diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-quizzes.yml b/.github/workflows/check-quizzes.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 189ae4d8a..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/check-quizzes.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-# Candace Savonen Jan 2022
-
-name: Check Leanpub Quizzes
-
-#---TRIGGER-START---#
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    pull_request:
-      branches: [ main, staging ]
-      paths:
-        - 'quizzes/*'
-#---TRIGGER-END----#
-
-jobs:
-  check-quizzes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: jhudsl/course_template
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout files
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Configure git
-        run: |
-          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
-          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
-
-          branch_name='check-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
-          exists=$(git ls-remote https://${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY $branch_name | wc -l | xargs)
-          if [[ $exists == 0 ]];then
-            echo branch doesnt exist
-            git checkout -b $branch_name
-            git push --set-upstream origin $branch_name
-          else
-            echo branch does exist
-            git fetch --all
-            git checkout $branch_name
-            git merge -s recursive --strategy-option=theirs origin/${{ github.head_ref }}
-          fi
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Run quiz check
-        id: quiz_check_run
-        run: |
-          Rscript -e "ottr::check_quizzes(quiz_dir = 'quizzes', write_report = TRUE, verbose = TRUE)"
-          results=0
-          if -f "question_error_report.tsv"; then
-            results=$(wc -l < question_error_report.tsv >/dev/null)
-          fi
-          echo ::set-output name=quiz_chk_results::$results
-
-      - name: Commit quiz check errors
-        run: |
-          branch_name='check-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
-          git diff --name-only origin/main -- question_error_report.tsv >/dev/null && changes=true || changes=false
-          echo $changes
-          if $changes == true; then
-            git diff --name-only origin/$branch_name question_error_report.tsv >/dev/null && changes=true || changes=false
-            echo $changes
-            if $changes == true; then
-              git add --force question_error_report.tsv
-              git diff-index --quiet HEAD || git commit -m 'Add question error report file'
-              git pull --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories
-              git push origin $branch_name
-            fi
-          fi
-
-      - name: Build components of the quiz check comment
-        id: build-components
-        env:
-          GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
-        run: |
-          branch_name='check-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
-          quiz_error_url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/$branch_name/question_error_report.tsv
-          echo ::set-output name=time::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
-          echo ::set-output name=commit_id::$GITHUB_SHA
-          echo ::set-output name=quiz_error_url::$quiz_error_url
-
-      # Handle the commenting
-      - name: Find Comment
-        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v1
-        id: fc
-        with:
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          comment-author: 'github-actions[bot]'
-          body-includes: quiz errors
-
-      - name: Quiz errors!
-        if: ${{ steps.quiz_check_run.outputs.quiz_chk_results >= 2 }}
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
-        with:
-          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          body: |
-            :warning: There are quiz errors that need to be addressed. [Read this guide for more info](https://github.com/jhudsl/OTTR_Template/wiki/Publishing-on-Leanpub#setting-up-quizzes).
-            [Download the errors here.](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.quiz_error_url }})
-            _Comment updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
-          edit-mode: replace
-
-      - name: Check quiz check results - fail if too many errors
-        if: ${{ steps.quiz_check_run.outputs.quiz_chk_results >= 2 }}
-        run: exit 1
-
-      - name: No quiz errors
-        if: ${{ steps.quiz_check_run.outputs.quiz_chk_results < 2 }}
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
-        with:
-          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          body: |
-            No quiz errors detected! :tada:
-            _Comment updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
-          edit-mode: replace
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
similarity index 68%
rename from .github/workflows/docker-build-test.yml
rename to .github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index 33f81cac3..d1971c0b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 # Candace Savonen Apr 2021
 
-name: Build of Docker
+name: Build Docker
 
-
-#---TRIGGER-START---#
 on:
-  release:
-    types:
-      - created
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main, staging ]
-    paths: [ docker/Dockerfile, docker/github_package_list.tsv ]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       dockerhubpush:
         description: 'Push to Dockerhub?'
         required: true
         default: 'false'
-#---TRIGGER-END----#
 
 jobs:
   build-docker:
+    name: Build Docker image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -33,18 +25,15 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
 
       - name: Don't re-test if this is a sync branch
-        if: ${{ github.head_ref == 'repo-sync/OTTR_Template/default' }}
         run: |
           echo This was tested on OTTR_Template no need to re-run
 
       # Set up Docker build
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        if: ${{ github.head_ref != 'repo-sync/OTTR_Template/default' }}
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
 
       # Setup layer cache
       - name: Cache Docker layers
-        if: ${{ github.head_ref != 'repo-sync/OTTR_Template/default' }}
         uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
           path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
@@ -58,12 +47,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
 
       - name: Get token
-        if: ${{ github.head_ref != 'repo-sync/OTTR_Template/default' }}
         run: echo ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }} > docker/git_token.txt
 
       # Build docker image
       - name: Build Docker image
-        if: ${{ github.head_ref != 'repo-sync/OTTR_Template/default' }}
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           push: false
@@ -86,14 +73,6 @@ jobs:
         run: docker push jhudsl/course_template
 
       - name: Get the version
-        if: ${{ github.head_ref != 'repo-sync/OTTR_Template/default' }}
         id: get_version
         run: |
           echo ::set-output name=version::$(echo $GITHUB_REF | cut -d / -f 3)
-
-      # Push the Docker image if it is a release
-      - name: Push Docker image if release
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
-        run: |
-          docker tag jhudsl/course_template:latest jhudsl/course_template:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
-          docker push jhudsl/course_template:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1943e01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,452 @@
+# Candace Savonen Dec 2021
+
+name: Pull Request
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, staging ]
+
+jobs:
+
+  yaml-check:
+    name: Load user automation choices
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+        # Use the yaml-env-action action.
+      - name: Load environment from YAML
+        uses: doughepi/yaml-env-action@v1.0.0
+        with:
+            files: config_automation.yml # Pass a space-separated list of configuration files. Rightmost files take precedence.
+
+      - name: Verify Dockerfiles changed?
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v8.8
+        id: verify-changed-files
+        with:
+          files: |
+             docker/Dockerfile
+             docker/github_package_list.tsv
+
+    outputs:
+      toggle_quiz_check: "${{ env.CHECK_QUIZZES }}"
+      toggle_spell_check: "${{ env.STYLE_AND_SP_CHECK }}"
+      toggle_url_check: "${{ env.URL_CHECKER }}"
+      toggle_render_preview: "${{ env.RENDER_PREVIEW }}"
+      toggle_docker_build: "${{ env.DOCKER_BUILD }}"
+      dockerfiles_changed: steps.verify-changed-files.outputs.files_changed
+
+  style-n-check:
+    name: Check style and spelling
+    needs: yaml-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{needs.yaml-check.outputs.toggle_spell_check == 'yes'}}
+    container:
+      image: jhudsl/course_template
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout files
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
+          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
+
+          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
+          exists=$(git ls-remote https://${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY $branch_name | wc -l | xargs)
+          if [[ $exists == 0 ]];then
+            echo branch doesnt exist
+            git checkout -b $branch_name
+            git push --set-upstream origin $branch_name
+          else
+            echo branch does exist
+            git fetch --all
+            git checkout $branch_name
+            git merge -s recursive --strategy-option=theirs origin/${{ github.head_ref }}
+          fi
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Run spell check
+        id: spell_check_run
+        run: |
+          results=$(Rscript "scripts/spell-check.R")
+          echo "::set-output name=sp_chk_results::$results"
+          cat resources/spell_check_results.tsv
+
+      - name: Archive spelling errors
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: spell-check-results
+          path: resources/spell_check_results.tsv
+
+      - name: Commit spell check errors
+        run: |
+          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
+          git add --force resources/spell_check_results.tsv
+          git commit -m 'Add spell check file' || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git pull --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories
+          git push --force origin $branch_name || echo "No changes to commit"
+
+      - name: Build components of the spell check comment
+        id: build-components
+        env:
+          GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+        run: |
+          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
+          sp_error_url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/$branch_name/resources/spell_check_results.tsv
+          echo ::set-output name=time::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
+          echo ::set-output name=commit_id::$GITHUB_SHA
+          echo ::set-output name=sp_error_url::$sp_error_url
+
+      # Handle the commenting
+      - name: Find Comment
+        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v1
+        id: fc
+        with:
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          comment-author: 'github-actions[bot]'
+          body-includes: spelling errors
+
+      - name: Spelling errors!
+        if: ${{ steps.spell_check_run.outputs.sp_chk_results >= 3 }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
+        with:
+          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          body: |
+            :warning: There are spelling errors that need to be addressed. [Read this guide for more info](https://github.com/jhudsl/OTTR_Template/wiki/Spell-check).
+            [Download the errors here.](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.sp_error_url }})
+            _Comment updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
+          edit-mode: replace
+
+      - name: Check spell check results - fail if too many errors
+        if: ${{ steps.spell_check_run.outputs.sp_chk_results >= 3 }}
+        run: exit 1
+
+      - name: No spelling errors
+        if: ${{ steps.spell_check_run.outputs.sp_chk_results < 3 }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
+        with:
+          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          body: |
+            No spelling errors! :tada:
+            _Comment updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
+          edit-mode: replace
+
+      - name: Run styler
+        run: Rscript -e "styler::style_file(list.files(pattern = 'Rmd$', recursive = TRUE, full.names = TRUE));warnings()"
+
+      - name: Commit styled files
+        run: |
+          git add \*.Rmd
+          git add resources/spell_check_results.tsv
+          git commit -m 'Style Rmds' || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push origin || echo "No changes to commit"
+
+  url-check:
+    name: Check URLs
+    needs: yaml-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{needs.yaml-check.outputs.toggle_url_check == 'yes'}}
+
+    steps:
+    - name: checkout repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Login as jhudsl-robot
+      run: |
+        git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
+        git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
+
+    - name: URLs-checker
+      uses: urlstechie/urlchecker-action@master
+      with:
+        # Delete the cloned repository after running URLchecked (default is false)
+        cleanup: true
+
+        # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
+        file_types: .Rmd,.md
+
+        # Choose whether to include file with no URLs in the prints.
+        print_all: false
+
+        # A comma separated links to exclude during URL checks
+        exclude_urls: https://jhudatascience.org/{Course_Name}}
+
+        # choose if the force pass or not
+        force_pass : true
+
+  check-quizzes:
+    name: Check Leanpub quizzes
+    needs: yaml-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: jhudsl/course_template
+    if: ${{needs.yaml-check.outputs.toggle_quiz_check == 'yes'}}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout files
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
+          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
+
+          branch_name='check-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
+          exists=$(git ls-remote https://${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY $branch_name | wc -l | xargs)
+          if [[ $exists == 0 ]];then
+            echo branch doesnt exist
+            git checkout -b $branch_name
+            git push --set-upstream origin $branch_name
+          else
+            echo branch does exist
+            git fetch --all
+            git checkout $branch_name
+            git merge -s recursive --strategy-option=theirs origin/${{ github.head_ref }}
+          fi
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Run quiz check
+        id: quiz_check_run
+        run: |
+          Rscript -e "ottr::check_quizzes(quiz_dir = 'quizzes', write_report = TRUE, verbose = TRUE)"
+          results=0
+          if -f "question_error_report.tsv"; then
+            results=$(wc -l < question_error_report.tsv >/dev/null)
+          fi
+          echo ::set-output name=quiz_chk_results::$results
+
+      - name: Commit quiz check errors
+        run: |
+          branch_name='check-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
+          git diff --name-only origin/main -- question_error_report.tsv >/dev/null && changes=true || changes=false
+          echo $changes
+          if $changes == true; then
+            git diff --name-only origin/$branch_name question_error_report.tsv >/dev/null && changes=true || changes=false
+            echo $changes
+            if $changes == true; then
+              git add --force question_error_report.tsv
+              git diff-index --quiet HEAD || git commit -m 'Add question error report file'
+              git pull --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories
+              git push origin $branch_name
+            fi
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build components of the quiz check comment
+        id: build-components
+        env:
+          GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+        run: |
+          branch_name='check-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
+          quiz_error_url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/$branch_name/question_error_report.tsv
+          echo ::set-output name=time::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
+          echo ::set-output name=commit_id::$GITHUB_SHA
+          echo ::set-output name=quiz_error_url::$quiz_error_url
+
+      # Handle the commenting
+      - name: Find Comment
+        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v1
+        id: fc
+        with:
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          comment-author: 'github-actions[bot]'
+          body-includes: quiz errors
+
+      - name: Quiz errors!
+        if: ${{ steps.quiz_check_run.outputs.quiz_chk_results >= 2 }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
+        with:
+          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          body: |
+            :warning: There are quiz errors that need to be addressed. [Read this guide for more info](https://github.com/jhudsl/OTTR_Template/wiki/Publishing-on-Leanpub#setting-up-quizzes).
+            [Download the errors here.](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.quiz_error_url }})
+            _Comment updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
+          edit-mode: replace
+
+      - name: Check quiz check results - fail if too many errors
+        if: ${{ steps.quiz_check_run.outputs.quiz_chk_results >= 2 }}
+        run: exit 1
+
+      - name: No quiz errors
+        if: ${{ steps.quiz_check_run.outputs.quiz_chk_results < 2 }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
+        with:
+          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          body: |
+            No quiz errors detected! :tada:
+            _Comment updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
+          edit-mode: replace
+
+  render-preview:
+    name: Render preview
+    needs: yaml-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: jhudsl/course_template
+    if: ${{needs.yaml-check.outputs.toggle_render_preview == 'yes'}}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout files
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      # Set up git checkout
+      - name: Set up git checkout
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
+          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
+
+          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
+          exists=$(git ls-remote https://${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY $branch_name | wc -l | xargs)
+          if [[ $exists == 0 ]];then
+            echo branch doesnt exist
+            git checkout -b $branch_name
+            git push --set-upstream origin $branch_name
+          else
+            echo branch does exist
+            git fetch --all
+            git checkout $branch_name
+            git merge -s recursive --strategy-option=theirs origin/${{ github.head_ref }}
+          fi
+
+          rm -r docs/*
+        shell: bash
+
+      # Run bookdown rendering
+      - name: Run bookdown render
+        id: bookdown
+        run: Rscript -e "bookdown::render_book('index.Rmd', output_format = 'all')"
+
+      # Run Coursera version
+      - name: Run Coursera version of render
+        id: coursera
+        run: Rscript -e "ottr::render_coursera()"
+
+      # This checks on the steps before it and makes sure that they completed.
+      # If the renders didn't complete we don't want to commit the file changes
+      - name: Check on render steps
+        if: steps.bookdown.outcome != 'success' || steps.coursera.outcome != 'success'
+        run: |
+          echo Bookdown status ${{steps.bookdown.outcome}}
+          echo Coursera status ${{steps.coursera.outcome}}
+          exit 1
+
+      # Commit the rendered bookdown files
+      - name: Commit rendered bookdown files to preview branch
+        id: commit
+        run: |
+          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
+          git add . --force
+          git commit -m 'Render bookdown preview' || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git pull --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories
+          git push --force || echo "No changes to commit"
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Find Comment
+        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v1
+        id: fc
+        with:
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          comment-author: 'github-actions[bot]'
+          body-includes: latest commit
+
+      - name: Build components of the comment
+        id: build-components
+        run: |
+          course_name=$(head -n 1 _bookdown.yml | cut -d'"' -f 2| tr " " "-")
+          bookdown_link=$(echo "https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/docs/index.html")
+          coursera_link=$(echo "https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/docs/coursera/index.html")
+          docx_link=$(echo "https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/raw/preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/docs/$course_name.docx")
+          echo ::set-output name=bookdown_link::$bookdown_link
+          echo ::set-output name=coursera_link::$coursera_link
+          echo ::set-output name=docx_link::$docx_link
+          echo ::set-output name=time::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
+          echo ::set-output name=commit_id::$GITHUB_SHA
+          echo ${{steps.commit.outputs.changes}}
+
+      - name: Create or update comment
+        if: steps.commit.outputs.changes == 'changes'
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
+        with:
+          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          body: |
+            Re-rendered previews from the latest commit:
+            - See [preview of Bookdown here](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.bookdown_link }})
+            - See [preview of Coursera version here](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.coursera_link }})
+            - Download the [preview of .docx file](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.docx_link }})
+
+            _Updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
+          edit-mode: replace
+
+      - name: No comment if no changes
+        if: steps.commit.outputs.changes == 'no_changes'
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
+        with:
+          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          body: |
+            The latest commit did not produce rendering changes.
+
+            _Updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
+          edit-mode: replace
+
+  build-docker:
+    name: Build Docker image
+    needs: yaml-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{needs.yaml-check.outputs.toggle_docker_build == 'yes' && needs.yaml-check.outputs.dockerfiles_changed == 'true' && github.head_ref != 'repo-sync/OTTR_Template/default'}}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Verify Dockerfiles changed?
+        uses: tj-actions/verify-changed-files@v8.8
+        id: verify-changed-files
+        with:
+          files: |
+             docker/Dockerfile
+             docker/github_package_list.tsv
+
+      - name: Login as jhudsl-robot
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
+          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
+
+      # Set up Docker build
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+      # Setup layer cache
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Build
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+      - name: Get token
+        run: echo ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }} > docker/git_token.txt
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        with:
+          push: false
+          load: true
+          context: docker
+          file: docker/Dockerfile
+          tags: jhudsl/course_template
diff --git a/.github/workflows/render-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/render-preview.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 078a7978c..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/render-preview.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-# Candace Savonen Apr 2021
-
-name: Render Preview
-
-#---TRIGGER-START---#
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main, staging ]
-#---TRIGGER-END----#
-
-permissions: write-all
-
-jobs:
-  render-preview:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: jhudsl/course_template
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout files
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      # Set up git checkout
-      - name: Set up git checkout
-        run: |
-          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
-          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
-
-          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
-          exists=$(git ls-remote https://${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY $branch_name | wc -l | xargs)
-          if [[ $exists == 0 ]];then
-            echo branch doesnt exist
-            git checkout -b $branch_name
-            git push --set-upstream origin $branch_name
-          else
-            echo branch does exist
-            git fetch --all
-            git checkout $branch_name
-            git merge -s recursive --strategy-option=theirs origin/${{ github.head_ref }}
-          fi
-
-          rm -r docs/*
-        shell: bash
-
-      # Run bookdown rendering
-      - name: Run bookdown render
-        id: bookdown
-        run: Rscript -e "bookdown::render_book('index.Rmd', output_format = 'all')"
-
-      # Run Coursera version
-      - name: Run Coursera version of render
-        id: coursera
-        run: Rscript -e "ottr::render_coursera()"
-
-      # This checks on the steps before it and makes sure that they completed.
-      # If the renders didn't complete we don't want to commit the file changes
-      - name: Check on render steps
-        if: steps.bookdown.outcome != 'success' || steps.coursera.outcome != 'success'
-        run: |
-          echo Bookdown status ${{steps.bookdown.outcome}}
-          echo Coursera status ${{steps.coursera.outcome}}
-          exit 1
-
-      # Commit the rendered bookdown files
-      - name: Commit rendered bookdown files to preview branch
-        id: commit
-        run: |
-          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
-          git add . --force
-          git commit -m 'Render bookdown preview' || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git pull --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories
-          git push --force || echo "No changes to commit"
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Find Comment
-        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v1
-        id: fc
-        with:
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          comment-author: 'github-actions[bot]'
-          body-includes: latest commit
-
-      - name: Build components of the comment
-        id: build-components
-        run: |
-          course_name=$(head -n 1 _bookdown.yml | cut -d'"' -f 2| tr " " "-")
-          bookdown_link=$(echo "https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/docs/index.html")
-          coursera_link=$(echo "https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/docs/coursera/index.html")
-          docx_link=$(echo "https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/raw/preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/docs/$course_name.docx")
-          echo ::set-output name=bookdown_link::$bookdown_link
-          echo ::set-output name=coursera_link::$coursera_link
-          echo ::set-output name=docx_link::$docx_link
-          echo ::set-output name=time::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
-          echo ::set-output name=commit_id::$GITHUB_SHA
-          echo ${{steps.commit.outputs.changes}}
-
-      - name: Create or update comment
-        if: steps.commit.outputs.changes == 'changes'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
-        with:
-          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          body: |
-            Re-rendered previews from the latest commit:
-            - See [preview of Bookdown here](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.bookdown_link }})
-            - See [preview of Coursera version here](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.coursera_link }})
-            - Download the [preview of .docx file](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.docx_link }})
-
-            _Updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
-          edit-mode: replace
-
-      - name: No comment if no changes
-        if: steps.commit.outputs.changes == 'no_changes'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
-        with:
-          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          body: |
-            The latest commit did not produce rendering changes.
-
-            _Updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
-          edit-mode: replace
diff --git a/.github/workflows/style-and-sp-check.yml b/.github/workflows/style-and-sp-check.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 078991328..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/style-and-sp-check.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-# Candace Savonen Dec 2021
-
-name: Style and spell check R markdowns
-
-#---TRIGGER-START---#
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main, staging ]
-#---TRIGGER-END---#
-
-jobs:
-  style-n-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: jhudsl/course_template
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout files
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Configure git
-        run: |
-          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
-          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
-
-          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
-          exists=$(git ls-remote https://${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY $branch_name | wc -l | xargs)
-          if [[ $exists == 0 ]];then
-            echo branch doesnt exist
-            git checkout -b $branch_name
-            git push --set-upstream origin $branch_name
-          else
-            echo branch does exist
-            git fetch --all
-            git checkout $branch_name
-            git merge -s recursive --strategy-option=theirs origin/${{ github.head_ref }}
-          fi
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Run spell check
-        id: spell_check_run
-        run: |
-          results=$(Rscript "scripts/spell-check.R")
-          echo "::set-output name=sp_chk_results::$results"
-          cat resources/spell_check_results.tsv
-
-      - name: Archive spelling errors
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: spell-check-results
-          path: resources/spell_check_results.tsv
-
-      - name: Commit spell check errors
-        run: |
-          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
-          git add --force resources/spell_check_results.tsv
-          git commit -m 'Add spell check file' || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git pull --set-upstream origin $branch_name --allow-unrelated-histories
-          git push --force origin $branch_name || echo "No changes to commit"
-
-      - name: Build components of the spell check comment
-        id: build-components
-        env:
-          GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
-        run: |
-          branch_name='preview-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}'
-          sp_error_url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/$branch_name/resources/spell_check_results.tsv
-          echo ::set-output name=time::$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
-          echo ::set-output name=commit_id::$GITHUB_SHA
-          echo ::set-output name=sp_error_url::$sp_error_url
-
-      # Handle the commenting
-      - name: Find Comment
-        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v1
-        id: fc
-        with:
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          comment-author: 'github-actions[bot]'
-          body-includes: spelling errors
-
-      - name: Spelling errors!
-        if: ${{ steps.spell_check_run.outputs.sp_chk_results >= 3 }}
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
-        with:
-          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          body: |
-            :warning: There are spelling errors that need to be addressed. [Read this guide for more info](https://github.com/jhudsl/OTTR_Template/wiki/Spell-check).
-            [Download the errors here.](${{ steps.build-components.outputs.sp_error_url }})
-            _Comment updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
-          edit-mode: replace
-
-      - name: Check spell check results - fail if too many errors
-        if: ${{ steps.spell_check_run.outputs.sp_chk_results >= 3 }}
-        run: exit 1
-
-      - name: No spelling errors
-        if: ${{ steps.spell_check_run.outputs.sp_chk_results < 3 }}
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v1
-        with:
-          comment-id: ${{ steps.fc.outputs.comment-id }}
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          body: |
-            No spelling errors! :tada:
-            _Comment updated at ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.time }} with changes from ${{ steps.build-components.outputs.commit_id }}_
-          edit-mode: replace
-
-      - name: Run styler
-        run: Rscript -e "styler::style_file(list.files(pattern = 'Rmd$', recursive = TRUE, full.names = TRUE));warnings()"
-
-      - name: Commit styled files
-        run: |
-          git add \*.Rmd
-          git add resources/spell_check_results.tsv
-          git commit -m 'Style Rmds' || echo "No changes to commit"
-          git push origin || echo "No changes to commit"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/url-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/url-checker.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e5568512..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/url-checker.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# Adapted from https://github.com/marketplace/actions/url-checker by Candace Savonen
-
-# This github actions tests URLs in the Rmd files, README, and CONTRIBUTING.md
-name: Check URLs
-
-#---TRIGGER-START---#
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main, staging ]
-#---TRIGGER-END----#
-
-jobs:
-  url-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Login as jhudsl-robot
-        run: |
-          git config --local user.email "itcrtrainingnetwork@gmail.com"
-          git config --local user.name "jhudsl-robot"
-
-      - name: URLs-checker
-        uses: urlstechie/urlchecker-action@master
-        with:
-          # Delete the cloned repository after running URLchecked (default is false)
-          cleanup: true
-
-          # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
-          file_types: .Rmd,.md
-
-          # Choose whether to include file with no URLs in the prints.
-          print_all: false
-
-          # A comma separated links to exclude during URL checks
-          exclude_urls: https://jhudatascience.org/{Course_Name}}
-
-          # choose if the force pass or not
-          force_pass : true
diff --git a/config_automation.yml b/config_automation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..573368e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config_automation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Formatting Checks (run at pull request)
+check-quizzes: yes
+url-checker: yes
+render-preview: yes
+style-and-sp-check: yes
+
+# Rendering
+render-bookdown: yes
+render-leanpub: yes
+render-coursera: yes
+
+# Docker specific
+docker-build: yes
+ 
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