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+name: Manual Build for Dev or Feature Branches
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      branch:
+        description: 'Branch to build the Docker image from'
+        required: true
+        default: 'dev'
+
+jobs:
+  manual-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      # Checkout the specified branch
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+      - name: Extract Version
+        id: extract_version
+        run: |
+          version=$(python3 -c "import version; print(f'{version.__version__}')")
+          echo "VERSION=$version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # Extract branch name and latest commit SHA
+      - name: Extract branch name and commit SHA
+        id: branch_info
+        run: |
+          echo "BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # Create a file indicating this is a dev build
+      - name: Create DEV_BUILD file
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}-${{ env.COMMIT_SHA }}" > DEV_BUILD
+
+      # Set up Docker
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+
+      # Log in to GHCR
+      - name: Log in to GHCR
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Build and push Docker image to GHCR
+      - name: Build and Push Docker Image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: |
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ github.sha }} 
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:dev 
+
+