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+name: smoke-test target mount
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  touch-file:
+    runs-on: docker
+    container:
+      image: alpine:3.20
+    steps:
+      - name: write test file
+        run: |
+          echo "hello from forgejo $(date -u)" > /target/ci-test.txt
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