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+tasks:
+  - init: |
+      pip install -r requirements.txt
+      ./build.sh
+      echo "done build at $(date)"
+    command: mkdocs serve
+
+ports:
+  - port: 8000
+    name: mkdocs
+    visibility: public
+    onOpen: open-preview
+