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+name: docker-image-push-join
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+env:
+  DOCKER_USER: ${{secrets.DOCKER_USER}}
+  DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD}}
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: docker login
+      run: | # log into docker hub account
+        docker login -u $DOCKER_USER -p $DOCKER_PASSWORD
+
+    - name: Get current date # get the date of the build
+      id: date
+      run: echo "::set-output name=date::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d--%M-%S')"
+
+    - name: Run a one-line script
+      run: echo running in repo ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/} branch ${GITHUB_REF##*/} on ${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}
+
+    - name: build docker image
+      run: |
+        docker build -t $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }} ./frontend
+        docker images
+
+    - name: push docker image
+      run: |
+        docker push $DOCKER_USER/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/}:${GITHUB_REF##*/}_${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}