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+version: 2
+jobs:
+  build:
+    docker:
+      - image: springcloud/pipeline-base
+        user: appuser
+    environment:
+      _JAVA_OPTIONS: "-Xms1024m -Xmx2048m"
+      TERM: dumb
+    branches:
+      ignore:
+        - gh-pages # list of branches to ignore