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Mastering GitHub Actions

By : Eric Chapman
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Mastering GitHub Actions

By: Eric Chapman

Overview of this book

Navigating GitHub Actions often leaves developers grappling with inefficiencies and collaboration bottlenecks. Mastering GitHub Actions offers solutions to these challenges, ensuring smoother software development. With 16 extensive chapters, this book simplifies GitHub Actions, walking you through its vast capabilities, from team and enterprise features to organization defaults, self-hosted runners, and monitoring tools. You’ll learn how to craft reusable workflows, design bespoke templates, publish actions, incorporate external services, and introduce enhanced security measures. Through hands-on examples, you’ll gain best-practice insights for team-based GitHub Actions workflows and discover strategies for maximizing organization accounts. Whether you’re a software engineer or a DevOps guru, by the end of this book, you'll be adept at amplifying productivity and leveraging automation's might to refine your development process.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1:Centralized Workflows to Assist with Governance
7
Part 2: Implementing Advanced Patterns within Actions
14
Part 3: Best Practices, Patterns, Tricks, and Tips Toolkit

Utilizing Starter Workflows in Your Team

When enabling self-onboarding and jumpstarting your team’s projects, starter workflows are an invaluable tool. These workflows allow you to effortlessly onboard your team and easily kick-start their projects. This chapter explores the concept of starter workflows and how they can accelerate your journey with GitHub Actions.

Starter workflows provide a solid foundation for building automation processes by offering pre-configured templates for common use cases. Whether you’re new to GitHub Actions or looking to streamline your existing workflows, this chapter is designed to guide you through the essentials of starter workflows. We’ll delve into their structure, customization options, and how to leverage them effectively. Throughout this chapter, we’ll provide practical examples and use cases to illustrate the versatility and flexibility of starter workflows. By understanding their structure and customizability, you...