From 7b59f88c489b610d03d634b062db3fe3f2abf32c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tibo De Peuter <tibo.depeuter@ugent.be>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:22:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] ci: add flake validation job before staging VM provisioning

---
 .forgejo/workflows/staging.yml | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/staging.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/staging.yml
index 95c5e8b..691866f 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/staging.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/staging.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,24 @@ on:
     types: [opened, synchronize, closed]
 
 jobs:
+  validate-flake:
+    runs-on: self-hosted
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v27
+        with:
+          extra_nix_config: |
+            experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+
+      - name: Validate Flake
+        run: nix flake check
+
   manage-staging:
     runs-on: self-hosted
+    needs: validate-flake
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4