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+name: Safe Mom
+run-name: ${{ github.actor }} is testing out GitHub Actions 🚀
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    name: Build and Test Docker Container
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout Code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    
+    - name: Set up docker
+      run: docker --version
+
+    - name: Build docker image
+      run: docker build -t safemom-app .
+    
+    - name: Build docker container
+      run: |
+            docker run -d --name safemom-container -p 5000:5000 \
+              -e SECRET_KEY=${{ secrets.SECRET_KEY }} \
+              -e DB_HOST=${{ secrets.DB_HOST }} \
+              -e DB_PORT=${{ secrets.DB_PORT }} \
+              -e DB_NAME=${{ secrets.DB_NAME }} \
+              -e DB_USER=${{ secrets.DB_USER }} \
+              -e DB_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.DB_PASSWORD }} \
+              safemom-app
+
+    deploy:
+      name: Deploy to Render
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      needs: build
+      if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+
+      steps:
+        - name: Trigger Render Deployment
+          run: |
+            curl -X POST ${{ secrets.RENDER_DEPLOY_HOOK }}