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+stages:
+  - build
+  - release
+
+variables:
+  BUN_VERSION: "1.2.17"
+
+build_app:
+  stage: build
+  image: oven/bun:${BUN_VERSION}
+  script:
+    - bun i
+    - bun build --compile --minify-whitespace --minify-syntax --target bun --outfile "server-compiled" ./src/index.ts
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - server-compiled
+    expire_in: 1 hour
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
+    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main"'
+
+create_release:
+  stage: release
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+  needs:
+    - job: build_app
+      artifacts: true
+  script:
+    - echo "Creating release and uploading server-compiled..."
+  release:
+    name: "Release $CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+    tag_name: "$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+    description: "Automated release for commit $CI_COMMIT_SHA"
+    assets:
+      links:
+        - name: "server-compiled"
+          url: "${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/jobs/${CI_JOB_ID}/artifacts/raw/server-compiled"
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
+    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main"'