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+name: Build Windows Worker
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "alp/build_windows"
+    paths:
+      - "backend/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/build_windows_worker.yml"
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+    paths:
+      - "backend/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/backend-test.yml"
+
+jobs:
+  cargo_build_windows:
+    runs-on: ubicloud-standard-8
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/windmill-labs/backend-tests
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_DB: windmill
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: changeme
+
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: 1.80.0
+      # - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      #   with:
+      #     workspaces: |
+      #       backend
+      #       backend -> target
+      - name: cargo build windows
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        run:
+          mkdir frontend/build && cd backend && touch
+          windmill-api/openapi-deref.yaml && apt-get install gcc-mingw-w64 python-is-python3 --yes && rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-gnu && 
+          DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:changeme@postgres:5432/windmill OPENSSL_DIR="/usr/lib/ssl" 
+          DISABLE_EMBEDDING=true RUST_LOG=info cargo build --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu --release
+