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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 3•Chapter 4

Configuring Environments for CI/CD Workflows

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What is the best practice for managing secrets in CI/CD environments?

Hardcode them in source code.

Store them in plain text files.

Use environment variables without encryption.

Use encrypted vaults like HashiCorp Vault.

How does blue-green deployment minimize downtime in CI/CD?

By switching traffic between identical environments.

Running parallel tests continuously.

Deleting the old environment immediately.

Updating code in production directly.

In what scenario is a canary release strategy most effective?

For gradual rollout to a subset of users.

Rolling back after major failures.

Testing on isolated development machines.

Full deployment to all users at once.

What role does Infrastructure as Code play in environment configuration?

Replaces all testing processes.

Only used for monitoring tools.

Manually configures servers each time.

Automates provisioning and management of environments.

Why use container orchestration in CI/CD workflows?

To replace version control systems.

As a substitute for CI tools.

For writing application code only.

To manage scaling and deployment of containers.

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