it was missing files the entire time

.gitignore

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 *.war
 *.nar
 *.settings
-*.gradle
 *.ear
 *.zip
 *.tar.gz

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 image: gradle:alpine
 
+variables:
+  path: "/builds/$CI_PROJECT_PATH"
+
 before_script:
   - export GRADLE_USER_HOME=`pwd`/.gradle
 
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ build:
   stage: build
   script:
     - gradle build
+    - mv $path/build/libs/*.jar $path/
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - build/libs/*.jar
+      - $path/*.jar

build.gradle

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens
+apply plugin: 'java'
+
+group 'com.songoda.fabledskyblock'
+version 'Build-73'
+
+sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    jcenter()
+
+    maven {
+        url 'http://repo.songoda.com/artifactory/private/'
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    // PlaceholderAPI
+    implementation (group: 'be.maximvdw', name: 'placeholderapi', version: '2.5.1')
+    implementation (group: 'me.clip', name: 'placeholderapi', version: '2.9.2')
+
+    // Vault
+    implementation (group: 'net.milkbowl', name: 'vault', version: '1.7.1')
+
+    // Leaderheads
+    implementation (group: 'me.robin', name: 'leaderheads', version: '1.0')
+
+    // EpicSpawners
+    implementation (group: 'com.songoda', name: 'epicspawners', version: '5.7.1')
+	
+	// WildStacker
+	implementation (group: 'com.bgsoftware', name: 'wildstacker-api', version: 'b14')
+
+    // Spigot
+    implementation (group: 'org.spigotmc', name: 'spigot', version: '1.13.2')
+}
+
+processResources {
+	filter ReplaceTokens, tokens: ["version": project.property("version")]
+	from (sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
+		include '**/*.yml'
+	}
+}

settings.gradle

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rootProject.name = 'FabledSkyBlock'