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+name: renovate
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "@hourly"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  renovate-dry-run:
+    runs-on: docker
+    container: ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate:37.368.6
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: renovate 
+        env:
+          RENOVATE_CONFIG_FILE: "/workspace/homelab/renovate-config/config.json" # replace it with your config.js path
+          RENOVATE_PLATFORM: gitea
+          RENOVATE_ENDPOINT: https://git.smail.koeln
+          LOG_LEVEL: "debug"
+          RENOVATE_CONFIG_MIGRATION: "true" # ensure all repositories receive config migration PRs
+          RENOVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RENOVATE_TOKEN }}
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