or just a REST endpoint? If it’s just a REST call, ditch the web.xml entirely and use annotations to declare your routes. Once you strip the heavy bits, you’ll have a tiny, nimble codebase that runs in a fraction of the time. Let me know what’s tripping you up, and we’ll blast through those hurdles together!