Jan. 27, 2024, 6:53 p.m. | Archit Sharma

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GitHub Actions is a platform to automate, customize, and execute software development workflows





Prerequisites


Before we get started, these following prerequisites are recommended:



  • Basic understanding of GitHub (create repo, push/pull/commit, pull requests, etc.)

  • Basic knowledge of YAML





Core concepts of GitHub Actions





1. Workflow


A Workflow is an automated process that will run one or more jobs and will run when triggered by an event.

GitHub workflows are written in YAML. The workflow refers to the .yml file you …

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