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Your First GitHub Actions CI Pipeline

Create your first automated CI pipeline using GitHub Actions to build, test, and validate a simple web application.

60 minutes
devops/cicd
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Lab Overview

🛠 Lab from the Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Used in Week 3. Bootcamp landing page: https://academy.tekanaid.com/bootcamps/platform-engineering-bootcamp Parent course(s):

  • Week 3: Git, GitHub & CI/CD Fundamentals (slug: git-github-cicd-fundamentals)

🟡 Beta bootcamp lab. Hands-on instructions, check scripts, and solve scripts are in place. Lab is part of the running TaskFlow project that grows across all 21 weeks of the bootcamp.

This hands-on lab introduces you to GitHub Actions and CI/CD concepts through practical implementation.

You'll learn to:

  • Create GitHub Actions workflows using YAML
  • Set up automated builds and testing
  • Implement basic CI/CD pipeline practices
  • Handle workflow triggers and events
  • Use GitHub's built-in CI/CD capabilities

Perfect for beginners starting their DevOps journey with real-world automation scenarios.

What You'll Learn

Create a GitHub Actions workflow file with correct YAML syntax and structure

Configure workflow triggers for push and pull request events

Define jobs with steps that install dependencies, run tests, and build code

Validate the workflow file's YAML structure and run the test suite locally before pushing to GitHub

Prerequisites

git-basics

github-fundamentals

basic-yaml

Technologies Covered

github-actionscicdautomationworkflowsdevopstesting

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