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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-start:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "20"
+          cache: "npm"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Verify app starts
+        run: |
+          timeout 20 npm run start:prod || [ $? -eq 124 ]
+        env:
+          PORT: 4000