diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_deploy_staging.yml b/.github/workflows/backend_deploy_staging.yml
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+name: backend-staging-workflow
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["backend-test"]
+    types:
+      - completed
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - staging
+    paths:
+      - 'backend/**'
+      - compose.yml
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Authorize to with doctl
+        run: echo ${{ secrets.DIGITALOCEAN_ACCESS_TOKEN }} | doctl auth init --context github-actions
+
+      - name: Login to Docker registry
+        run: doctl registry login --context github-actions
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: docker compose build
+
+      - name: Tag Docker image
+        run: docker tag bounswe2024group1-backend:latest registry.digitalocean.com/semantic-browse/backend-staging:latest
+
+      - name: Push Docker image
+        run: docker push registry.digitalocean.com/semantic-browse/backend-staging:latest
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_test.yml b/.github/workflows/backend_test.yml
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+name: backend-test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'backend/**'
+      - compose.yml
+      - dev.yml
+      - '.github/workflows/backend_test.yml'
+
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - staging
+      - develop
+
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      working-directory:
+        backend
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            
+      - name: Test with Maven
+        run: docker compose -f dev.yml run --rm backend mvn test
+
+
+