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+---
+# Include external CI template from CSCS
+include:
+  - remote: "https://gitlab.com/cscs-ci/recipes/-/raw/master/templates/v2/.ci-ext.yml"
+
+# Defines the stages for the CI/CD pipeline
+# Jobs in earlier stages are run before jobs in later stages.
+stages:
+  - build
+
+variables:
+  TMPDIR: "/var/tmp"
+
+job:
+  stage: build
+  extends: .f7t-controller
+  script:
+    - FIRECREST_URL=https://api.cscs.ch/cw/firecrest/v1
+    - CLUSTER=santis
+    - firecrest filesystems --system $CLUSTER
+    - apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends graphviz graphviz-dev rabbitmq-server
+    - pip install --upgrade pip
+    - pip install hatch
+    - pip install .
+    - verdi presto --profile-name "cscs-ci"