GitHub Actions CI/CD Tutorial: Automated Build, Test, and Deployment
GitHub Actions is GitHub built-in CI/CD platform. This tutorial covers how to configure automated workflows for building, testing, and deploying.
GitHub Actions is GitHub built-in CI/CD platform. This tutorial covers how to configure automated workflows for building, testing, and deploying.
From basic CI to complex multi-environment deployments, this article explores advanced GitHub Actions workflow patterns including matrix builds, reusable workflows, environments, and protection rules.
CI/CD shows up in every tutorial, but what does it actually mean? This guide uses a fast-food kitchen analogy to clarify continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment, breaks down the stages of a pipeline, compares GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins, and includes a real pipeline example, answering "how do I get started with CI/CD."
Build an automated pipeline from commit to server with GitHub Actions: upload files with SCP, run remote commands over SSH, roll out Docker containers and keep keys secure.
GitHub published npm publish-time malware scanning and dual-use metadata detection, while strengthening Dependabot and Actions protections. Software supply chain security is shifting from post-install cleanup to pre-publish blocking.
Docker announced OIDC connections for GitHub Actions, letting CI/CD workflows authenticate with short-lived, per-run tokens instead of long-lived PATs or OATs — no more manual secret rotation.
Configure automated website deployment using GitHub Actions and Git Hooks — push to deploy workflows.