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+name: 'build image' 
+on: # rebuild any PRs and main branch changes
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout (GitHub)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2 
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and run Dev Container task
+        uses: devcontainers/ci@v0.3
+        with:
+          imageName: ghcr.io/rokroskar/renku-template-project
+          cacheFrom: ghcr.io/rokroskar/renku-template-project
+          push: always