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+name: SpeechBuddy Backend CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main", "feat/CICD-backend" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 4
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.8, 3.9]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+        
+    - name: Run Tests
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        python manage.py test --no-input
+      env:
+        SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.SECRET_KEY }}
+        EMAIL_HOST_USER: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_HOST_USER }}
+        EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD }}