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+name: Base Docker CI
+description: Checkout repo, build docker container, and publish for main branch
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+    - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v4
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ github.token }}
+    - name: Build container
+      shell: bash
+      run: docker build -t new .
+    - name: Test container
+      shell: bash
+      run: ./scripts/test.sh
+    - name: Publish images
+      shell: bash
+      run: ./meta/publish.sh
+      if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'