diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+image: jangrewe/gitlab-ci-android
+
+before_script: 
+- COMMIT_URL="https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/commit/${CI_COMMIT_SHA}"
+- MSG_URL="https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage"
+- export GRADLE_USER_HOME=$(pwd)/.gradle
+- chmod +x ./gradlew
+
+cache:
+  key: ${CI_PROJECT_ID}
+  paths:
+  - .gradle/
+
+stages:
+- build
+# - test
+- notify
+
+# lintDebug:
+#   stage: build
+#   script:
+#   - ./gradlew -Pci --console=plain :app:lintDebug -PbuildDir=lint
+
+assembleDebug:
+  stage: build
+  script:
+  - ./gradlew assembleDebug
+  - 'curl -s -X POST ${MSG_URL} -d chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID} 
+    -d "disable_web_page_preview=true" 
+    -d "parse_mode=html" 
+    -d text=Project: ${CI_PROJECT_NAME}\n<a href="${CI_PIPELINE_URL}"><b>⚒️ Building</b></a> with HEAD at <a href="${COMMIT_URL}"><b>${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}</b></a> by ${CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR}\nBranch: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}'
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+    - app/build/outputs/
+
+# testDebug:
+#   stage: test
+#   script:
+#   - ./gradlew -Pci --console=plain :app:testDebug
+
+# Once build finished or failed, notify using Telegram
+notifyTelegram:
+  stage: notify
+  script:
+  - script -c "bash -x ci-notify.sh" > ci-logs.log # build succeeded with apk file attached or failed
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diff --git a/ci-notify.sh b/ci-notify.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+MSG_URL="https://api.telegram.org/bot$TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN/sendMessage"
+DOC_URL="https://api.telegram.org/bot$TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN/sendDocument"
+# COMMIT_URL="https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/commit/$CI_COMMIT_SHA"
+# TEXT="Project:$CI_PROJECT_NAME<a href=$CI_PIPELINE_URL><b>Building<b><a> with HEAD at <a href=$COMMIT_URL><b>$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA<b><a> by $CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR.%0ABranch:+$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
+#TEXT="Build status: $1%0A%0AProject:+$CI_PROJECT_NAME%0AURL:+$CI_PROJECT_URL/pipelines/$CI_PIPELINE_ID/%0ABranch:+$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
+
+#curl -s --max-time $TIME -d "chat_id=$TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID&disable_web_page_preview=1&text=$TEXT" $MSG_URL > /dev/null
+
+# curl -s -X POST $MSG_URL -d chat_id=$TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID \
+#     -d "disable_web_page_preview=true" \
+#     -d "parse_mode=html" \
+#     -d text=$TEXT
+
+if [ -f app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk ]; then
+    cp app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk app/build/outputs/apk/debug/AuroraStore_$DATE.apk
+    cd app/build/outputs/apk/debug/
+    APK=$(echo AuroraStore_*.apk)
+    curl -F document=@"$APK" $DOC_URL \
+        -F chat_id=$TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID \
+        -F "disable_web_page_preview=true" \
+        -F "parse_mode=html" \
+        -F caption="✅ <b>CI build completed successfully!</b>"
+    rm -rf app/build/outputs/apk
+else
+    curl -s -X POST $MSG_URL -d chat_id=$TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID \
+        -d "disable_web_page_preview=true" \
+        -d "parse_mode=html" \
+        -d text="❌ <b>Build error, exiting now!</b>"
+fi