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+# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
+
+name: Build mako
+
+# Controls when the workflow will run
+on:
+  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the main branch
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  # “At 05:00 on Sunday.”
+  # https://crontab.guru/#0_5_*_*_0
+  schedule:
+  - cron: "0 5 * * 0"
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # Building FDB
+  build:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: foundationdb/build:centos7-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        branch: ["main", "release-7.1"]
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+      - name: git clone
+        run: git clone https://github.com/apple/foundationdb.git
+        working-directory: /root
+
+      - name: git checkout
+        run: git checkout $FDB_BRANCH
+        working-directory: /root/foundationdb
+        env:
+          FDB_BRANCH: ${{ matrix.branch }}
+
+      - name: mkdir build_output
+        run: mkdir build_output
+        working-directory: /root
+
+      - name: cmake
+        run: source /opt/rh/devtoolset-8/enable && source /opt/rh/rh-python38/enable && cmake -G Ninja ../foundationdb
+        working-directory: /root/build_output
+
+      - name: ninja
+        run: source /opt/rh/devtoolset-8/enable && source /opt/rh/rh-python38/enable && ninja -j2 mako
+        working-directory: /root/build_output
+
+      - name: list size
+        run: du -skh *
+        working-directory: /root/build_output
+
+      - name: search mako
+        run: "find . | grep mako"
+        working-directory: /root/build_output
+
+      - name: upload mako
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: mako_${{ matrix.branch }}
+          path: /root/build_output/bin/mako
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 10