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+---
+kind: pipeline
+name: deploy to docker container
+steps:
+  - name: remove .git
+    image: debian:buster
+    commands:
+      - rm -r .git/
+  - name: php syntax check
+    image: php:8.0.10-cli
+    commands:
+      - for f in $(find /drone -name '*.php'); do php -l "$f"; done
+  - name: docker cp deploy
+    image: 3wordchant/docker-cp-deploy:latest
+    settings:
+      host: smol-wp.autonomic.zone
+      service: beta_autonomic_zone_app
+      source: .
+      dest: /var/www/html/wp-content/themes/autonomic-block-theme
+      deploy_key:
+        from_secret: drone_ssh_smol-wp.autonomic.zone
+    depends_on:
+      - php syntax check
+  - name: notify on failure
+    image: plugins/slack
+    settings:
+      username: comradebritney
+      channel: clients.shaping-our-lives
+      template: "{{repo.owner}}/{{repo.name}} build failed: {{build.link}}. Last commit by @{{build.author}}"
+      webhook:
+        from_secret: rc_builds_url
+    depends_on:
+      - docker cp deploy
+    when:
+      status:
+        - failure
+
+trigger:
+  branch:
+    - main