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+name: Deploy to TDT4242 server development
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: self-hosted
+    env:
+      REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+      COMPOSE_FILE: ${{ github.event.inputs.config }}
+      
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Dotenv Action
+        uses: falti/dotenv-action@v1.1.4
+        with:
+          export-variables: true
+          keys-case: bypass
+
+      - name: Check status of config file
+        run: |
+          env
+          docker compose version
+          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.stag.yml --verbose config  && printf "OK\n" || exit 1
+          
+      - name: Build and run docker image for tests
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.stag.yml up --force-recreate --build -d
+        
+      - name: Verify that gateway is available
+        run: docker ps