Advanced GitHub Actions

Course details

If you’re a developer or programmer and you want to take your skill set to the next level with GitHub Actions, it can be hard to find the kind of advanced learning opportunities you need. In this course, systems engineer Michael Jenkins shows you how to apply automation concepts in GitHub Actions so you can develop more complex workflows and support them with targeted, customized actions and methods.

Get a brief overview of building advanced workflows and developing continuous integration and continuous delivery. Find out how to expand upon basic skills and explore news ways to use GitHub Actions, such as working with Matrix strategies, publishing packages, self-hosted runners, JavaScript, and more. Along the way, Michael gives you hands-on tips and techniques to build, maintain, and customize your own automation environment with GitHub Actions.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Next level GitHub Actions
02 - What you should know
03 - Exercise files
04 - GitHub Actions review

1. Advanced Workflows

05 - Building advanced workflows
06 - Service containers
07 - Scheduled triggers
08 - Composite actions
09 - Manual approvals and environments
10 - Caching between workflow runs

2. GitHub Actions Matrix Strategy

11 - Matrix strategy introduction
12 - Matrix strategy overview
13 - Run a job with a matrix strategy
14 - Challenge - Use a matrix strategy to test an application
15 - Solution - Use a matrix strategy to test an application

3. Publishing Packages

16 - The GitHub package registry introduction
17 - The GitHub package registry overview
18 - Publishing container images
19 - Publishing software packages
20 - Challenge - Publish and use a container image in a workflow
21 - Solution - Publish and use a container image in workflows

4. Self-Hosted Runners

22 - Self-hosted runners introduction
23 - GitHub-hosted runners vs. self-hosted runners
24 - Configure a self-hosted runner
25 - Use a self-hosted runner in a workflow
26 - Challenge - Configure a self-hosted runner with a label
27 - Solution - Configure a self-hosted runner with a label

5. JavaScript Actions

28 - JavaScript actions introduction
29 - JavaScript actions overview
30 - Develop a JavaScript action
31 - Use actions core in JavaScript actions
32 - Use actions github in JavaScript actions

Conclusion

33 - Next steps

Advanced GitHub Actions

Authors

Michael Jenkins