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+# Gitea CI pipeline configuration
+
+# Define a simple pipeline
+pipelines:
+  default:
+    - step: # Define a single step
+        name: "Test Runner"
+        image: "alpine:latest" # Use a lightweight image
+        commands:
+          - echo "Testing Gitea Runner"
+          - echo "Pipeline executed successfully!"
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