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GitHub Actions & Workflows

Build, test, and deploy software with GitHub Actions — the most widely adopted CI/CD platform on the planet.

Intermediate0.9 hours8 lessons
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What You'll Learn

  • ✓Understand the GitHub Actions execution model: workflows, jobs, steps, and runners
  • ✓Author workflows using triggers, contexts, expressions, and conditionals
  • ✓Compose pipelines from Marketplace actions and your own reusable actions
  • ✓Choose between GitHub-hosted, self-hosted, and large runners
  • ✓Manage secrets, variables, and environments for safe deployments
  • ✓Speed up pipelines with matrix builds, caching, and artifacts
  • ✓Share logic with reusable workflows and composite actions
  • ✓Harden your supply chain with OIDC, pinned actions, and least-privilege tokens

Prerequisites

  • •Working knowledge of Git and GitHub repositories
  • •Familiarity with the command line and YAML syntax

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Foundations

  1. 01What Is GitHub Actions and CI/CD on GitHub6 min
  2. 02Workflow Syntax: Jobs, Steps, and Triggers8 min

Module 2: Building Blocks

  1. 01Actions Marketplace and Reusable Actions7 min
  2. 02Runners: GitHub-Hosted vs Self-Hosted6 min

Module 3: Configuration and Scale

  1. 01Secrets, Variables, and Environments7 min
  2. 02Matrix Builds and Reusable Workflows7 min
  3. 03Caching, Artifacts, and Performance Optimization7 min

Module 4: Security

  1. 01Security Hardening and OIDC for Cloud Deployments7 min

Practice for the Real Exam

After completing this course, test yourself with exam-style practice questions.

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