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+name: Backend CI/CD
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  test_backend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    services:
+      mongodb:
+        image: mongo:latest
+        ports:
+          - 27017:27017
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js for Backend
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: '18'
+
+      - name: Install Backend dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd backend
+          npm install
+
+      - name: Run Backend tests
+        env:
+          MONGO_URI: mongodb://localhost:27017/testdb
+          JWT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.JWT_SECRET }}
+        run: cd backend && npm test
+
+  deploy_backend:
+    needs: test_backend
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Deploy to Render
+        env:
+          RENDER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.RENDER_API_KEY }}
+          RENDER_SERVICE_ID: ${{ secrets.RENDER_SERVICE_ID }}
+        run: |
+          curl -X POST \
+          -H "Authorization: Bearer $RENDER_API_KEY" \
+          -H "Accept: application/json" \
+          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+          -d '{}' \
+          https://api.render.com/v1/services/$RENDER_SERVICE_ID/deploys
+