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-# This workflow runs every 24 hours for the following purpose:
-#
-# - Create + upload *integration* + *master* tarball
-#
-# All created images are then uploaded to GitHub packages
-
-name: Nightlies
-
-# on: push
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    # every day at 6 am (so that the master of DIRACOS is already created)
-    - cron:  '0 6 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  # running dirac-distribution in the proper image
-  dirac-distribute:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'DIRACGrid/DIRAC'
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: False
-      matrix:
-        branch:
-          - master
-          - integration
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: create
-        run: |
-          docker pull ghcr.io/diracgrid/management/dirac-distribution:latest
-          docker run ghcr.io/diracgrid/management/dirac-distribution:latest bash -c \
-          "python3 dirac-distribution.py -r ${{ matrix.branch }} | tail -n 1  > /tmp/deploy.sh && "\
-          "sed -i 's/lhcbprod/${{ secrets.KRB_USERNAME }}/g' /tmp/deploy.sh && "\
-          "cat /tmp/deploy.sh && "\
-          "echo ${{ secrets.KRB_PASSWORD }} | kinit ${{ secrets.KRB_USERNAME }}@CERN.CH && "\
-          "echo readyToUpload && "\
-          "export USER=${{ secrets.KRB_USERNAME }} && "\
-          "echo reallyReadyToUpload && "\
-          "source /tmp/deploy.sh"