diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 89d533e..25fb5ef 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,45 +1,26 @@
-# This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.
 # To contribute improvements to CI/CD templates, please follow the Development guide at:
 # https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/cicd/templates.html
 # This specific template is located at:
-# https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Getting-Started.gitlab-ci.yml
+# https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/C++.gitlab-ci.yml
 
-# This is a sample GitLab CI/CD configuration file that should run without any modifications.
-# It demonstrates a basic 3 stage CI/CD pipeline. Instead of real tests or scripts,
-# it uses echo commands to simulate the pipeline execution.
-#
-# A pipeline is composed of independent jobs that run scripts, grouped into stages.
-# Stages run in sequential order, but jobs within stages run in parallel.
-#
-# For more information, see: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/index.html#stages
+# use the official gcc image, based on debian
+# can use versions as well, like gcc:5.2
+# see https://hub.docker.com/_/gcc/
 
-stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
-  - build
-  - test
-  - deploy
+image: gcc
 
-build-job:       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
+build:
   stage: build
+  # instead of calling g++ directly you can also use some build toolkit like make
+  # install the necessary build tools when needed
+  # before_script:
+  #   - apt update && apt -y install make autoconf
   script:
-    - echo "Compiling the code..."
-    - echo "Compile complete."
-
-unit-test-job:   # This job runs in the test stage.
-  stage: test    # It only starts when the job in the build stage completes successfully.
-  script:
-    - echo "Running unit tests... This will take about 60 seconds."
-    - sleep 60
-    - echo "Code coverage is 90%"
-
-lint-test-job:   # This job also runs in the test stage.
-  stage: test    # It can run at the same time as unit-test-job (in parallel).
-  script:
-    - echo "Linting code... This will take about 10 seconds."
-    - sleep 10
-    - echo "No lint issues found."
-
-deploy-job:      # This job runs in the deploy stage.
-  stage: deploy  # It only runs when *both* jobs in the test stage complete successfully.
-  script:
-    - echo "Deploying application..."
-    - echo "Application successfully deployed."
+    - g++ helloworld.cpp -o mybinary
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - mybinary
+      # depending on your build setup it's most likely a good idea to cache outputs to reduce the build time
+      # cache:
+      #   paths:
+      #     - "*.o"
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