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+name: gromacs-build-mo833
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+  build-gromacs:
+	runs-on: ubuntu:latest
+	steps:
+	  #update and isntal wget and git
+	  - run: apt update && apt-get -y install wget git
+	  #install cmake
+	  - run: apt-get -y install build-essential libssl-dev cmake							 			
+	  #checks out
+	  - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+	  #builds 
+	  - run: mkdir build
+				cd build &&\
+				cmake .. -DGMX_BUILD_OWN_FFTW=ON -DREGRESSIONTEST_DOWNLOAD=ON &&\
+				make &&\
+				make check ;\
+				sudo make install &&\
+				source /usr/local/gromacs/bin/GMXRC
+			
+			
+