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GitHub Actions guides

These guides for GitHub Actions include specific use cases and examples to help you configure workflows.

GitHub Actions learning paths

Build and test code

You can create custom continuous integration (CI) workflows right in your repository.

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Automate your deployments

Learn how to automate release publishing for your project with a custom continuous deployment (CD) workflow in GitHub Actions.

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Deploy to the cloud

Learn how to use GitHub Actions to build an application and deploy it to various cloud-based platforms.

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Host your own runners

You can create self-hosted runners to run workflows in a highly customizable environment.

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Create an action

Do you have an idea for a new action? Have you built something custom for your project? Learn how to build shareable actions and publish them to GitHub Marketplace.

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All GitHub Actions guides

Quickstart

Quickstart

Try out the features of GitHub Actions in 5 minutes or less.

Fundamentals

Introduction to GitHub Actions

Overview

Learn about the core concepts and various components of GitHub Actions, and see an example that shows you how to add automation to your repository.

Fundamentals

Docker container action

Tutorial

This guide shows you the minimal steps required to build a Docker container action.

Action developmentDocker

Setting up CI using templates

Tutorial

You can set up continuous integration for your project using a workflow template that matches the language and tooling you want to use.

WorkflowsCI

Build & test Python

Tutorial

You can create a continuous integration (CI) workflow to build and test your Python project.

CIPython

Build & test Node.js

Tutorial

You can create a continuous integration (CI) workflow to build and test your Node.js project.

CINodeJavaScript

Packaging with GitHub Actions

Overview

You can set up workflows in GitHub Actions to produce packages and upload them to GitHub Packages or another package hosting provider.

Packaging

Publishing Docker images

Tutorial

You can publish Docker images to a registry, such as Docker Hub or GitHub Packages, as part of your continuous integration (CI) workflow.

PackagingPublishingDocker

Caching dependencies

Tutorial

To make your workflows faster and more efficient, you can create and use caches for dependencies and other commonly reused files.

Workflows

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