Creating a CI workflow or pipeline

In this section, we will automate the deployment of our full-stack application by using a workflow in GitHub Actions. Follow these steps:

1. Go to the GitHub repository of your project, then click on the Actions tab. Search for Publish Java Package and pick the Maven workflow:

Figure 17.10 – Selecting a workflow

Figure 17.10 shows the basic and ready-made Maven workflow for building Maven projects.

2. Change the content of the YAML file in the editor by replacing it with the following YAML configuration:

   name: CICD

   on:

     push:

       branches:

         - master

   jobs:

     test:

       name: Build and Test

       runs-on: ubuntu-latest

       steps:

         - uses: actions/checkout@v2

         - name: Set up JDK 17

        &...