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+name: Pre-Build Dev Container Image
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and run Dev Container task
+        uses: devcontainers/ci@v0.3
+        with:
+          imageName: ghcr.io/mpriscella/dotfiles/devcontainer
+          cacheFrom: ghcr.io/mpriscella/dotfiles/devcontainer
+          push: always
+          platform: linux/arm64,linux/amd64
+          runCmd: |
+            echo "this is a test" > test.txt