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+name: Build and deploy to an VM
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-deploy:
+    runs-on: self-hosted
+    steps:
+      - name: Copy Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: 'Create env file'
+        run: |
+          touch .env
+          echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL }}" >> .env
+          cat .env
+
+      - name: Running Docker Compose
+        run: docker compose up -d --build