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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <title>Benboerba Portal</title>
+  <style>
+    :root {
+      --bg: #f4efe7;
+      --panel: rgba(255, 252, 247, 0.82);
+      --text: #182126;
+      --muted: #5d666b;
+      --line: rgba(24, 33, 38, 0.12);
+      --accent: #cf5a2d;
+      --accent-deep: #7d2f15;
+      --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(45, 39, 31, 0.12);
+    }
+
+    * {
+      box-sizing: border-box;
+    }
+
+    body {
+      margin: 0;
+      min-height: 100vh;
+      font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
+      color: var(--text);
+      background:
+        radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(207, 90, 45, 0.22), transparent 30%),
+        radial-gradient(circle at bottom right, rgba(14, 82, 87, 0.14), transparent 28%),
+        linear-gradient(145deg, #efe6db 0%, #f7f2ea 52%, #efe7dc 100%);
+    }
+
+    .shell {
+      width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 32px));
+      margin: 32px auto;
+      padding: 28px;
+      border: 1px solid var(--line);
+      border-radius: 28px;
+      background: var(--panel);
+      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+      backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
+    }
+
+    .topbar {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      gap: 16px;
+      padding-bottom: 18px;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
+    }
+
+    .brand {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      gap: 14px;
+    }
+
+    .brand-mark {
+      width: 44px;
+      height: 44px;
+      border-radius: 14px;
+      display: grid;
+      place-items: center;
+      color: #fff7ef;
+      font-weight: 700;
+      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent) 0%, var(--accent-deep) 100%);
+    }
+
+    .brand-copy small,
+    .eyebrow,
+    .meta {
+      display: block;
+      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+      font-size: 0.75rem;
+      color: var(--muted);
+    }
+
+    .brand-copy strong {
+      display: block;
+      font-size: 1rem;
+    }
+
+    .status {
+      padding: 10px 14px;
+      border: 1px solid rgba(207, 90, 45, 0.18);
+      border-radius: 999px;
+      font-size: 0.9rem;
+      background: rgba(207, 90, 45, 0.08);
+      color: var(--accent-deep);
+    }
+
+    .hero {
+      display: grid;
+      grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 0.95fr;
+      gap: 28px;
+      padding: 34px 0;
+    }
+
+    h1,
+    h2,
+    p {
+      margin: 0;
+    }
+
+    .hero-copy h1 {
+      max-width: 9ch;
+      font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 7vw, 5.7rem);
+      line-height: 0.94;
+      margin-top: 10px;
+    }
+
+    .hero-copy p {
+      max-width: 560px;
+      margin-top: 22px;
+      font-size: 1.05rem;
+      line-height: 1.8;
+      color: var(--muted);
+    }
+
+    .actions {
+      display: flex;
+      flex-wrap: wrap;
+      gap: 14px;
+      margin-top: 28px;
+    }
+
+    .button,
+    .button-secondary {
+      display: inline-flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      min-width: 150px;
+      padding: 14px 18px;
+      border-radius: 999px;
+      font-weight: 700;
+      text-decoration: none;
+      transition: transform 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease, background 160ms ease;
+    }
+
+    .button {
+      color: #fff7ef;
+      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent) 0%, var(--accent-deep) 100%);
+      box-shadow: 0 18px 28px rgba(125, 47, 21, 0.2);
+    }
+
+    .button-secondary {
+      color: var(--text);
+      border: 1px solid var(--line);
+      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+    }
+
+    .button:hover,
+    .button-secondary:hover {
+      transform: translateY(-2px);
+    }
+
+    .hero-card {
+      position: relative;
+      overflow: hidden;
+      padding: 24px;
+      border: 1px solid var(--line);
+      border-radius: 26px;
+      background:
+        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)),
+        linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(207, 90, 45, 0.08), rgba(14, 82, 87, 0.07));
+    }
+
+    .hero-card::after {
+      content: "";
+      position: absolute;
+      inset: auto -50px -70px auto;
+      width: 180px;
+      height: 180px;
+      border-radius: 50%;
+      background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(207, 90, 45, 0.22), transparent 68%);
+    }
+
+    .stats {
+      display: grid;
+      gap: 16px;
+      margin-top: 28px;
+    }
+
+    .stat {
+      padding: 18px;
+      border-radius: 20px;
+      border: 1px solid var(--line);
+      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.56);
+    }
+
+    .stat strong {
+      display: block;
+      font-size: 2rem;
+      margin-bottom: 6px;
+    }
+
+    .grid {
+      display: grid;
+      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
+      gap: 18px;
+      padding-top: 10px;
+    }
+
+    .panel {
+      padding: 22px;
+      border: 1px solid var(--line);
+      border-radius: 24px;
+      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.58);
+    }
+
+    .panel h2 {
+      font-size: 1.2rem;
+      margin: 10px 0 12px;
+    }
+
+    .panel p {
+      line-height: 1.7;
+      color: var(--muted);
+    }
+
+    .footer {
+      margin-top: 26px;
+      padding-top: 18px;
+      border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      gap: 12px;
+      color: var(--muted);
+      font-size: 0.92rem;
+    }
+
+    @media (max-width: 860px) {
+      .hero,
+      .grid {
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+      }
+
+      .topbar,
+      .footer {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: flex-start;
+      }
+
+      .shell {
+        width: min(100% - 20px, 1120px);
+        margin: 10px auto;
+        padding: 20px;
+        border-radius: 24px;
+      }
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <main class="shell">
+    <header class="topbar">
+      <div class="brand">
+        <div class="brand-mark">BP</div>
+        <div class="brand-copy">
+          <small>Test Deployment Portal</small>
+          <strong>Benboerba Portal</strong>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="status">Static Page Ready</div>
+    </header>
+
+    <section class="hero">
+      <div class="hero-copy">
+        <span class="eyebrow">Lightweight Landing Page</span>
+        <h1>Portal test page for CI delivery.</h1>
+        <p>
+          This placeholder site is intentionally simple: one static HTML file,
+          embedded styles, no build step, and no external dependency. It is
+          suitable for validating Gitea CI pipelines and basic static hosting.
+        </p>
+        <div class="actions">
+          <a class="button" href="#overview">View Overview</a>
+          <a class="button-secondary" href="README.md">Open README</a>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <aside class="hero-card">
+        <span class="meta">Current Snapshot</span>
+        <div class="stats">
+          <div class="stat">
+            <strong>01</strong>
+            <span>Single entry page</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="stat">
+            <strong>0</strong>
+            <span>Build tools required</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="stat">
+            <strong>Fast</strong>
+            <span>Suitable for smoke-test deployment</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </aside>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id="overview" class="grid">
+      <article class="panel">
+        <span class="meta">Purpose</span>
+        <h2>Deployment Verification</h2>
+        <p>
+          Use this page to confirm repository checkout, artifact publishing,
+          static file serving, and basic domain routing in your CI pipeline.
+        </p>
+      </article>
+
+      <article class="panel">
+        <span class="meta">Structure</span>
+        <h2>Self-contained HTML</h2>
+        <p>
+          Everything lives in one file, which keeps the first deployment test
+          predictable and reduces failure points during automation setup.
+        </p>
+      </article>
+
+      <article class="panel">
+        <span class="meta">Next Step</span>
+        <h2>Easy to Replace</h2>
+        <p>
+          Once CI is stable, this page can be swapped out for a real portal,
+          a generated frontend build, or a multi-page static site.
+        </p>
+      </article>
+    </section>
+
+    <footer class="footer">
+      <span>Benboerba Portal test page</span>
+      <span>Prepared for static hosting and CI smoke tests</span>
+    </footer>
+  </main>
+</body>
+</html>
