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DevOps with GitHub Actions

6 Units26 Lessons

Unit 1

Introduction to GitHub Actions Workflows

Understanding GitHub Actions Workflows Basics

Real-World Project: Creating a Simple Workflow for Repository Events

Defining Events and Triggers in Workflows

Unit 2

Basic CICD

Configuring Simple CD Workflows

Running Builds and Deployments Basics

Monitoring Basic CI/CD Pipelines

Setting Up a Basic CI Pipeline

Real-World Project: Automating a Simple Application Deployment

Unit 3

Managing Secrets and Environments in CI/CD

Best Practices for Secret Management

Real-World Project: Securing a CI/CD Pipeline with Environments

Storing and Using Secrets in GitHub Actions

Configuring Environments for CI/CD Workflows

Unit 4

Automating Testing and Code Quality Checks

Integrating Automated Testing into Workflows

Setting Up Code Quality Checks

Using Linters and Static Analysis Tools

Running Unit and Integration Tests

Real-World Project: Automating a Full Testing Suite for an Application

Unit 5

Advanced Deployment Strategies with GitHub Actions

Implementing Blue-Green Deployment Strategies

Exploring Canary and Rolling Deployments

Optimizing Deployment Workflows for Scalability

Real-World Project: Deploying an Application with Advanced Strategies

Unit 6

Integrating GitHub Actions with Other DevOps Tools

Connecting GitHub Actions with Container Orchestration Tools

Linking with Monitoring and Logging Services

Integrating with Cloud Provider APIs

Real-World Project: Building an Integrated DevOps Pipeline

Handling API and Webhook Integrations

Unit 2•Chapter 4

Setting Up a Basic CI Pipeline

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What is the main purpose of a trigger in a CI pipeline?

To deploy code to production

To automatically start the build process

To monitor server performance

To automatically start the build process

Which stage in CI pipeline runs automated tests?

The testing stage

The testing stage

The build stage

The deployment stage

How does CI integrate with version control systems?

Via webhooks for code changes

Via webhooks for code changes

Using email alerts

Through manual notifications

What tool is essential for scripting CI pipelines?

YAML configuration files

YAML configuration files

SQL databases

HTML templates

What ensures code quality in a basic CI setup?

Automated linting and testing

Automated linting and testing

Manual code reviews

Random code generation

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