Explore the full spectrum of GitHub Actions to unlock your team's potential and become a pro in no time
Key Features
Master GitHub events to foster a self-service mindset
Elevate your GitHub Actions knowledge to a whole new level through real-world examples
Learn how to integrate with popular cloud-based products within your workflows
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book DescriptionNavigating GitHub Actions often leaves developers grappling with inefficiencies and collaboration bottlenecks. Mastering GitHub Actions offers solutions to these challenges, ensuring smoother software development.
With 16 extensive chapters, this book simplifies GitHub Actions, walking you through its vast capabilities, from team and enterprise features to organization defaults, self-hosted runners, and monitoring tools. You'll learn how to craft reusable workflows, design bespoke templates, publish actions, incorporate external services, and introduce enhanced security measures. Through hands-on examples, you'll gain best-practice insights for team-based GitHub Actions workflows and discover strategies for maximizing organization accounts.
Whether you're a software engineer or a DevOps guru, by the end of this book, you'll be adept at amplifying productivity and leveraging automation's might to refine your development process.What you will learn
Explore GitHub Actions' features for team and business settings
Create reusable workflows, templates, and standardized processes to reduce overhead
Get to grips with CI/CD integrations, code quality tools, and communication
Understand self-hosted runners for greater control of resources and settings
Discover tools to optimize GitHub Actions and manage resources efficiently
Work through examples to enhance projects, teamwork, and productivity
Who this book is forThis book is for developers with a foundation in CI/CD, code quality tools, and team communication keen on exploring GitHub Actions. It's ideal for DevOps engineers, system administrators, software developers, IT specialists, automation aficionados, and university students focused on software integration and deployment. Those familiar with GitHub's ecosystem will find this content insightful.
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Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 191 mm
Dicke: 27 mm
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978-1-80512-862-5 (9781805128625)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Eric Chapman holds the position of Senior Delivery and Engineering Manager at a leading retailer in home improvement and trade in Australia and New Zealand. He primarily oversees integration, encompassing platforms such as API Gateway, EventMesh, authorization systems, developer portals, and extract, transform and load (ETL) platforms. Eric leads a team with a broad range of responsibilities and skills, overseeing all business areas.
Previously, Eric and his team were instrumental in designing and developing an in-house point-of-sale system. This singular application accommodated four countries' tax and auditing requirements, supported multiple payment processing gateways, and incorporated a range of unique market-leading features.
Table of Contents
An Overview of GitHub and GitHub Actions
Exploring Workflows
Deep Dive into Reusable Workflows and Composite Actions
Workflow Personalization Using GitHub Apps
Utilizing Starter Workflows in Your Team
Using HashiCorp Vault in GitHub
Deploying to Azure Using OpenID Connect
Working with Checks
Annotating Code with Actions
Advancing with Event-Driven Workflows
Setting Up Self-Hosted Runners
The Crawler Pattern
The Configuration Centralization Pattern
Using Remote Workflows to Kickstart Your Products
Housekeeping Tips for Your Organization
Handy Workflows for Managing Your Software
