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How to Build Your First GitHub Actions Workflow for Automated CI/CD

How to Build Your First GitHub Actions Workflow for Automated CI/CD

Update: 2025-11-25
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-build-your-first-github-actions-workflow-for-automated-cicd.

Learn how to create, configure, and trigger GitHub Actions workflows to automate builds, tests, and deployments in your CI/CD pipeline.

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This guide walks beginners through creating and triggering GitHub Actions workflows, explaining how each part of the YAML file works and how to automate builds and deployments in a simple CI/CD pipeline.

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How to Build Your First GitHub Actions Workflow for Automated CI/CD

How to Build Your First GitHub Actions Workflow for Automated CI/CD

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