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stage: Release
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group: Progressive Delivery
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
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type: howto
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---
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# Cloud deployment
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Interacting with a major cloud provider may have become a much needed task that's
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part of your delivery process. GitLab is making this process less painful by providing Docker images
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that come with the needed libraries and tools pre-installed.
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By referencing them in your CI/CD pipeline, you'll be able to interact with your chosen
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cloud provider more easily.
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## AWS
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GitLab provides Docker images that you can use to [run AWS commands from GitLab CI/CD](#run-aws-commands-from-gitlab-cicd), and a template to make
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it easier to [deploy to AWS](#deploy-your-application-to-the-aws-elastic-container-service-ecs).
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### Run AWS commands from GitLab CI/CD
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/31167) in GitLab 12.6.
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GitLab's AWS Docker image provides the [AWS Command Line Interface](https://aws.amazon.com/cli/),
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which enables you to run `aws` commands. As part of your deployment strategy, you can run `aws` commands directly from
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`.gitlab-ci.yml` by specifying [GitLab's AWS Docker image](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy).
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Some credentials are required to be able to run `aws` commands:
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1. Sign up for [an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-set-up.html) if you don't have one yet.
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1. Log in onto the console and create [a new IAM user](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home#/home).
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1. Select your newly created user to access its details. Navigate to **Security credentials > Create a new access key**.
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NOTE: **Note:**
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A new **Access key ID** and **Secret access key** pair will be generated. Please take a note of them right away.
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1. In your GitLab project, go to **Settings > CI / CD**. Set the following as
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[environment variables](../variables/README.md#gitlab-cicd-environment-variables)
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(see table below):
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- Access key ID.
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- Secret access key.
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- Region code. You can check the [list of AWS regional endpoints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#regional-endpoints).
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You might want to check if the AWS service you intend to use is
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[available in the chosen region](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/).
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| Env. variable name | Value |
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|:------------------------|:-----------------------|
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| `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` | Your Access key ID |
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| `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` | Your Secret access key |
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| `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` | Your region code |
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1. You can now use `aws` commands in the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file of this project:
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```yaml
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deploy:
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stage: deploy
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image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-base:latest # see the note below
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script:
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- aws s3 ...
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- aws create-deployment ...
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```
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NOTE: **Note:**
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The image used in the example above
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(`registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-base:latest`) is hosted on the [GitLab
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Container Registry](../../user/packages/container_registry/index.md) and is
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ready to use. Alternatively, replace the image with one hosted on AWS ECR.
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### Use an AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR) image in your CI/CD
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Instead of referencing an image hosted on the GitLab Registry, you can
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reference an image hosted on any third-party registry, such as the
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[Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)](https://aws.amazon.com/ecr/).
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To do so, [push your image into your ECR
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repository](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECR/latest/userguide/docker-push-ecr-image.html).
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Then reference it in your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file and replace the `image`
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path to point to your ECR image.
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### Deploy your application to the AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS)
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/207962) in GitLab 12.9.
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> - The `Deploy-ECS.gitlab-ci.yml` template was [moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/220821) to `AWS/Deploy-ECS.gitlab-ci.yml` in GitLab 13.2.
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GitLab provides a series of [CI templates that you can include in your project](../yaml/README.md#include).
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To automate deployments of your application to your [Amazon Elastic Container Service](https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/) (AWS ECS)
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cluster, you can `include` the `AWS/Deploy-ECS.gitlab-ci.yml` template in your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file.
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GitLab also provides [Docker images](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/-/tree/master/aws) that can be used in your `gitlab-ci.yml` file to simplify working with AWS:
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- Use `registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-base:latest` to use AWS CLI commands.
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- Use `registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-ecs:latest` to deploy your application to AWS ECS.
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Before getting started with this process, you need a cluster on AWS ECS, as well as related
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components, like an ECS service, ECS task definition, a database on AWS RDS, etc.
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[Read more about AWS ECS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/Welcome.html).
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The ECS task definition can be:
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- An existing task definition in AWS ECS
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- A JSON file containing a task definition. Create the JSON file by using the template provided in
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the [AWS documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create-task-definition.html#task-definition-template).
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Copy the task definition into a new file in your project, for example `<project-root>/ci/aws/task-definition.json`.
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[Available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/222618) in GitLab 13.3 and later.
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After you have these prerequisites ready, follow these steps:
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1. Make sure your AWS credentials are set up as environment variables for your
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project. You can follow [the steps above](#run-aws-commands-from-gitlab-cicd) to complete this setup.
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1. Add these variables to your project's `.gitlab-ci.yml` file, or in the project's
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[CI/CD settings](../variables/README.md#create-a-custom-variable-in-the-ui):
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- `CI_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER`: The name of the AWS ECS cluster that you're targeting for your deployments.
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- `CI_AWS_ECS_SERVICE`: The name of the targeted service tied to your AWS ECS cluster.
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- `CI_AWS_ECS_TASK_DEFINITION`: The name of an existing task definition in ECS tied
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to the service mentioned above.
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```yaml
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variables:
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CI_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER: my-cluster
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CI_AWS_ECS_SERVICE: my-service
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CI_AWS_ECS_TASK_DEFINITION: my-task-definition
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```
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You can find these names after selecting the targeted cluster on your [AWS ECS dashboard](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ecs/home):
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Alternatively, if you want to use a task definition defined in a JSON file, use
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`CI_AWS_ECS_TASK_DEFINITION_FILE` instead:
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```yaml
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variables:
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CI_AWS_ECS_CLUSTER: my-cluster
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CI_AWS_ECS_SERVICE: my-service
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CI_AWS_ECS_TASK_DEFINITION_FILE: ci/aws/my_task_definition.json
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```
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You can create your `CI_AWS_ECS_TASK_DEFINITION_FILE` variable as a
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[file-typed environment variable](../variables/README.md#custom-environment-variables-of-type-file) instead of a
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regular environment variable. If you choose to do so, set the variable value to be the full contents of
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the JSON task definition. You can then remove the JSON file from your project.
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In both cases, make sure that the value for the `containerDefinitions[].name` attribute is
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the same as the `Container name` defined in your targeted ECS service.
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CAUTION: **Warning:**
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`CI_AWS_ECS_TASK_DEFINITION_FILE` takes precedence over `CI_AWS_ECS_TASK_DEFINITION` if both these environment
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variables are defined within your project.
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NOTE: **Note:**
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If the name of the task definition you wrote in your JSON file is the same name
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as an existing task definition on AWS, then a new revision is created for it.
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Otherwise, a brand new task definition is created, starting at revision 1.
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1. Include this template in `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
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```yaml
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include:
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- template: AWS/Deploy-ECS.gitlab-ci.yml
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```
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The `AWS/Deploy-ECS` template ships with GitLab and is available [on
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GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/AWS/Deploy-ECS.gitlab-ci.yml).
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1. Commit and push your updated `.gitlab-ci.yml` to your project's repository, and you're done!
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Your application Docker image will be rebuilt and pushed to the GitLab registry.
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If your image is located in a private registry, make sure your task definition is
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[configured with a `repositoryCredentials` attribute](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/private-auth.html).
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Then the targeted task definition will be updated with the location of the new
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Docker image, and a new revision will be created in ECS as result.
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Finally, your AWS ECS service will be updated with the new revision of the
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task definition, making the cluster pull the newest version of your
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application.
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CAUTION: **Warning:**
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The [`AWS/Deploy-ECS.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/AWS/Deploy-ECS.gitlab-ci.yml)
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template includes both the [`Jobs/Build.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Jobs/Build.gitlab-ci.yml)
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and [`Jobs/Deploy/ECS.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Jobs/Deploy/ECS.gitlab-ci.yml)
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"sub-templates". Do not include these "sub-templates" on their own, and only include the main
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`AWS/Deploy-ECS.gitlab-ci.yml` template. The "sub-templates" are designed to only be
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used along with the main template. They may move or change unexpectedly causing your
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pipeline to fail if you didn't include the main template. Also, the job names within
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these templates may change. Do not override these jobs names in your own pipeline,
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as the override will stop working when the name changes.
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Alternatively, if you don't wish to use the `AWS/Deploy-ECS.gitlab-ci.yml` template
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to deploy to AWS ECS, you can always use our
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`aws-base` Docker image to run your own [AWS CLI commands for ECS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ecs/index.html#cli-aws-ecs).
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```yaml
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deploy:
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stage: deploy
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image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-base:latest
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script:
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- aws ecs register-task-definition ...
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```
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