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+stages:
+  - build
+  - deploy
+  - comment
+
+build_hugo:
+  stage: build
+  image: "${CI_TEMPLATE_REGISTRY_HOST}/pages/hugo/hugo_extended:0.135.0"
+  tags:
+    - build_docs
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
+  variables:
+    GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+    NAME: "${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}"
+  script:
+    - hugo --gc --minify --environment staging --baseURL "${DOCS_PREVIEW_URL_BASE}/${NAME}"
+    # use branch name like directory name for the URL path going forward
+    - mv -v public "${NAME}"
+    - tar -czf archive.tar.gz "${NAME}"
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - archive.tar.gz
+    expire_in: 1 week
+
+deploy_preview_hugo:
+  stage: deploy
+  image: espressif/scp
+  tags:
+    - deploy_docs
+    - shiny
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
+  needs: ["build_hugo"]
+  variables:
+    SSH_KEY: "$DOCS_PREVIEW_PRIVATEKEY" # SSH_KEY used inside espressif/scp
+    SERVER_PATH: "$DOCS_PREVIEW_PATH"
+    SERVER_URL_BASE: "$DOCS_PREVIEW_URL_BASE"
+    USER: "$DOCS_PREVIEW_SERVER_USER"
+    SERVER: "$DOCS_PREVIEW_SERVER"
+    NAME: "${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}"
+  script:
+    # upload and extract the archive,
+    # delete the old directory with the same name (if doesn't contain . or /)
+    # so as not to accumulate garbage from the previous run
+    - cat archive.tar.gz | ssh ${USER}@${SERVER}
+        "cd ${SERVER_PATH};
+        [[ \"$NAME\" != *.* && \"$NAME\" != */* ]] && [ -d \"$NAME\" ] && rm -rf \"$NAME\";
+        pwd; tar xzvf -"
+    - echo "Preview ${SERVER_URL_BASE}/${NAME}"
+
+post_preview_link:
+  stage: comment
+  image: badouralix/curl-jq
+  tags:
+    - deploy_docs
+    - shiny
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
+  needs: ["deploy_preview_hugo"]
+  variables:
+    SERVER_URL_BASE: "$DOCS_PREVIEW_URL_BASE"
+    NAME: "${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}"
+    MR_ID: "$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID"
+    PROJECT_ID: "$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_PROJECT_ID"
+  script:
+    - |
+      # Print MR_ID and PROJECT_ID for debugging
+      echo "MR_ID: ${MR_ID}"
+      echo "PROJECT_ID: ${PROJECT_ID}"
+      echo "$CI_SERVER_HOST"
+      echo "${CI_SERVER_PORT}"
+
+      GITLAB_API="https://${CI_SERVER_HOST}:${CI_SERVER_PORT}/api/v4/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/merge_requests/${MR_ID}/notes"
+      AUTH_HEADER="PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_BOT_API_TOKEN}"
+
+      # Get existing comments
+      API_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --header "$AUTH_HEADER" "$GITLAB_API")
+      echo "API Response: $API_RESPONSE"  # Add this line for debugging
+
+      # Check if the response contains the expected structure
+      COMMENTS=$(echo "$API_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.[] | select(.body | contains("🎉 Preview for this MR")) | .id')
+
+      # Delete previous preview comments
+      if [ -n "$COMMENTS" ]; then
+        for COMMENT_ID in $COMMENTS; do
+          curl --silent --request DELETE --header "$AUTH_HEADER" "${GITLAB_API}/${COMMENT_ID}"
+        done
+      fi
+
+      # Post new preview link
+      PREVIEW_LINK="${SERVER_URL_BASE}/${NAME}"
+      COMMENT_BODY="🎉 Preview for this MR: ${PREVIEW_LINK}"
+      curl --silent --request POST --header "$AUTH_HEADER" --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        --data "{\"body\": \"${COMMENT_BODY}\"}" "$GITLAB_API"