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+name: CD -- Deploy API (Legacy) & Clients
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  setup-jobs:
+    name: Setup Jobs
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    outputs:
+      site_tld: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.site_tld }} # Used to define URLs like api.freecodecamp.org, forum.freecodecamp.dev, etc.
+      environment: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.environment }} # Used to define the environment (prd, stg, etc.)
+      deployment_env: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.deployment_env }} # Used to define the deployment environment (production, staging, etc.)
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup
+        id: setup
+        run: |
+          case "${{ github.ref }}" in
+            "refs/heads/prod-current")
+              echo "site_tld=org" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "environment=prd" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "deployment_env=production" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              ;;
+            *)
+              echo "site_tld=dev" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "environment=stg" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              echo "deployment_env=staging" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+  api:
+    name: Build & Deploy API (Legacy)
+    needs: [setup-jobs]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [20.x]
+    permissions:
+      deployments: write
+      contents: read
+    environment:
+      name: ${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.environment }}-api-legacy
+    env:
+      TS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.TS_USERNAME }}
+      TS_MACHINE_NAME_PREFIX: ${{ secrets.TS_MACHINE_NAME_PREFIX }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup and connect to Tailscale network
+        uses: tailscale/github-action@v3
+        with:
+          oauth-client-id: ${{ secrets.TS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID }}
+          oauth-secret: ${{ secrets.TS_OAUTH_SECRET }}
+          hostname: gha-${{needs.setup-jobs.outputs.environment}}-api-legacy-ci-${{ github.run_id }}
+          tags: tag:ci
+          version: latest
+
+      - name: Configure SSH
+        # This is a workaround to avoid the SSH warning about known hosts & strict host key checking.
+        # It's not a problem for us, because we're using Tailscale to connect.
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "Host *
+            UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null
+            StrictHostKeyChecking no" > ~/.ssh/config
+
+      - name: Check connection
+        run: |
+          for i in {1..3}; do
+            TS_MACHINE_NAME=${TS_MACHINE_NAME_PREFIX}-api-${i}
+            tailscale status | grep -q "$TS_MACHINE_NAME" || { echo "Error: Machine not found"; exit 1; }
+            ssh $TS_USERNAME@$TS_MACHINE_NAME "uptime"
+          done
+
+      # - name: Deploy API
+      #   run: |
+      #     export GIT_SOURCE_BRANCH=prod-${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.environment }}
+      #     ssh $TS_USERNAME@$TS_MACHINE_NAME /bin/bash << EOF
+      #       set -e
+      #       cd /home/${TS_USERNAME}/freeCodeCamp || { echo "::error::Failed to change directory"; exit 1; }
+
+      #       pm2 stop all
+
+      #       git status || { echo "::error::Failed to check git status"; exit 1; }
+      #       git clean -f || { echo "::error::Failed to clean git"; exit 1; }
+      #       git fetch --all --prune || { echo "::error::Failed to fetch git"; exit 1; }
+      #       git checkout -f $GIT_SOURCE_BRANCH || { echo "::error::Failed to checkout branch"; exit 1; }
+
+      #       git reset --hard origin/${GIT_SOURCE_BRANCH} || { echo "::error::Failed to reset git"; exit 1; }
+      #       git status || { echo "::error::Failed to check git status"; exit 1; }
+
+      #       npm i -g pnpm@9 || { echo "::error::Failed to install pnpm"; exit 1; }
+
+      #       pnpm clean:packages || { echo "::error::Failed to clean packages"; exit 1; }
+      #       pnpm clean:server || { echo "::error::Failed to clean server"; exit 1; }
+      #       pnpm install || { echo "::error::Failed to install dependencies"; exit 1; }
+      #       pnpm prebuild || { echo "::error::Failed prebuild"; exit 1; }
+      #       pnpm build:curriculum || { echo "::error::Failed to build curriculum"; exit 1; }
+      #       pnpm build:server || { echo "::error::Failed to build server"; exit 1; }
+
+      #       pnpm reload:server || { echo "::error::Failed to reload server"; exit 1; }
+      #       pm2 ls || { echo "::error::Failed to list PM2 processes"; exit 1; }
+
+      #       pm2 save || { echo "::error::Failed to save PM2 processes"; exit 1; }
+      #     EOF
+
+  client:
+    name: Build Client
+    needs: [setup-jobs, api]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [20.x]
+        lang:
+          - english
+          - chinese
+          - espanol
+        include:
+          - lang: english
+            short-name: eng
+          - lang: chinese
+            short-name: chn
+          - lang: espanol
+            short-name: esp
+
+    permissions:
+      deployments: write
+      contents: read
+    environment:
+      name: ${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.environment }}-clients
+    env:
+      API_LOCATION: 'https://api.freecodecamp.${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.site_tld }}'
+      ALGOLIA_APIKEY: ${{ secrets.ALGOLIA_APIKEY }}
+      ALGOLIA_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.ALGOLIA_APP_ID }}
+      GROWTHBOOK_URI: ${{ secrets.GROWTHBOOK_URI }}
+      FORUM_LOCATION: 'https://forum.freecodecamp.org'
+      PATREON_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.PATREON_CLIENT_ID }}
+      PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID }}
+      STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.STRIPE_PUBLIC_KEY }}
+      SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES: ${{ vars.SHOW_UPCOMING_CHANGES }}
+      # The below is used in ecosystem.config.js file for the API -- to be removed later
+      DEPLOYMENT_ENV: ${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.deployment_env }}
+      # The above is used in ecosystem.config.js file for the API -- to be removed later
+      TS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.TS_USERNAME }}
+      TS_MACHINE_NAME_PREFIX: ${{ secrets.TS_MACHINE_NAME_PREFIX }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Source Files
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+
+      - name: Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d #v3.0.0
+        with:
+          version: 9
+
+      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: pnpm
+
+      - name: Prepare language specific ENV
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ matrix.lang }}" = "english" ]; then
+            echo "HOME_LOCATION=https://www.freecodecamp.${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.site_tld }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "NEWS_LOCATION=https://www.freecodecamp.${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.site_tld }}/news" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "HOME_LOCATION=https://www.freecodecamp.${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.site_tld }}/${{ matrix.lang }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "NEWS_LOCATION=https://www.freecodecamp.${{ needs.setup-jobs.outputs.site_tld }}/${{ matrix.lang }}/news" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+          echo "CLIENT_LOCALE=${{ matrix.lang }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CURRICULUM_LOCALE=${{ matrix.lang }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Install and Build
+        run: |
+          # pnpm install
+          # pnpm run build
+          mkdir -p client/public
+          touch client/public/test-${{ matrix.short-name }}.txt
+
+      # We tar them for performance reasons - uploading a lot of files is slow.
+      - name: Tar Files
+        run: tar -czf client-${{ matrix.short-name }}.tar client/public
+
+      - name: Setup and connect to Tailscale network
+        uses: tailscale/github-action@v3
+        with:
+          oauth-client-id: ${{ secrets.TS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID }}
+          oauth-secret: ${{ secrets.TS_OAUTH_SECRET }}
+          hostname: gha-${{needs.setup-jobs.outputs.environment}}-clients-ci-${{ github.run_id }}
+          tags: tag:ci
+          version: latest
+
+      - name: Configure SSH
+        # This is a workaround to avoid the SSH warning about known hosts & strict host key checking.
+        # It's not a problem for us, because we're using Tailscale to connect.
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "Host *
+            UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null
+            StrictHostKeyChecking no" > ~/.ssh/config
+
+      - name: Check connection
+        run: |
+          for i in {0..1}; do
+            TS_MACHINE_NAME=${TS_MACHINE_NAME_PREFIX}-${{ matrix.short-name }}-${i}
+            tailscale status | grep -q "$TS_MACHINE_NAME" || { echo "Error: Machine not found"; exit 1; }
+            ssh $TS_USERNAME@$TS_MACHINE_NAME "uptime"
+          done
+
+      # - name: Upload and Deploy
+      #   run: |
+      #     for i in {0..1}; do
+
+      #       TS_MACHINE_NAME=${TS_MACHINE_NAME_PREFIX}-${{ matrix.short-name }}-${i}
+      #       scp client-${{ matrix.short-name }}.tar $TS_USERNAME@$TS_MACHINE_NAME:/tmp/${{ github.run_id }}-client-${{ matrix.short-name }}.tar || { echo "::error::Failed to upload client archive"; exit 1; }
+
+      #       ssh $TS_USERNAME@$TS_MACHINE_NAME /bin/bash << EOF
+      #         set -e
+
+      #         export CURRENT_DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d)
+      #         export CLIENT_BINARIES=gha-${{needs.setup-jobs.outputs.environment}}-release-${CURRENT_DATE}-${{ github.run_id }}
+
+      #         mkdir -p /home/${TS_USERNAME}/client/releases/${CLIENT_BINARIES} || { echo "::error::Failed to create client release directory"; exit 1; }
+      #         tar -xzf /tmp/${{ github.run_id }}-client-${{ matrix.short-name }}.tar -C /home/${TS_USERNAME}/client/releases/${CLIENT_BINARIES} || { echo "::error::Failed to extract client archive"; exit 1; }
+      #         rm /tmp/${{ github.run_id }}-client-${{ matrix.short-name }}.tar
+
+      #         cd /home/${TS_USERNAME}/client || { echo "::error::Failed to change to client directory"; exit 1; }
+      #         npm install -g serve@13 || { echo "::error::Failed to install serve"; exit 1; }
+
+      #         rm -f client-start-primary.sh
+      #         echo "serve -c ../../serve.json releases/${CLIENT_BINARIES} -p 50505" >> client-start-primary.sh || { echo "::error::Failed to create primary script"; exit 1; }
+      #         chmod +x client-start-primary.sh || { echo "::error::Failed to make primary script executable"; exit 1; }
+      #         pm2 delete client-primary || true
+      #         pm2 start  ./client-start-primary.sh --name client-primary || { echo "::error::Failed to start primary client"; exit 1; }
+
+      #         rm -f client-start-secondary.sh
+      #         echo "serve -c ../../serve.json releases/${CLIENT_BINARIES} -p 52525" >> client-start-secondary.sh || { echo "::error::Failed to create secondary script"; exit 1; }
+      #         chmod +x client-start-secondary.sh || { echo "::error::Failed to make secondary script executable"; exit 1; }
+      #         pm2 delete client-secondary || true
+      #         pm2 start  ./client-start-secondary.sh --name client-secondary || { echo "::error::Failed to start secondary client"; exit 1; }
+      #       EOF
+
+      #     done