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+name: main build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ 'main' ]
+
+jobs:
+  # phase 1
+  list:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    outputs:
+      component_matrix: ${{ steps.set_matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+      cache_key: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache_key }}
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Push main to Viash-hub
+      run: |
+        git remote add viash-hub https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.VIASHHUB_PAT }}@viash-hub.com/data-intuitive/civ6_pipeline.git
+        git push -f viash-hub main
+
+    - uses: viash-io/viash-actions/setup@v4
+
+    - name: Remove target folder from .gitignore
+      run: |
+        # allow publishing the target folder
+        sed -i '/^target.*/d' .gitignore
+
+    - uses: viash-io/viash-actions/ns-build@v4
+      with:
+        config_mod: |
+          .functionality.version := 'main_build'
+          .platforms[.type == 'docker'].target_registry := 'viash-hub.com:5050'
+          .platforms[.type == 'docker'].target_organization := 'data-intuitive/civ6_pipeline'
+          .platforms[.type == 'docker'].target_image_source := 'https://viash-hub.com/data-intuitive/civ6_pipeline'
+        parallel: true
+
+    - name: Build nextflow schemas
+      uses: viash-io/viash-actions/pro/build-nextflow-schemas@v4
+      with:
+        workflows: src
+        components: src
+        viash_pro_token: ${{ secrets.GTHB_PAT }}
+        tools_version: 'main_build'
+   
+    - name: Build parameter files
+      uses: viash-io/viash-actions/pro/build-nextflow-params@v3
+      with:
+        workflows: src
+        components: src
+        viash_pro_token: ${{ secrets.GTHB_PAT }}
+        tools_version: 'main_build'
+
+    - name: Deploy build artifacts to Viash-Hub
+      uses: viash-io/viash-actions/viash-hub/deploy@v4
+      with:
+        github_token: ${{ github.token }}
+        viash_hub_token: ${{ secrets.VIASHHUB_PAT }}
+        viash_hub_repo: data-intuitive/civ6_pipeline
+        github_repo: data-intuitive/civ6_pipeline
+        src_branch: main_build
+        dest_branch: main_build
+
+    - id: ns_list
+      uses: viash-io/viash-actions/ns-list@v4
+      with:
+        platform: docker
+        src: src
+        format: json
+
+    - id: set_matrix
+      run: |
+        echo "matrix=$(jq -c '[ .[] | 
+          { 
+            "name": (.functionality.namespace + "/" + .functionality.name),
+            "dir": .info.config | capture("^(?<dir>.*\/)").dir
+          }
+        ]' ${{ steps.ns_list.outputs.output_file }} )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  # phase 2
+  build:
+    needs: list
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        component: ${{ fromJson(needs.list.outputs.component_matrix) }}
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - uses: viash-io/viash-actions/setup@v4
+
+    - name: Build container
+      uses: viash-io/viash-actions/ns-build@v4
+      with:
+        config_mod: |
+          .functionality.version := 'main_build'
+          .platforms[.type == 'docker'].target_registry := 'viash-hub.com:5050'
+          .platforms[.type == 'docker'].target_organization := 'data-intuitive/civ6_pipeline'
+          .platforms[.type == 'docker'].target_image_source := 'https://viash-hub.com/data-intuitive/civ6_pipeline'
+        platform: docker
+        src: ${{ matrix.component.dir }}
+        setup: build
+
+    - name: Login to Viash-Hub container registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      with:
+        registry: viash-hub.com:5050
+        username: ${{ secrets.VIASHHUB_USER }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.VIASHHUB_PAT }}
+
+    - name: Push container to Viash-Hub
+      uses: viash-io/viash-actions/ns-build@v4
+      with:
+        config_mod: |
+          .functionality.version := 'main_build'
+          .platforms[.type == 'docker'].target_registry := 'viash-hub.com:5050'
+          .platforms[.type == 'docker'].target_organization := 'data-intuitive/civ6_pipeline'
+          .platforms[.type == 'docker'].target_image_source := 'https://viash-hub.com/data-intuitive/civ6_pipeline'
+        platform: docker
+        src: ${{ matrix.component.dir }}
+        setup: push
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