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Mastering GitHub Actions
Mastering GitHub Actions

Mastering GitHub Actions: Advance your automation skills with the latest techniques for software integration and deployment

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Mastering GitHub Actions

Part 1:Centralized Workflows to Assist with Governance

In this part, we provide a comprehensive introduction to the GitHub platform, covering account and organization setup. Furthermore, you’ll discover the benefits of GitHub Actions’ reusability, including strategies for centralizing workflow designs for organization-wide applications. We will also delve into GitHub Apps, highlighting their role in centralizing access management and federating workflow usage to tailor the user experience. Finally, we will examine starter workflows and their potential to expedite your team’s onboarding process, ensuring a quicker start to your projects.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, An Overview of GitHub and GitHub Actions
  • Chapter 2, Exploring Workflows
  • Chapter 3, Deep Dive into Reusable Workflows and Composite Actions
  • Chapter 4, Workflow Personalization Using GitHub Apps
  • Chapter 5, Using Starter Workflows in Your Team
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  • Master GitHub events to foster a self-service mindset
  • Elevate your GitHub Actions knowledge to a whole new level through real-world examples
  • Learn how to integrate with popular cloud-based products within your workflows
  • Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

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Navigating GitHub Actions often leaves developers grappling with inefficiencies and collaboration bottlenecks. Mastering GitHub Actions offers solutions to these challenges, ensuring smoother software development. With 16 extensive chapters, this book simplifies GitHub Actions, walking you through its vast capabilities, from team and enterprise features to organization defaults, self-hosted runners, and monitoring tools. You’ll learn how to craft reusable workflows, design bespoke templates, publish actions, incorporate external services, and introduce enhanced security measures. Through hands-on examples, you’ll gain best-practice insights for team-based GitHub Actions workflows and discover strategies for maximizing organization accounts. Whether you’re a software engineer or a DevOps guru, by the end of this book, you'll be adept at amplifying productivity and leveraging automation's might to refine your development process.

Who is this book for?

This book is for developers with a foundation in CI/CD, code quality tools, and team communication keen on exploring GitHub Actions. It’s ideal for DevOps engineers, system administrators, software developers, IT specialists, automation aficionados, and university students focused on software integration and deployment. Those familiar with GitHub's ecosystem will find this content insightful.

What you will learn

  • Explore GitHub Actions' features for team and business settings
  • Create reusable workflows, templates, and standardized processes to reduce overhead
  • Get to grips with CI/CD integrations, code quality tools, and communication
  • Understand self-hosted runners for greater control of resources and settings
  • Discover tools to optimize GitHub Actions and manage resources efficiently
  • Work through examples to enhance projects, teamwork, and productivity

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Table of Contents

21 Chapters
Part 1:Centralized Workflows to Assist with Governance Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: An Overview of GitHub and GitHub Actions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Exploring Workflows Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Deep Dive into Reusable Workflows and Composite Actions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Workflow Personalization Using GitHub Apps Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Utilizing Starter Workflows in Your Team Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 2: Implementing Advanced Patterns within Actions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Using HashiCorp Vault in GitHub Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Deploying to Azure Using OpenID Connect Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Working with Checks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Annotating Code with Actions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Advancing with Event-Driven Workflows Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Setting Up Self-Hosted Runners Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 3: Best Practices, Patterns, Tricks, and Tips Toolkit Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: The Crawler Pattern Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: The Configuration Centralization Pattern Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 14: Using Remote Workflows to Kickstart Your Products Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 15: Housekeeping Tips for Your Organization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 16: Handy Workflows for Managing Your Software Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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BrettHargreaves May 07, 2024
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This is an amazing in-depth look at GitHub Actions, from the absolute basics to more advanced options, you're taken through step-by-step.There are so many ways to use and configure GitHub Actions, but this book helps you understand and implement flows for a range a scenarios - a must have for your collection!
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Tiny Mar 25, 2024
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Most of us use GitHub for development in some sense. This book details one of the processes associated with GitHub that can help automate workflows and provide a clear reference to needed tasks. Lots of clear screenshots from the GUI and then code level analysis for what has to happen to make the functions work. Details creating the initial workflow, integrating with tools like Vault and Hashicorp JWT as well as others to obtain the needed success throughout the pipeline. Recommend as a reference if you use GitHub actions, or are merely looking for a way to automate and accelerate your pipelines.
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Mayank Jadhav May 01, 2024
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If you're interested in learning Github Actions and looking for a solid resource, "Mastering Github Actions" by Eric Chapman is the top choice.In this book, Eric has explained Github actions from scratch to the advanced level. The emphasis of the book is on experiential learning using real-world examples, so you will not find any difficulty in understanding the concepts.You will learn the Github Actions terms from scratch like - Workflows, Events, Triggers, Jobs, Steps, Matrix.I was intrigued by few advanced concepts that were -1. Using Hashicorp Vault with Github2. Deploying to Azure Using OpenID Connect3. Setting Up Self-Hosted Runners4. Integrating GitHub Actions with SlackHere are some of the things you can learn from the book:1. How to use GitHub Actions to automate tasks such as building, testing, and deploying your code2. How to create reusable workflows that can be used by multiple projects3. How to integrate GitHub Actions with other tools and services4. How to use self-hosted runners to give you more control over your workflows5. How to monitor your workflows to ensure that they are running smoothlyOverall, "Mastering GitHub Actions" is a valuable resource for developers and DevOps professionals who want to harness the power of GitHub Actions to automate their workflows and enhance development efficiency. The book's practical approach and in-depth coverage make it a solid choice for anyone looking to take their GitHub Actions skills to the next level.
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M. Cotic Apr 25, 2024
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Just got just got through all of the books details. It was very interesting on how in-depth he explained things to make them so simple. I was pleasantly surprised with this purchase. Looking forward to any future work from the author.
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syed a. Mar 26, 2024
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"Mastering GitHub Actions" by Eric Chapman offers an in-depth exploration of GitHub Actions, spanning from basic concepts to advanced techniques, making it ideal for a wide range of expertise levels. It excels in providing practical examples and focusing on automation to streamline the development process. However, beginners might find the extensive coverage overwhelming, and the rapid evolution of GitHub Actions could date some content. The book assumes prior knowledge of GitHub and CI/CD, which might challenge new users. Despite these minor drawbacks, it remains a valuable resource for enhancing CI/CD practices.
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