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+# this is the first time I write a github / gitea actions workflow myself, so excuse me if it sucks
+name: Build and publish ich_iel bot
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    release:
+      types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      # this step was made by AI, i hope it works
+      - name: Extract registry host
+        id: registry
+        run: echo "host=$(echo ${{ github.server_url }} | sed 's|https\?://||')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v6
+        with:
+          images: {{ steps.registry.outputs.host }}/${{ github.repository }}
+          tags:
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=ref,event=pr
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
+
+      - name: Login to Gitea Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v4
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ steps.registry.outputs.host }}
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.REPO_TOKEN }}
+      
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v7
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}