diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 2c9bb67..bd8e535 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,98 @@
-pipeline:
-  build:
-    image: rust
+variables:
+  - &rust_image "docker.io/rust:1.76"
+  - &slow_check_paths
+    - path:
+        # rust source code
+        - "crates/**"
+        - "src/**"
+        - "tests/**"
+        - "**/Cargo.toml"
+        - "Cargo.lock"
+        # database migrations
+        - "migrations/**"
+        # config files and scripts used by ci
+        - ".woodpecker.yml"
+
+steps:
+
+  toml_fmt:
+    image: docker.io/tamasfe/taplo:0.8.1
+    commands:
+      - taplo format --check
+
+
+  cargo_fmt:
+    image: docker.io/rustlang/rust:nightly
+    environment:
+      # store cargo data in repo folder so that it gets cached between steps
+      CARGO_HOME: .cargo_home
+    commands:
+      # need make existing toolchain available
+      - cargo +nightly fmt -- --check
+
+  cargo_machete:
+    image: docker.io/rustlang/rust:nightly
+    commands:
+      - wget https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/releases/latest/download/cargo-binstall-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tgz
+      - tar -xvf cargo-binstall-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tgz
+      - cp cargo-binstall /usr/local/cargo/bin
+      - cargo binstall -y cargo-machete
+      - cargo machete
+
+  ignored_files:
+    image: docker.io/alpine:3
+    commands:
+      - apk add git
+      - IGNORED=$(git ls-files --cached -i --exclude-standard)
+      - if [[ "$IGNORED" ]]; then echo "Ignored files present:\n$IGNORED\n"; exit 1; fi
+
+  check:
+    image: *rust_image
+    environment:
+      CARGO_HOME: .cargo_home
+    commands:
+      - cargo check
+    when: *slow_check_paths
+
+  cargo_clippy:
+    image: *rust_image
+    environment:
+      CARGO_HOME: .cargo_home
+    commands:
+      - rustup component add clippy
+      - cargo clippy --tests --all-targets -- -D warnings
+    when: *slow_check_paths
+
+  cargo_build:
+    image: *rust_image
+    environment:
+      CARGO_HOME: .cargo_home
     commands:
-      - rustup component add rustfmt
-      - cargo --version
-      - cargo fmt --check
       - cargo build
-      - cargo test
+      - mv target/debug/lemmy_server target/lemmy_server
+    when: *slow_check_paths
+
+  cargo_test:
+    image: *rust_image
+    environment:
+      LEMMY_DATABASE_URL: postgres://lemmy:password@database:5432/lemmy
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+      CARGO_HOME: .cargo_home
+    commands:
+      - cargo test --no-fail-fast
+    when: *slow_check_paths
+
+  integration_test:
+    image: docker.io/debian-slim:latest
+    commands:
       - ./test.sh
+
+  publish_to_crates_io:
+    image: *rust_image
+    commands:
+      - cargo login "$CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN"
+      - cargo publish --registry crates-io --no-verify --allow-branch "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" --yes
+    secrets: [cargo_api_token]
+    when:
+      event: tag
+