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+name: build and publish dockerfile
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main", "ci/docker"]
+
+jobs:
+  docker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: "JonMike8"
+        password: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Build and Push Docker Image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+      with:
+        push: true
+        tags: |
+          ghcr.io/stevensblueprint/nycmesh-node-visualizer:${{ github.sha }}
+          ghcr.io/stevensblueprint/nycmesh-node-visualizer:latest
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