Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions: Automate software development workflows and seamlessly deploy your applications using GitHub Actions

Cover
Title page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1:Introduction and Overview of Technologies Used with GitHub Actions
Chapter 1: Learning the Foundations for GitHub Actions
	Technical requirements
	Understanding the basics of CI/CD
		A brief trip through the history of software development
	Introduction to GitHub: creating a user account
		Creating a free user account on GitHub
		Creating a PAT
		About SSH keys
		Checking for existing SSH keys
		Adding your SSH key to your GitHub user account
	Discovering the basics of Git and GitHub
		Configuring Git
		Basic Git commands
		Basics of GitHub
		Pull requests
		Settings
		Branches
		Actions
		Secrets
	Introduction to YAML
		Basic rules
		YAML components
	Summary
Chapter 2: Deep Diving into GitHub Actions
	Learning about GitHub Actions' core concepts and components
		Events
		Jobs
		Steps
		Actions
		Runners
	Understanding the basics of workflows
		Learning the basics of the workflow file syntax
		Writing and customizing workflow files
		Using the Actions tab to find and customize workflow templates
	Securing your GitHub Actions
		Secrets – how to create and use them
		Creating encrypted secrets at the repository level
		Creating encrypted secrets at the environment level
		Using encrypted secrets in a workflow
		Best practices for securing self-hosted runners
	Summary
Section 2: Advanced Concepts and Hands-On Exercises to Create Actions
Chapter 3: A Closer Look at Workflows
	Reviewing the webhook events that trigger workflows
		Branch or tag creation
		Deployment creation and deployment status
		Issues
		Issue_comment
		Project
		Pull request
		Pull request review
	Authenticating within a workflow
		Overview
		Permissions
		Alternative authentication methods
	Understanding contexts, environment variables, and expressions
		Contexts
		Expressions
	Managing the workflow run
		Visualizing a workflow run
		Workflow run logs
	Summary
Chapter 4: Working with Self-Hosted Runners
	Technical requirements
	Creating a self-hosted runner
		Overview
		Architecture and operating systems supported by self-hosted runners
		Communication with GitHub
		Adding the GitHub Actions runner application to your repository
	Configuring a job that runs on a self-hosted runner
	Managing a self-hosted runner
		Understanding the status of self-hosted runners
		Reviewing logs
		The automatic update process
		Removing a self-hosted runner
	Summary
Chapter 5: Writing Your Own Actions
	Technical requirements
	Overview
		Types of actions
	Reviewing the metadata syntax
	Using exit codes
		Adding exit codes to a JavaScript action
		Adding exit codes to a Docker container action
	Creating a JavaScript action
		Prerequisites
		Defining the action
		Writing the action logic
		Ensuring all works as expected
	Creating a Docker container action
		Prerequisites
		Creating a Dockerfile in your GitHub repository
		Defining the action
		Writing the action logic
		Ensuring all works as expected
	Creating a composite run steps action
		Prerequisites
		Defining the action
		Ensuring all works as expected
	Summary
Chapter 6: Marketplace – Finding Existing Actions and Publishing Your Own
	Technical requirements
	Overview
	Finding existing actions
	Publishing your own actions
		Prerequisites
		Preparing and publishing your action
	Removing your action from GitHub Marketplace
	Summary
Section 3: Customizing Existing Actions, Migrations, and the Future of GitHub Actions
Chapter 7: Migrations
	Technical requirements
	Considerations before you migrate
	Migrating from Azure Pipelines
		Syntax differences
	Migrating from GitLab CI/CD
		Syntax differences
	Migrating from Jenkins
		Syntax differences
	Summary
Chapter 8: Contributing to the Community and Finding Help
	Technical requirements
	Hands-on learning
	Interacting with the GitHub Actions community
	Helping to improve GitHub Actions
	Requesting technical support
	Summary
Chapter 9: The Future of GitHub Actions
	Technical requirements
	Checking the GitHub roadmap
	Reading the GitHub blog and changelog
	Connecting through social media
	Summary
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