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+name: 'publish'
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.result }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - name: get version
+        run: echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./toos-dashboard/package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: create release
+        id: create-release
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { data } = await github.rest.repos.createRelease({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              tag_name: `app-v${process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION}`,
+              name: `Desktop App v${process.env.PACKAGE_VERSION}`,
+              body: 'Take a look at the assets to download and install this app.',
+              draft: true,
+              prerelease: false
+            })
+            return data.id
+
+  build-tauri:
+    needs: create-release
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        platform: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - name: install Rust stable
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+      - name: install frontend dependencies
+        run: yarn install # change this to npm or pnpm depending on which one you use
+        workdir: toos-dashboard/
+      - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+        workdir: toos-dashboard/
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          releaseId: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_id }}
+
+  publish-release:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [create-release, build-tauri]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: publish release
+        id: publish-release
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        workdir: toos-dashboard/
+        env:
+          release_id: ${{ needs.create-release.outputs.release_id }}
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.repos.updateRelease({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              release_id: process.env.release_id,
+              draft: false,
+              prerelease: false
+            })