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Learn GitHub Actions from scratch and master workflow automation, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps integration directly within your GitHub repositories.
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GitHub Actions - Automate Workflows for Modern DevOps – Online Course
 
GitHub Actions is a comprehensive, hands-on course designed to equip developers, DevOps engineers, and tech professionals with in-demand skills for automating software workflows using GitHub’s powerful native automation platform—GitHub Actions. With the rise of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), GitHub Actions enables teams to automate everything from builds and tests to deployments and notifications, all within the GitHub ecosystem.
 
At its core, GitHub Actions empowers users to define custom workflows using YAML syntax that reacts to GitHub events—like pushes, pull requests, or issue comments. These workflows consist of jobs made up of steps that run actions or scripts on virtual machines, containers, or even self-hosted runners. This event-driven, modular design allows for powerful automation without leaving your repository.
 
What sets GitHub Actions apart is its seamless integration with the GitHub platform. You don’t need external CI/CD tools or plugins—just your GitHub repository and a .github/workflows directory. GitHub Actions supports matrix builds, conditional execution, secret management, third-party marketplace actions, and deployment strategies across multiple environments and cloud providers.
 
In this course, you’ll start with foundational knowledge: understanding workflow syntax, setting up jobs and runners, and using built-in and marketplace actions. From there, you’ll dive into real-world CI/CD pipelines for Node.js, Python, Java, and containerized apps with Docker. You’ll learn how to:
  • Build, test, and deploy applications
  • Trigger workflows on events like pull requests or releases
  • Securely manage environment secrets
  • Automate issue triaging and labeling
  • Deploy to AWS, Azure, Firebase, and GitHub Pages
The course emphasizes practical, project-based learning. You’ll build fully functional GitHub workflows that:
  • Run tests and lint checks on code changes
  • Automatically merge PRs that pass validations
  • Push Docker images to GitHub Container Registry
  • Notify teams via Slack or email on failed builds
  • Deploy static websites or React apps to GitHub Pages
By the end of this course, you’ll not only be able to automate your own development lifecycle—you’ll be able to design, optimize, and troubleshoot CI/CD workflows for enterprise-scale projects. Whether you work on open-source projects or enterprise repositories, GitHub Actions helps you deliver faster, safer, and smarter.
 
This course is ideal for:
  • Developers seeking DevOps automation skills
  • DevOps engineers working with GitHub-hosted codebases
  • QA engineers implementing test pipelines
  • Students and freelancers building modern applications
  • Teams migrating from tools like Jenkins, Travis CI, or CircleCI
GitHub Actions is unique because of its accessibility, tight GitHub integration, and active community marketplace. You don’t need to learn a new tool—you simply enhance your existing GitHub workflow. Whether you’re automating deployments, managing releases, or running scheduled tasks, GitHub Actions is your unified solution.

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Course Objectives Back to Top
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  1. Understand the architecture and syntax of GitHub Actions
  2. Define and configure workflows using YAML files
  3. Automate builds, tests, and deployments for any language
  4. Use reusable actions from the GitHub Marketplace
  5. Secure secrets and manage environment variables
  6. Deploy to cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Firebase
  7. Create matrix builds for multiple environments
  8. Integrate CI/CD pipelines into any GitHub-based project
Course Syllabus Back to Top
GitHub Actions Course Syllabus

 
Module 1: Introduction to GitHub Actions
  • What is GitHub Actions?
  • Key Concepts: Workflow, Jobs, Steps, Actions
  • Use Cases and Benefits
Module 2: Creating Your First Workflow
  • Workflow Triggers (push, pull_request, schedule)
  • YAML Syntax Overview
  • Hello World Workflow
Module 3: Jobs and Runners
  • Understanding Runners
  • Hosted vs Self-hosted Runners
  • Job Dependencies and Strategy
Module 4: Using GitHub Marketplace Actions
  • Built-in vs Marketplace Actions
  • Referencing Third-party Actions
  • Writing Reusable Actions
Module 5: Environment Variables and Secrets
  • Defining Secrets in GitHub
  • Using Secrets in Workflows
  • Contexts and Expressions
Module 6: CI/CD for Projects
  • Node.js CI/CD Pipeline
  • Python Testing and Deployment
  • Java Maven Integration
  • Docker Build and Publish
Module 7: Deployment Workflows
  • Deploying to GitHub Pages
  • Firebase Hosting Deployment
  • AWS S3 and Azure Web Apps
Module 8: Workflow Optimization
  • Caching Dependencies
  • Matrix Builds and Parallel Jobs
  • Manual Approvals with workflow_dispatch
Module 9: Advanced GitHub Actions
  • Using Composite Actions
  • Branch Protection Rules with Actions
  • GitOps and Infrastructure as Code
Module 10: Real-World Projects
  • Auto PR Merge + Slack Notification
  • Static Site Deployment with Custom Domain
  • Kubernetes Deployment from GitHub Actions
Module 11: GitHub Actions Interview Questions & Answers
 
  • Common Scenarios
  • Debugging Tips
  • Best Practices
Certification Back to Top
After completing this course, learners will receive an official Certificate of Completion from Uplatz, showcasing their expertise in GitHub Actions and workflow automation. This certification verifies the learner’s ability to create and manage CI/CD pipelines, deploy applications, and build advanced DevOps workflows within GitHub. It enhances your professional credibility and adds significant value to your portfolio, especially when applying for DevOps, software engineering, or automation roles.
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GitHub Actions is rapidly becoming the industry-standard automation tool for GitHub-based repositories. Mastering this skill opens doors to roles like:
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Automation Engineer
  • CI/CD Pipeline Specialist
  • Cloud Deployment Engineer
  • GitHub Platform Engineer
With more than 90% of open-source and private projects hosted on GitHub, organizations across all sectors are looking for professionals who can leverage GitHub Actions to reduce development overhead and ensure reliable releases. From startups to large enterprises, GitHub Actions proficiency boosts your competitiveness and relevance in modern development workflows.
Interview Questions Back to Top
1. What is GitHub Actions?
GitHub Actions is a CI/CD and automation tool integrated into GitHub that enables users to automate workflows for building, testing, and deploying code.
 
2. How does a GitHub Actions workflow get triggered?
Workflows are triggered by events like push, pull_request, release, or scheduled intervals using cron.
 
3. What are jobs and steps in GitHub Actions?
A job is a set of steps executed on the same runner. Each step runs a command or action. Jobs can run sequentially or in parallel.
 
4. What is the difference between hosted and self-hosted runners?
Hosted runners are managed by GitHub and come pre-installed with software. Self-hosted runners are user-managed systems where workflows execute.
 
5. How do you secure secrets in GitHub Actions?
Secrets are encrypted values stored in the repository or organization settings and accessed via the secrets context in workflows.
 
6. What is a matrix build?
Matrix builds allow running jobs in parallel with different configurations (e.g., multiple Node.js versions or OS environments).
 
7. Can GitHub Actions deploy to cloud platforms?
Yes, GitHub Actions supports deployment to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Firebase, and others via built-in or marketplace actions.
 
8. What are reusable actions?
Reusable actions are custom workflows or logic defined in separate repositories or directories that can be invoked across workflows.
 
9. What is workflow_dispatch used for?
workflow_dispatch allows manually triggering a workflow via the GitHub UI, often used for manual deployments or approvals.
 
10. How do you debug a failed GitHub Actions job?
Check the job logs in the Actions tab. Use run: echo and env: for output inspection and enable ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG=true for deeper insights.
 
 
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