Workflows and actions

Get a high-level overview of GitHub Actions workflows, including triggers, syntax, and advanced features.

Learn about variables in GitHub Actions workflows.

You can use reusable workflows or composite actions to avoid duplicating the content of workflows.

Learn how to avoid duplication when creating a workflow by reusing existing workflows.

Actions are individual tasks that you can combine to create jobs and customize your workflow. You can create your own actions, or use and customize actions shared by the GitHub community.

Learn about contexts in GitHub Actions.

You can evaluate expressions in workflows and actions.

You can create and deploy to different environments.

Learn about running workflows and jobs simultaneously.

Learn about storing and sharing data as artifacts of GitHub Actions workflows.

Learn about dependency caching for workflow speed and efficiency.

You can subscribe to notifications about workflow runs that you trigger.