diff --git a/apps/ci/ci-install.sh b/apps/ci/ci-install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+cat >>conf/config.sh <<CONFIG_SH
+MTHREADS=$(($(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo) + 2))
+CWARNINGS=ON
+CDEBUG=OFF
+CTYPE=Release
+CSCRIPTS=ON
+CBUILD_TESTING=ON
+CSERVERS=ON
+CTOOLS=ON
+CSCRIPTPCH=OFF
+CCOREPCH=OFF
+CCUSTOMOPTIONS='-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-Werror" -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror"'
+DB_CHARACTERS_CONF="MYSQL_USER='root'; MYSQL_PASS='root'; MYSQL_HOST='localhost';"
+DB_AUTH_CONF="MYSQL_USER='root'; MYSQL_PASS='root'; MYSQL_HOST='localhost';"
+DB_WORLD_CONF="MYSQL_USER='root'; MYSQL_PASS='root'; MYSQL_HOST='localhost';"
+CONFIG_SH
+
+time sudo apt-get update -y
+# time sudo apt-get upgrade -y
+time sudo apt-get install -y git lsb-release sudo ccache
+time ./acore.sh install-deps
+
+case $COMPILER in
+
+  # this is in order to use the "default" gcc version of the OS, without forcing a specific version
+  "gcc" )
+    time sudo apt-get install -y gcc g++
+    echo "CCOMPILERC=\"gcc\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"g++\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    ;;
+
+  "gcc10" )
+    time sudo apt-get install -y gcc-10 g++-10
+    echo "CCOMPILERC=\"gcc-10\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"g++-10\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    ;;
+
+  # this is in order to use the "default" clang version of the OS, without forcing a specific version
+  "clang" )
+    time sudo apt-get install -y clang
+    echo "CCOMPILERC=\"clang\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"clang++\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    ;;
+
+  "clang6" )
+    time sudo apt-get install -y clang-6.0
+    echo "CCOMPILERC=\"clang-6.0\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"clang++-6.0\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    ;;
+
+  "clang9" )
+    time sudo apt-get install -y clang-9
+    echo "CCOMPILERC=\"clang-9\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"clang++-9\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    ;;
+
+  "clang10" )
+    time sudo apt-get install -y clang-10
+    echo "CCOMPILERC=\"clang-10\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    echo "CCOMPILERCXX=\"clang++-10\"" >> ./conf/config.sh
+    ;;
+
+  * )
+    echo "Unknown compiler $COMPILER"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac