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-name: Build, Lint, and Deploy Arctic Species Portal
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main # Or your primary branch, e.g., master
-  pull_request: # Also run on pull requests to main
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  test-and-build: # Renamed job for clarity
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20' 
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install
-
-      - name: Lint project
-        run: npm run lint # Runs your ESLint command
-
-      - name: Build project
-        run: npm run build # Runs tsc && vite build
-                          # This will also catch TypeScript errors
-
-      - name: List output files # Optional: just to see build output in logs
-        if: success() # Only run if build succeeds
-        run: |
-          echo "Build completed. Output files in dist/:"
-          ls -R dist
-
-  deploy: # New job for deployment, depends on test-and-build
-    needs: test-and-build # Ensures this job runs only if test-and-build succeeds
-    if: gitea.event_name == 'push' && gitea.ref_name == 'main' # Corrected for Gitea
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    
-    steps:
-      # We need to checkout and build again, or pass artifacts
-      # For simplicity in this example, let's re-checkout and re-build
-      # A more advanced setup would pass 'dist' as an artifact from the 'test-and-build' job
-
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install
-
-      - name: Build project
-        run: npm run build # Ensure the production assets are built for deployment
-
-      - name: Deploy to Production (Placeholder)
-        run: |
-          echo "Deployment step: Replace this with your actual deployment commands."
-          echo "Files from 'dist/' are ready for deployment."
-          # Example for copying to a server (requires SSH setup):
-          # scp -r dist/* user@yourserver:/var/www/your-project-path/
-          # Or using rsync:
-          # rsync -avz dist/ user@yourserver:/var/www/your-project-path/ 
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