Complete GitHub Actions Course - From BEGINNER to PRO
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Learn GitHub Actions to enable your teams to build and ship software faster! ποΈ βοΈ π This course covers everything from the fundamentals of the platform through building out a DevOps system complete with workflows to test, build, and deploy a microservice application! --- Thank you to Namespace (h...
Learn GitHub Actions to enable your teams to build and ship software faster! ποΈ βοΈ π This course covers everything from the fundamentals of the platform through building out a DevOps system complete with workflows to test, build, and deploy a microservice application! --- Thank you to Namespace (https://namespace.so/?utm_source=devopsdirective) for sponsoring this course. It is because of their support that I am able to provide it to the community free of charge! Namespace provides: - Drop-in hosted GitHub Action runners that accelerate jobs while reducing cost (often by changing just a single line in your configuration). - Blazing-fast caching layers that keep dependency installs snappy. - Remote Docker builders for dramatically quicker container image builds. - Deep observability with insights into job timing and resource utilization you simply can't get in GitHub's native UI. If you end up using Namespace, use the link above and let them know you found out about them through me! --- Written Course: https://courses.devopsdirective.com/github-actions-beginner-to-pro GitHub Repo: https://github.com/sidpalas/devops-directive-github-actions-course --- Timestamps - 0:00:00 Introduction - 0:04:38 History and Motivation - 0:12:37 Why GitHub Actions? - 0:19:04 Setting up your Development Environment - 0:23:59 Core Features - 0:44:20 Advanced Features - 1:07:12 Marketplace Actions - 1:13:30 Authoring Actions - 1:31:35 Common Workflows - 1:40:43 Developer Experience - 1:57:31 Best Practices - 2:06:32 Capstone Project - 2:13:16 Capstone: Test Workflow - 2:42:50 Capstone: Build/Push Workflow - 3:08:39 Capstone: Update GitOps Manifests Workflow - 3:20:24 Capstone: Release Automation Workflow - 3:28:56 Capstone: Stale Issue/PR Workflow - 3:31:01 Capstone: Export Timing Data Workflow - 3:33:38 Capstone: Using Namespace for Improved Performance - 3:41:42 Conclusion --- Join the Community: π¬ Discord: https://discord.devopsdirective.com π» GitHub: https://github.com/sidpalas/devops-directive-github-actions-course π₯ Twitter: https://x.com/sidpalas π¨βπΌ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sid-palas/ π Website: https://devopsdirective.com --- Community size at time of posting: Subscribers: 90,682 Channel Views: 3,376,098
What learners say
AI summaryLearners find the course comprehensive and well-structured, with clear explanations and practical examples that help them understand GitHub Actions. However, many beginners report the pace is too fast and the explanations assume prior knowledge, making it difficult to follow without additional resources.
What learners praise
- Clear, step-by-step organization
- Practical, production-grade examples
- Helpful decision logic diagrams
- Good historical context for CI/CD evolution
Common caveats
- Too fast-paced for beginners
- Rushed explanations of key concepts
- Not beginner-friendly despite title
- Capstone project could be more hands-on
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