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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 5•Chapter 1

Implementing Blue-Green Deployment Strategies

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What is the primary challenge in blue-green deployment for stateful applications?

Reduced testing requirements.

Maintaining consistent application state.

Faster rollback options.

Maintaining consistent application state.

How does blue-green deployment minimize downtime during releases?

By switching traffic to a tested environment.

By switching traffic to a tested environment.

By increasing server capacity.

Through continuous integration only.

What role does a load balancer play in blue-green strategies?

Directs traffic between environments seamlessly.

Directs traffic between environments seamlessly.

Monitors code repositories.

Handles database migrations.

In blue-green deployment, how is rollback typically achieved?

By reverting traffic to the previous version.

By deleting the new deployment.

By reverting traffic to the previous version.

Through automated code rewrites.

Why might blue-green deployment increase infrastructure costs?

Due to maintaining duplicate environments.

Due to maintaining duplicate environments.

Via unnecessary security measures.

From excessive testing cycles.

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