Common YAML Indentation Traps
Avoiding the errors that break rendered output.
Indentation Is Structure
In YAML, spaces are not decoration. Indentation alone decides what nests under what, so a single wrong space can reshape your whole manifest. 😬
Templates Make It Trickier
When an action injects a value or a block, that text lands at whatever column the action sits. Misjudge it and the rendered YAML breaks.
All lessons in this course
- The Double-Brace Action Syntax
- Trimming Whitespace with Dash Markers
- Comments and Quoting in Templates
- Common YAML Indentation Traps