Introduction to GitHub Actions

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About the Course

Explore GitHub Actions to build and automate CI/CD workflows. This course covers advanced features and deployment strategies, giving participants hands-on experience automating builds, deployments, and maintenance using GitHub’s native platform.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand Core Concepts
  • Develop and Automate CI/CD Pipelines
  • Optimize Workflow Efficiency
  • Deploy Applications Using GitHub Actions

Curriculum

  • Chapter 1: GitHub Actions Basics

    Overview:

    This chapter introduces the fundamentals of GitHub Actions, focusing on building CI/CD pipelines. Participants will learn YAML syntax, key concepts in GitHub Actions, and create their first workflow, exploring actions, triggers, and advanced configurations.

    Topics to Cover:

    • YAML Syntax Crash Course
    • Core GitHub Actions Concepts
    • Building a Pipeline from Scratch
    • Using Actions
    • Configuring Triggers
    • Activity Types and Filters
    • Expressions and Conditions
    • Contexts and Passing Values Between Steps and Jobs

  • Chapter 2: GitHub Actions Key Features

    Overview:

    This chapter explores advanced features of GitHub Actions that enhance workflow efficiency and manageability. Participants will learn about reusable workflows, caching, artifact storage, and matrix builds to optimize pipelines.

    Topics to Cover:

    • Creating Reusable Workflows
    • Caching Dependencies
    • Storing Artifacts
    • Using Matrices for Parallel Builds
    • Exploring Additional GitHub Actions Features

  • Chapter 3: In-Place Deployment

    Overview:

    This chapter covers in-place deployment with GitHub Actions, demonstrating how to automate deployment workflows directly within repositories. Participants will gain hands-on experience with deploying applications efficiently using GitHub Actions.

    Topics to Cover:

    • In-Place Deployments

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