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+name: Build and Deploy Go App
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: docker
+    container:
+      image: golang:1.25.0
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build Go app
+        run: |
+          go mod tidy
+          go build -o nyanimedb .
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: docker build -t nyanimedb:latest .
+
+      - name: Save Docker image artifact
+        run: docker save nyanimedb:latest -o nyanimedb.tar
+
+      - name: Upload image artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: docker-image
+          path: nyanimedb.tar
+
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: docker
+    needs: build
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.deploy == 'true' }} # manual deploy trigger
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Download image
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: docker-image
+          path: .
+
+      - name: Load Docker image
+        run: docker load -i nyanimedb.tar
+
+      - name: Deploy container locally
+        run: |
+          echo "Deploying nyanimedb locally..."
+          docker stop nyanimedb || true
+          docker rm nyanimedb || true
+          docker run -d --name nyanimedb -p 8080:8080 nyanimedb:latest