Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions

Key FeaturesEnhance your CI/CD and DevOps workflows using GitHub ActionsDiscover how to create custom GitHub Actions using Docker and jаvascriptGet up and running with building a CI/CD pipeline effectivelyBook Description
GitHub Actions is one of the most popular products that enables you to automate development tasks and improve your software development workflow. Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions uses real-world examples to help you automate everyday tasks and use your resources efficiently.
This book takes a practical approach to helping you develop the skills needed to create complex YAML files to automate your daily tasks. You'll learn how to find and use existing workflows, allowing you to get started with GitHub Actions right away. Moving on, you'll discover complex concepts and practices such as self-hosted runners and writing workflow files that leverage other platforms such as Docker as well as programming languages such as Java and jаvascript. As you advance, you'll be able to write your own jаvascript, Docker, and composite run steps actions, and publish them in GitHub Marketplace! You'll also find instructions to migrate your existing CI/CD workflows into GitHub Actions from platforms like Travis CI and GitLab. Finally, you'll explore tools that'll help you stay informed of additions to GitHub Actions along with finding technical support and staying engaged with the community.
By the end of this GitHub book, you'll have developed the skills and experience needed to build and maintain your own CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions.
What you will learnGet to grips with the basics of GitHub and the YAML syntaxUnderstand key concepts of GitHub ActionsFind out how to write actions for jаvascript and Docker environmentsDiscover how to create a self-hosted runnerMigrate from other continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platforms to GitHub ActionsCollaborate with the GitHub Actions community and find technical help to navigate technical difficultiesPublish your workflows in GitHub MarketplaceWho this book is for
This book is for anyone involved in the software development life cycle, for those looking to learn about GitHub Actions and what can be accomplished, and for those who want to develop a new skill to help them advance their software development career. If you are new to GitHub and GitHub Actions in general, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of GitHub as a platform will help you to get the most out of this book.
Table of ContentsLearning the foundations for GitHub ActionsDeep-diving into GitHub ActionsA closer look at WorkflowsWorking with Self-hosted runnersWriting your own actionsMarketplace: Finding Existing Actions and Publishing Your OwnMigrationsContributing to the community and finding helpThe future of GitHub Actions


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