Introduction to GitHub Actions
Understand the core concepts of GitHub Actions, including workflows, events, jobs, and steps.
Intro to GitHub Actions
Welcome to GitHub Actions! This powerful feature on GitHub lets you automate tasks right in your repository.
Think of it as your personal robot assistant for code. It can build your projects, run tests, or even deploy your website automatically whenever you make changes.
In this lesson, we'll explore the core concepts: workflows, events, jobs, and steps.
Workflows: Your Automation Blueprint
At the heart of GitHub Actions is the workflow. A workflow is an automated procedure that runs one or more jobs.
- Workflows are defined in YAML files.
- These files live in the
.github/workflowsdirectory of your repository. - Each workflow file represents a separate automation process.
When certain events occur (like pushing code), your workflows spring into action!
All lessons in this course
- Introduction to GitHub Actions
- Building CI/CD Workflows
- Custom Actions & Marketplace
- Secrets and Environment Variables in Actions