Creating action workflows
On your GitHub repository page, there’s a tab labeled Actions. When you click on it, you’ll see an option to search for workflow on the GitHub Starter page. You also can search for GitHub Actions on the GitHub Marketplace and configure the one you need. Imagine walking into a robot store and seeing a catalog of all the different robots you can use. Actions are like those different little robots that you can use to automatically run different parts of your project, such as checking your code for errors or deploying your website online whenever you make changes to it.
Figure 9.3 – The GitHub Actions starter page
Exploring prebuilt actions
In the Marketplace UI shown in Figure 9.4, you’re presented with a variety of prebuilt actions. It’s like each robot has a special skill. Some are great at organizing your blog posts, others excel at checking your website’s layout, and so on. You’...
