diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+name: Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout project sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+
+      - name: Run build with Gradle Wrapper
+        run: ./gradlew build -x integrationTest
+
+      - name: Upload war
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: package
+          path: build/libs
+
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
+        with:
+          images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/sbdi/README.md b/sbdi/README.md
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+# Spatial-service
+
+## Setup
+
+### Config and data directory
+Create data directory at `/data/spatial-service` and populate as below (it is easiest to symlink the config files to the ones in this repo):
+```
+mats@xps-13:/data/spatial-service$ tree 
+.
+└── config
+    └── spatial-service-config.yml -> /home/mats/src/biodiversitydata-se/spatial-service/sbdi/data/config/spatial-service-config.yml
+```
+
+You'll also need to create a directory named `/data/spatial-data`. 
+
+
+### Database
+An empty database will be created the first time the application starts. You can then export the database from production and import it.
+
+## Usage
+Run locally:
+```
+make run
+```
+
+Build and run in Docker (using Tomcat). This requires a small change in the config file to work. See comment in Makefile.
+```
+make run-docker
+```
+
+Make a release. This will create a new tag and push it. A new Docker container will be built on Github.
+```
+mats@xps-13:~/src/biodiversitydata-se/spatial-service (master *)$ make release
+
+Current version: 1.0.1. Enter the new version (or press Enter for 1.0.2): 
+Updating to version 1.0.2
+Tag 1.0.2 created and pushed.
+```
diff --git a/sbdi/make-release.sh b/sbdi/make-release.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Get the last GitHub tag version
+last_tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+
+major=$(echo "$last_tag" | cut -d. -f1)
+minor=$(echo "$last_tag" | cut -d. -f2)
+patch=$(echo "$last_tag" | cut -d. -f3)
+
+new_patch=$((patch + 1))
+
+echo
+read -p "Current version: $last_tag. Enter the new version (or press Enter for $major.$minor.$new_patch): " new_version_input
+
+if [ -z "$new_version_input" ]; then
+    new_version="$major.$minor.$new_patch"
+else
+    new_version="$new_version_input"
+fi
+
+# Validate the new version format (assuming it follows semantic versioning)
+if ! [[ "$new_version" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Invalid version format. Please use semantic versioning (e.g., 1.2.3)."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Updating to version $new_version"
+
+# Create a new tag
+git tag "$new_version"
+git push origin "$new_version"
+
+echo "Tag $new_version created and pushed."