Getting Started with GitHub Actions

Today I’m beginning my CI/CD journey with GitHub Actions. Here’s what I plan to learn and my initial setup.

Learning Goals

  • Understand what CI/CD is and why it’s important
  • Create my first GitHub Actions workflow
  • Automate testing and deployment processes
  • Learn YAML syntax for workflows

What is CI/CD?

Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) are practices that help teams deliver code changes more frequently and reliably.

My First Workflow Plan

  1. Set up a simple “Hello World” action
  2. Create automated testing for a sample project
  3. Add deployment automation to GitHub Pages

Resources I’m Using

Part of my CI/CD learning path - documenting the journey from manual processes to full automation.