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+pipeline {
+    agent any
+
+    options {
+        timestamps()
+        buildDiscarder(logRotator(numToKeepStr: '20'))
+        timeout(time: 10, unit: 'MINUTES')
+    }
+
+    stages {
+        stage('Checkout info') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    echo "Branch: ${env.BRANCH_NAME ?: 'n/a'}"
+                    echo "Commit: ${env.GIT_COMMIT ?: 'n/a'}"
+                    echo "Build : #${env.BUILD_NUMBER} on ${env.NODE_NAME}"
+                }
+                sh 'git log -1 --pretty=fuller || true'
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Repo layout') {
+            steps {
+                sh '''
+                    echo "=== top-level ==="
+                    ls -la | head -30
+                    echo
+                    echo "=== compose files ==="
+                    ls -la docker-compose*.yml 2>/dev/null || true
+                '''
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Validate compose') {
+            steps {
+                sh '''
+                    if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                        echo "docker version:"
+                        docker --version
+                        echo
+                        echo "=== compose config (syntax only, no apply) ==="
+                        docker compose -f docker-compose.yml config --quiet \
+                            && echo "OK: docker-compose.yml is valid" \
+                            || echo "WARN: compose validation failed (non-fatal for now)"
+                    else
+                        echo "docker not available in this build environment, skipping"
+                    fi
+                '''
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    post {
+        success { echo "SUCCESS — no deployment performed (by design)" }
+        failure { echo "FAILED — check logs" }
+    }
+}