diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-api.yml b/.github/workflows/build-api.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b18874..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-api.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-name: Build and test api
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main, develop ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main, develop ]
-
-env:
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
-jobs:
-  
-  build:
-
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: mediarepo-api
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-
-      - name: Cache build data
-        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: |
-            target
-            ~/.cargo/
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
-
-      - name: Install OS-specific dependencies
-        uses: knicknic/os-specific-run@v1.0.3
-        with:
-          linux: |
-            sudo apt-get update
-            DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libappindicator3-dev  -y
-
-      - name: Build
-        run: cargo build
-
-      - name: Build API
-        run: cargo build --features=client-api
-
-      - name: Build Plugin
-        run: cargo build --features=tauri-plugin
-
-      - name: Test
-        run: cargo test --all-features
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-daemon.yml b/.github/workflows/build-daemon.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index dd5be49..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-daemon.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-name: Build daemon
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main, develop ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main, develop ]
-
-env:
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
-jobs:
-
-  build:
-    
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: mediarepo-daemon
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-
-      - name: Cache build data
-        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: |
-            target
-            ~/.cargo/
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
-
-      - name: Build
-        run: cargo build --release --no-default-features
-
-      - name: Upload artifacts
-        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: mediarepo-daemon-${{ runner.os }}
-          path: |
-            target/release/mediarepo-daemon*
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ui.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ui.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 63d65ab..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ui.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-name: Build ui
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - develop
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - develop
-
-jobs:
-
-  build-debug:
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: mediarepo-ui
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-
-    - name: Cache Dependencies
-      if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-      id: cache-dependencies
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: |
-          node_modules
-          src-tauri/target/**/deps
-          /home/runner/.cargo/bin
-          ~/.cargo
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-dependencies-${{ hashFiles('src-tauri/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ hashFiles('yarn.lock') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-dependencies-
-          ${{ runner.os }}-release-dependencies-
-
-    - name: Use Node.js 16
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-      with:
-        node-version: 16
-
-    - name: Install Tauri
-      run: cargo install tauri-cli --git https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri
-
-    - name: Install Angular CLI
-      run: npm install -g @angular/cli
-
-    - name: Install yarn
-      run: npm install -g yarn
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: yarn install
-
-    - name: Install OS-specific dependencies
-      uses: knicknic/os-specific-run@v1.0.3
-      with:
-        linux: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libappindicator3-dev  -y
-
-    - name: Build project
-      run: cargo tauri build --debug
-
-    - name: Upload artifacts
-      if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: mediarepo-ui-${{ runner.os }}-debug
-        path: |
-          src-tauri/target/debug/bundle
-          src-tauri/target/debug/mediarepo-ui*
-
-  build-release:
-
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-        working-directory: mediarepo-ui
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-
-    - name: Cache Dependencies
-      if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-      id: cache-dependencies
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: |
-          node_modules
-          src-tauri/target
-          /home/runner/.cargo
-          ~/.cargo
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-release-dependencies-${{ hashFiles('src-tauri/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ hashFiles('yarn.lock') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-release-dependencies-
-          ${{ runner.os }}-dependencies-
-
-    - name: Use Node.js 16
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-      with:
-        node-version: 16
-
-    - name: Install Tauri
-      run: cargo install tauri-cli --git https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri
-
-    - name: Install Angular CLI
-      run: npm install -g @angular/cli
-
-    - name: Install yarn
-      run: npm install -g yarn
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: yarn install
-
-    - name: Install OS-specific dependencies
-      uses: knicknic/os-specific-run@v1.0.3
-      with:
-        linux: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libappindicator3-dev  -y
-
-    - name: Build project
-      run: cargo tauri build
-
-    - name: Upload artifacts
-      if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-      with:
-        name: mediarepo-ui-${{ runner.os }}-release
-        path: |
-          src-tauri/target/release/bundle
-          src-tauri/target/release/mediarepo-ui*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26f53de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+name: Build and test
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, gh-actions ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  
+  build-api:
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: mediarepo-api
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+
+      - name: Cache build data
+        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            target
+            ~/.cargo/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+
+      - name: Install OS-specific dependencies
+        uses: knicknic/os-specific-run@v1.0.3
+        with:
+          linux: |
+            sudo apt-get update
+            DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libappindicator3-dev  -y
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cargo build
+
+      - name: Build API
+        run: cargo build --features=client-api
+
+      - name: Build Plugin
+        run: cargo build --features=tauri-plugin
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: cargo test --all-features
+    
+  build-daemon:
+    
+    # to run fewer steps in parallel
+    needs: build-api
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: mediarepo-daemon
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+
+      - name: Cache build data
+        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            target
+            ~/.cargo/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cargo build --release --no-default-features
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: mediarepo-daemon-${{ runner.os }}
+          path: |
+            target/release/mediarepo-daemon*
+
+  build-ui:
+
+    # to run fewer steps in parallel
+    needs: build-api
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: mediarepo-ui
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+
+    - name: Cache Dependencies
+      if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+      id: cache-dependencies
+      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      with:
+        path: |
+          node_modules
+          src-tauri/target
+          /home/runner/.cargo
+          ~/.cargo
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-release-dependencies-${{ hashFiles('src-tauri/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ hashFiles('yarn.lock') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-release-dependencies-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-dependencies-
+
+    - name: Use Node.js 16
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      with:
+        node-version: 16
+
+    - name: Install Tauri
+      run: cargo install tauri-cli --git https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri
+
+    - name: Install Angular CLI
+      run: npm install -g @angular/cli
+
+    - name: Install yarn
+      run: npm install -g yarn
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: yarn install
+
+    - name: Install OS-specific dependencies
+      uses: knicknic/os-specific-run@v1.0.3
+      with:
+        linux: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libappindicator3-dev  -y
+
+    - name: Build project
+      run: cargo tauri build
+
+    - name: Upload artifacts
+      if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: mediarepo-ui-${{ runner.os }}-release
+        path: |
+          src-tauri/target/release/bundle
+          src-tauri/target/release/mediarepo-ui*