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+# avoids unecessary repulling of node modules
+cache:
+  paths:
+    - node_modules/
+
+stages:
+  - lint
+  #- test
+  - build
+  - deploy
+
+variables:
+  IMAGE_TAG: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_TAG
+  IMAGE_LATEST: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:latest
+
+
+.node:
+  image: ${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX}/node:latest
+
+
+.docker:
+  image: ${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX}/docker:20
+
+
+linter:
+  image: !reference [.node, image]
+  stage: lint
+  before_script:
+    - yarn install
+  script:
+    - yarn lint
+
+
+build:
+  image: !reference [.docker, image]
+  stage: build
+  before_script:
+    - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
+  script:
+    - docker build -t $IMAGE_TAG .
+  after_script:
+    - docker save $IMAGE_TAG > docker.tar
+  artifacts:
+    expire_in: 30 mins
+    paths:
+      - docker.tar
+  only: 
+    - tags
+
+
+push:
+  image: !reference [.docker, image]
+  stage: deploy
+  needs: 
+    - job: build
+      artifacts: true
+  before_script:
+    - docker login -u $CI_REGISTRY_USER -p $CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD $CI_REGISTRY
+    - docker load -i docker.tar
+  script:
+    - docker tag $IMAGE_TAG $IMAGE_LATEST
+    - docker push $IMAGE_TAG
+    - docker push $IMAGE_LATEST
+  only: 
+    - tags