#_ Important Collection of GitHub Actions
1. 🛠️ Workflow Syntax:
● Component: Workflow File
● Importance: Defines the structure, triggers, and steps of a GitHub
Actions workflow.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Syntax
2. 🧰 Actions:
● Component: Actions
● Importance: Reusable units of work defined as Docker containers or
JavaScript code, used in workflow steps.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Marketplace - Actions
3. 🏗️ Workflow Triggers:
● Component: Event Triggers
● Importance: Define events that trigger the execution of workflows,
such as push, pull request, schedule, etc.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Events
4. 🔑 Secrets Management:
● Component: Secrets
● Importance: Store and manage sensitive information (API tokens,
credentials) securely, accessible during workflow execution.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Secrets
By: Waleed Mousa
5. 🌐 Environment Setup:
● Component: Environment
● Importance: Define runtime environments (e.g., OS, Node.js version)
for workflow steps.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Environments
6. 🔄 Continuous Integration Workflows:
● Workflow: Continuous Integration
● Importance: Ensures that code changes are continuously integrated,
built, and tested.
● Uses: Prevents integration conflicts and ensures a consistent
codebase.
● Example:
○ Continuous Integration Workflow Example
7. 🚀 Deployment:
● Component: Deployment Steps
● Importance: Automate the deployment process to servers, platforms,
and cloud services.
● Resources:
○ Deploying to GitHub Pages
○ Deploying to Azure
8. 📊 Reporting and Notifications:
● Component: Reporting and Notifications Steps
● Importance: Generate reports, send notifications, and create
artifacts for further analysis.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Artifacts
By: Waleed Mousa
9. 🧹 Cleanup:
● Component: Cleanup Steps
● Importance: Perform cleanup tasks, such as removing temporary files
or resources.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Workflow Syntax
10. ⏰ Scheduled Workflows:
● Component: Scheduled Events
● Importance: Trigger workflows at specified times or intervals using
cron syntax.
● Resources:
○ Scheduled Events Syntax
11. 👥 Collaboration:
● Component: Workflow Dispatch
● Importance: Manually trigger workflows using the GitHub API,
facilitating collaboration and automation.
● Resources:
○ Workflow Dispatch Event
12. 🤖 Self-hosted Runners:
● Component: Self-hosted Runners
● Importance: Set up and use self-hosted runners to execute workflows
on your infrastructure.
● Resources:
○ Self-hosted Runner Documentation
13. 🎯 Matrix Builds:
● Component: Matrix Strategies
● Importance: Define a matrix of configurations for testing on various
environments.
● Resources:
○ Workflow Matrix Strategies
By: Waleed Mousa
14. 🔐 Workflow Permissions:
● Component: Permissions and Access Control
● Importance: Configure which branches and events can trigger
workflows and restrict access to workflow outputs.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Permissions
15. 📜 Conditional Execution:
● Component: Conditional Steps
● Importance: Conditionally execute steps based on certain criteria,
such as the outcome of previous steps.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Conditional Steps
16. 🚦 Workflow Status Checks:
● Component: Workflow Status Checks
● Importance: Define checks on pull requests before merging to ensure
the workflow passes.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Status Checks
17. 💬 Workflow Comments:
● Component: Workflow Comments
● Importance: Add comments to pull requests or issues based on
workflow results.
● Resources:
○ GitHub Actions Workflow Comments
18. 📂 Code Analysis Workflows:
● Workflow: Code Analysis
● Importance: Runs static code analysis tools to identify code
quality issues, security vulnerabilities, and more.
● Uses: Ensures adherence to coding standards and identifies
potential issues early.
By: Waleed Mousa
● Example:
○ Code Analysis Workflow Example
19. 🔒 Security Scanning Workflows:
● Workflow: Security Scanning
● Importance: Runs security scanning tools to identify
vulnerabilities and security risks.
● Uses: Helps prevent security breaches and data leaks.
● Example:
○ Security Scanning Workflow Example
20. 🚀 Continuous Delivery Workflows:
● Workflow: Continuous Delivery
● Importance: Automates the process of delivering code to production
environments.
● Uses: Ensures fast and reliable software delivery.
● Example:
○ Continuous Delivery Workflow Example
21. 🌐 Containerization Workflows:
● Workflow: Containerization
● Importance: Builds and pushes container images to a container
registry for deployment.
● Uses: Enables scalable and consistent deployment of applications.
● Example:
○ Containerization Workflow Example
22. 📋 Documentation Workflows:
● Workflow: Documentation
● Importance: Automates the process of generating and publishing
documentation.
● Uses: Keeps documentation up-to-date and accessible.
● Example:
○ Documentation Workflow Example
By: Waleed Mousa
23. 🚨 Incident Response Workflows:
● Workflow: Incident Response
● Importance: Coordinates actions during incidents, such as
triggering alerts, communicating with teams, and taking remedial
actions.
● Uses: Helps manage incidents and minimize downtime.
● Example:
○ Incident Response Workflow Example
By: Waleed Mousa
