Advanced GitHub Actions

Explore automation strategies with hands-on exercises to become an advanced GitHub Actions user.

Introduction

• Next level GitHub Actions
• What you should know
• Exercise files
• GitHub Actions review

1. Advanced Workflows

• Building advanced workflows
• Service containers
• Scheduled triggers
• Composite actions
• Manual approvals and environments
• Caching between workflow runs

2. GitHub Actions Matrix Strategy

• Matrix strategy introduction
• Matrix strategy overview
• Run a job with a matrix strategy
• Challenge: Use a matrix strategy to test an application
• Solution: Use a matrix strategy to test an application

3. Publishing Packages

• The GitHub package registry introduction
• The GitHub package registry overview
• Publishing container images
• Publishing software packages
• Challenge: Publish and use a container image in a workflow
• Solution: Publish and use a container image in workflows

4. Self-Hosted Runners

• Self-hosted runners introduction
• GitHub-hosted runners vs. self-hosted runners
• Configure a self-hosted runner
• Use a self-hosted runner in a workflow
• Challenge: Configure a self-hosted runner with a label
• Solution: Configure a self-hosted runner with a label

5. JavaScript Actions

• JavaScript actions introduction
• JavaScript actions overview
• Develop a JavaScript action
• Use actions/core in JavaScript actions
• Use actions/github in JavaScript actions

Conclusion

• Next steps