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+stages:
+  - deploy
+
+deploy:
+  stage: deploy
+  only:
+    - main  # Only run this job on merges to the main branch
+
+  script:
+    - echo "Starting deployment..."
+    - docker-compose up -d  # Start services without interrupting existing ones
+    - docker exec nginx_proxy nginx -s reload  # Reload NGINX inside the container
+    - echo "Deployment completed."