gh-abcs-actions

The GitHub ABCs actions training with workflow templates, examples, hands-on labs and additional learning resources.

Examples & Hands-on Labs

Hands-on Labs Setup

• Lab Setup

Module 1: Introduction to GitHub Actions

• Example: github-actions-demo.yml
• Example: greet-everyone.yml
• Hands-on Lab: 👉 Activity 1

Module 2: Syntax

• Example: simple-workflow.yml
• Example: job-dependencies.yml
• Hands-on Lab: 👉 Activity 2

Module 3: Environments and Secrets

• Example: environments-secrets.yml
• Hands-on Lab: 👉 Activity 3

Module 4: Workflow Templates

• Example: reusable-workflow-template.yml
• Example: super-linter.yml
• Hands-on Lab: 👉 Activity 4

Module 5: Custom actions

• Example: github-script.yml
• Example: hello-world-composite.yml
• Example: use-custom-actions.yml
• Repo: githubabcs/hello-world-composite-action
• Repo: write-docker-actions
• Repo: write-javascript-actions
• Hands-on Lab: 👉 Activity 5

Module 6: Self-hosted runners

• Example: self-hosted-linux.yml
• Hands-on Lab: 👉 Activity 6

Module 7: CI/CD

• Example: ci-workflow.yml
• Example: cd-workflow.yml
• Repo: github-actions-for-packages
• Repo: github-actions-for-ci
• Hands-on Lab: 👉 Activity 7

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Learning Path

• Automate your workflow with GitHub Actions
• Manage GitHub Actions in the enterprise

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Additional Resources

Additional resources to continue your GitHub Actions learning journey.

Training Manual

• GitHub Actions Training Manual

GitHub Skills

• GitHub Skills
• GitHub Actions: Continuous Delivery with Azure
• Publish to GitHub Packages

GitHub Actions Documentation

• GitHub Actions
• GitHub Actions guides
• Authenticating with GitHub Apps
• Starter Workflows
• GitHub Actions Toolkit
• Reusing workflows
• How to start using reusable workflows with GitHub Actions
• Creating Actions
• Security guides
• GitHub Blog
• Awesome Actions

Adopting GitHub Actions at scale

• Autoscaling with self-hosted runners
• Adopting GitHub Actions at scale
• actions-at-scale-ghoh
• actions-runner-controller

Actions Changelog

• Changelog
• GitHub Actions: Improvements to reusable workflows
• GitHub Actions: Enhance your actions with job summaries
• Reusable workflows can be referenced locally
• Share GitHub Actions within your enterprise
• GitHub Actions: Prevent GitHub Actions from approving pull requests
• Reduce duplication with action composition
• GitHub Actions: Control permissions for GITHUB_TOKEN

Articles

• GitHub Actions & Security: Best practices
• Setup an internal GitHub Actions Marketplace
• How to build a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions in four simple steps
• Supercharging GitHub Actions with Job Summaries
• Keeping your actions up to date with Dependabot
• GitHub Actions for security and compliance