diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit.yml b/.github/workflows/commit.yml
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-name: commit checks
-
-# build is done for every push on the repo + all the time another workflow requests it
-on: [push]
-
-jobs:
-  build-murphy:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/module_build.yml
-    with:
-      docker_image: vanreeslab/murphy_ci:v1.11
-
-  # if the normal builds have been successful we can try to build the tests
-  build-test:
-    needs: build-murphy
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/module_build_test.yml
-    with:
-      docker_image: vanreeslab/murphy_ci:v1.11
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/module_build.yml b/.github/workflows/module_build.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/module_build.yml
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@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-name: build h3lpr
-
-# defines the default parameters to call that shit
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      machine:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: self-hosted
-      timeout:
-        required: false
-        type: number
-        default: 60
-      docker_image:
-        required: true
-        type: string
-
-jobs:
-  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  murphy:
-    #...........................................................................
-    # build for the debug and non-debug mode
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        opts: [" ", "-DNDEBUG"]
-      # do NOT cancel any job of the matrix if one has fail
-      fail-fast: false
-    #...........................................................................
-    # standard parameters: any runner, 20 min and latest container
-    runs-on: ${{inputs.machine}}
-    timeout-minutes: ${{inputs.timeout}}
-    container:
-      image: ${{inputs.docker_image}}
-    #...........................................................................
-    # define the steps
-    steps:
-      #checkout the repo
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      # do the build
-      - name: build
-        run: ARCH_FILE=make_arch/make.docker make -j12 OPTS="${{matrix.opts}}"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/module_build_test.yml b/.github/workflows/module_build_test.yml
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@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-name: build h3lpr test
-
-# defines the default parameters to call that shit
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      machine:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: self-hosted
-      timeout:
-        required: false
-        type: number
-        default: 60
-      docker_image:
-        required: true
-        type: string
-
-jobs:
-  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  test:
-    #...........................................................................
-    # build for the debug and non-debug mode
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        opts: [" ", "-DNDEBUG"]
-      # do NOT cancel any job of the matrix if one has fail
-      fail-fast: false
-    #...........................................................................
-    # standard parameters: any runner, 20 min and latest container
-    runs-on: ${{inputs.machine}}
-    timeout-minutes: ${{inputs.timeout}}
-    container:
-      image: ${{inputs.docker_image}}
-    #...........................................................................
-    # define the steps
-    steps:
-      #checkout the repo
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      # do the build
-      - name: build
-        run: ARCH_FILE=make_arch/make.docker make test -j12 OPTS="${{matrix.opts}}"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/module_validation.yml b/.github/workflows/module_validation.yml
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-name: validation
-
-# defines the default parameters to call that shit
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-    inputs:
-      machine:
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: self-hosted
-      timeout:
-        required: false
-        type: number
-        default: 240
-      docker_image:
-        required: true
-        type: string
-
-
-jobs:
-  test:
-    #...........................................................................
-    # standard parameters: any runner, 20 min and latest container
-    runs-on: ${{ inputs.machine }}
-    timeout-minutes: ${{ inputs.timeout }}
-    container:
-      image: ${{ inputs.docker_image }}
-    #...........................................................................
-    steps:
-      #checkout the repo
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: build
-        run: ARCH_FILE=make_arch/make.docker_test make test -j 4
-      # run the tests
-      - name: run
-        run: OMPI_MCA_btl_vader_single_copy_mechanism=none OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 mpirun --allow-run-as-root -n 7 ./h3lpr_test
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
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-name: pull request
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review, review_requested]
-
-jobs:
-  build-h3lpr:
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/module_build_test.yml
-    with:
-      docker_image: vanreeslab/murphy_ci:v1.11
-
-  # if the normal builds have been successful we can try to build the tests
-  validation:
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
-    needs: [build-h3lpr]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/module_validation.yml
-    with:
-      docker_image: vanreeslab/murphy_ci:v1.11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove_artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/remove_artifacts.yml
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-name: Remove old artifacts
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    # Every day at 1am
-    - cron: '0 1 * * *'
-
-
-jobs:
-  remove-old-artifacts:
-    runs-on: beast-tower
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    steps:
-    - name: Remove old artifacts
-      uses: c-hive/gha-remove-artifacts@v1
-      with:
-        age: '1 day'
-        # Optional inputs
-        # skip-tags: true
-        # skip-recent: 5