GitHub Actions: CI/CD & DevOps Automation from Scratch

Explore how to create and use environment variables in GitHub Actions workflows, reference them in steps, and understand their scope from workflow-wide to job- and step-level.

Explore how GitHub automatically sets default environment variables to reveal workflow and runner details, and learn to fetch run metadata and runner information within a CI/CD workflow.

Store and access repository secrets securely in GitHub actions using encrypted secrets, never exposing values in logs, and optionally pass them as environment variables in workflows.

Persist build or test outputs by uploading artifacts in a GitHub Actions workflow and downloading them in later jobs within the same workflow.

Learn how to configure GitHub environments with protection rules and manual approvals, set wait times, and use environment secrets to safely deploy workflows across dev, staging, and production.

Learn how to share values between steps and across jobs in a GitHub Actions workflow by using environment variables and job outputs, referencing step IDs, and passing downstream values.

Explore how GitHub Actions runners execute jobs, including GitHub-hosted and self-hosted options. Understand when to use self-hosted runners for proprietary software, custom hardware, network APIs, and on-premises deployments.

Add and configure a self hosted runner for GitHub Actions at organization or enterprise level, register it with a repository, and run it as a service using Windows PowerShell.

Configure a self-hosted runner for GitHub Actions by tagging with labels to filter eligible runners. Run workflows on that runner and manage setup and removal.

Learn how to automate end-to-end infrastructure deployment in Azure using infrastructure as code, with a parameterized Bicep template and a GitHub Actions workflow.

Develop a bicep-based infrastructure as code template to automate Azure deployments, parameterize storage names with a unique suffix, and provision container registry and Service Bus resources.

Generate a bicep template from an arm template, tailor an app service plan and web app, then deploy and test locally using az login and deployment group create.

Learn how to authenticate Azure deployments in GitHub Actions using a service principal, granting access to a resource group or subscription, and storing secrets for secure ci/cd.

Develop a GitHub action workflow that authenticates with your Azure subscription, checks out code, and deploys a template to a resource group for end-to-end infrastructure deployment.

Develop a scalable GitHub action workflow for infrastructure deployment by using parameter files and environment folders, and explore splitting a large bicep file into smaller, focused files.

Integrate code frequently to catch bugs early with automated builds and tests, using GitHub actions to publish artifacts and support reliable deployment.

Explore how to implement continuous deployment with GitHub actions to publish and deploy a .NET core app to Azure App Service using artifacts, secrets, and publish profiles.

Build docker containers with GitHub actions for a dot net application by generating a docker file, building and pushing the image to Azure container registry, and deploying to app service.

Learn to deploy a docker image to an Azure app service via GitHub Actions, building and pushing to an Azure Container Registry and configuring deployment with publish profile secrets.