diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 44eefbd1d2..c2dd8719b6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+image: codecr.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/container-forge/base:latest
+
 workflow:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
@@ -12,53 +14,48 @@ workflow:
 
 default:
   interruptible: true
-  before_script:
-    # FIXME: build minimal el9 container, or use container-forge
-    - dnf install -y java-21-openjdk maven wget tree ruby python3-pip
 
 stages:
-  - build-stage
-  - test-stage
-  - deploy-stage
+  - build
+  - test
+  - deploy
 
 build:
-  stage: build-stage
+  stage: build
   script:
-    - ./build-coatjava.sh -T4 --unittests --spotbugs --quiet --no-progress
+    - ./build-coatjava.sh -T$JL_RUNNER_AVAIL_CPU --quiet --no-progress
+    - tar -czf coatjava.tar.gz coatjava
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 day
     paths:
-      - coatjava
+      - coatjava.tar.gz
 
 depana:
   allow_failure: true
-  stage: test-stage
-  dependencies: [build]
+  stage: build
   script:
     - libexec/dependency-tree.sh
     - libexec/dependency-analysis.sh
 
-eb:
-  stage: test-stage
+spotbugs:
+  stage: test
+  needs: [build]
   dependencies: [build]
   script:
-    - cd validation/advanced-tests && ./run-eb-tests.sh -100 ${ARG}
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - ARG: electronproton 
-      - ARG: electronprotonC 
-      - ARG: electrongamma 
-      - ARG: electronneutronC
-      - ARG: electronFTpion
+    - >
+      tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz &&
+      ./build-coatjava.sh -T$JL_RUNNER_AVAIL_CPU --spotbugs --quiet --no-progress
 
-jacoco:
-  allow_failure: true
-  stage: test-stage
+unit_tests:
+  stage: test
   needs: [build]
   dependencies: [build]
   script:
-    - ./validation/jacoco-aggregate.sh
+    - >
+      tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz &&
+      ./build-coatjava.sh -T$JL_RUNNER_AVAIL_CPU --unittests --quiet --no-progress &&
+      ./validation/jacoco-aggregate.sh
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 day
@@ -66,26 +63,59 @@ jacoco:
       - publish
 
 docs:
-  stage: test-stage
-  needs: [build,jacoco]
-  dependencies: [build,jacoco]
+  stage: test
+  needs: [build,unit_tests]
+  dependencies: [build,unit_tests]
   script:
-    - python3 -m pip install -r docs/mkdocs/requirements.txt
-    - ./docs/mkdocs/generate.sh pages
-    - libexec/build-javadocs.sh
-    - mv target/reports/apidocs pages/javadoc
-    - mv publish pages/jacoco
+    - >
+      tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz &&
+      python3 -m venv venv &&
+      source venv/bin/activate &&
+      python3 -m pip install -r docs/mkdocs/requirements.txt &&
+      ./docs/mkdocs/generate.sh pages &&
+      libexec/build-javadocs.sh &&
+      ls -l && ls -l pages && ls -l publish &&
+      mv target/reports/apidocs pages/javadoc &&
+      cp -r publish pages/jacoco
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 7 days
     paths:
       - pages
 
-#deploy:
-#  stage: deploy-stage
-#  dependencies: [docs,jacoco,depana]
+eb:
+  stage: test
+  needs: [build]
+  dependencies: [build]
+  script:
+    - >
+      tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz &&
+      cd validation/advanced-tests && 
+      ./run-eb-tests.sh -100 ${ARG}
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - ARG: electronproton 
+      - ARG: electronprotonC 
+      - ARG: electrongamma 
+      - ARG: electronneutronC
+      - ARG: electronFTpion
+
+profile:
+  stage: test
+  needs: [build]
+  dependencies: [build]
+  script:
+    - >
+      tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz &&
+      libexec/profile.sh
 
-#release:
-#  stage: deploy-stage
-#  dependencies: [deploy]
+deploy:
+  stage: deploy
+  script:
+    - echo DEPLOY!!!
+
+release:
+  stage: deploy
+  script:
+    - echo RELEASE!!!
 
diff --git a/libexec/profile.sh b/libexec/profile.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0b1538d7ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libexec/profile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo PROFILE!!!
+
+#asprof -e cpu -d 120 \
+#  -o tree -f results/$1_tree_cpu.html \
+#  $(pidof java)
+
+#asprof -e nativemem -d 120 \
+#  -o tree -f results/$1_tree_nativemem.html \
+#  $(pidof java)
+
+#asprof -e nativemem -d 120 \
+#  -f results/$1_mem.jfr \
+#  $(pidof java)
+