GitHub Actions

Summary

GitHub's built-in CI/CD system — YAML-defined workflows that run on events like pushes and pull requests, commonly used to test, build and deploy backend services.

How to Learn This

1Write a workflow that runs your test suite on every push.
2Add a deployment job that only runs after tests pass, and only on the main branch.
3Use GitHub Actions secrets to store deployment credentials safely.

CI/CD Concepts

Environment Configs

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