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+# Manually triggered action to build deltachat-rpc-server binaries.
+
+name: Build deltachat-rpc-server binaries
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build_server:
+    name: Build deltachat-rpc-server
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        - os: ubuntu-22.04
+          artifact: gnu-linux-x86_64
+          path: "target/release/deltachat-rpc-server"
+          target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+        - os: ubuntu-22.04
+          artifact: gnu-linux-i686
+          path: "target/release/deltachat-rpc-server"
+          target: i686-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+        - os: windows-latest
+          artifact: win32.exe
+          path: "target/release/deltachat-rpc-server.exe"
+          target: i686-pc-windows-msvc
+
+        - os: windows-latest
+          artifact: win64.exe
+          path: "target/release/deltachat-rpc-server.exe"
+          target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup rust target
+        run: rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cargo build --release -p deltachat-rpc-server
+
+      - name: Upload binary
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: deltachat-rpc-server-${{ matrix.artfiact }}
+          path: ${{ matrix.path }}