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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+set -e  # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status.
+set -u  # Treat unset variables as an error when substituting.
+
+FORCE=${FORCE="no"}
+
+# change this to your setup
+GIT_BASE=${GIT_BASE="https://git.dezentrale.cloud"}  # no trailing slash please
+CLONE_DIR=${CLONE_DIR="$HOME/homepage"}  # local checkout path
+
+OWNER=${OWNER="Frontend"}
+REPO=${REPO="Homepage"}
+BRANCH=${BRANCH="main"}
+
+GOPATH=${GOPATH="$HOME/go/bin"}
+WWWDIR=${WWWDIR="/var/www/www"}
+
+# bugs ahead
+
+# delete repo if it is already there
+purge_local () {
+    if [ -d "$CLONE_DIR" ]; then
+        rm -rf "$CLONE_DIR"
+    fi
+}
+
+# clone repo if not already there
+clone_local () {
+    if [ ! -d "$CLONE_DIR" ]; then
+        git clone \
+            --quiet \
+            --branch "$BRANCH" \
+            --recurse-submodules \
+            "${GIT_BASE}/${OWNER}/${REPO}.git" \
+            "$CLONE_DIR"
+    fi
+}
+
+# make sure repo is cloned, clean and on the correct branch
+setup_local () {
+    if [ ! -d "$CLONE_DIR" ]; then
+        clone_local
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    branch=$(git -C "$CLONE_DIR" symbolic-ref --short --quiet HEAD)
+    if [ "$branch" != $BRANCH ]; then
+        purge_local
+        clone_local
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    stat=$(git -C "$CLONE_DIR" status --short)
+    if [ "$stat" != "" ]; then
+        purge_local
+        clone_local
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+
+# get latest commit id of cloned repo
+latest_local_sha () {
+    git -C "$CLONE_DIR" rev-parse --quiet "$BRANCH"
+}
+
+# get latest commit id of server
+latest_remote_sha () {
+    curl -sq \
+        -X GET \
+        -H "accept: application/json" \
+        "${GIT_BASE}/api/v1/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}/commits?sha=${BRANCH}&limit=1" \
+    | jq -M -r '.[0].sha'
+}
+
+
+# determine if build is required
+REQUIRED="no"
+if ! setup_local; then
+    REQUIRED="setup"
+elif [ $FORCE != "no" ]; then
+    REQUIRED="forced"
+elif [ "$(latest_local_sha)" != "$(latest_remote_sha)" ]; then
+    REQUIRED="changed"
+    purge_local
+    clone_local
+fi
+
+# do the build
+if [ $REQUIRED != "no" ]; then
+    TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d -t hugo_build_XXXXX)
+
+    PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH \
+        hugo \
+            --quiet \
+            --enableGitInfo \
+            --source "$CLONE_DIR" \
+            --destination "$TMPDIR"
+
+    rm -rf "${WWWDIR:?}"/*
+    cp -r "$TMPDIR"/. "$WWWDIR"
+    rm -rf "$TMPDIR"
+fi