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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+export COMMIT_DATE=$(date -u -Idate -d @$(git show -s --format=%ct))
+export TAG=${COMMIT_DATE}.$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+podman image build . -t gitea.treehouse.systems/treehouse/barman:${TAG}
+podman tag gitea.treehouse.systems/treehouse/barman:2024-12-09.4a81e73192649d7ad5cdfbdfec94f59e4e145a5b gitea.treehouse.systems/treehouse/barman:latest