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+name: Maven test for settings
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      deployments: write
+      packages: write
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK 11
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '11'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        cache: 'maven'
+        server-id: cardforge-repo
+        server-username: ${{ secrets.FTP_USERNAME }}
+        server-password: ${{ secrets.FTP_PASSWORD }}
+        settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file
+
+    - name: Check settings after java setup
+      run: |
+        cat ${{ github.workspace }}/settings.xml
+        
+
+    - name: maven-settings-xml-action
+      uses: whelk-io/maven-settings-xml-action@v20
+      with:
+        servers: '[{ "id": "cardforge-repo", "username": "${{ secrets.FTP_USERNAME }}", "password": "Fake_password" }]'
+    
+    - name: Check settings after xml action
+      run: |
+        cat ~/.m2/settings.xml
+        
+    - name: Check settings after xml action
+      run: |
+        cat ${{ github.workspace }}/.mvn/local-settings.xml
+        
+    - name: Where are maven settings
+      run: |
+        mvn -X clean -Dcardforge-repo.username=${{ secrets.FTP_USERNAME }} -Dcardforge-repo.password=${{ secrets.FTP_PASSWORD }} | grep "settings"