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+name: CI
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.16
+      - name: Compile the binary
+        run: |
+          make bin/goldpinger
+          ./bin/goldpinger -h
+      - name: Build the Docker image
+        run: |
+          make build