Best of GitHub ActionsApril 2025

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    How to Automate CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Streamline Your Workflow

    Learn how to automate your CI/CD process using GitHub Actions. Discover the key concepts, such as events, jobs, tasks, runners, and workflows, and follow a step-by-step guide to build an example pipeline for deploying a simple website. Understand how GitHub Actions can streamline your development workflow, from building and testing to deploying code changes automatically.

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    Article
    Avatar of freecodecampfreeCodeCamp·1y

    How to Build a Production-Ready DevOps Pipeline with Free Tools

    Learn how to build a production-ready DevOps pipeline using free tools, featuring GitHub Actions for CI/CD, Terraform for infrastructure setup, Docker optimization techniques, K3d for Kubernetes, and various monitoring and security solutions. This guide is ideal for small projects, offering a step-by-step walkthrough of creating, testing, deploying, and securing applications efficiently without spending money.

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    Avatar of philipplacknerPhilipp Lackner·1y

    Full Guide to Auto-Deploy a Spring Boot Backend (VPS Server, GitHub Actions, HTTPS, Security)

    Learn how to deploy a Spring Boot backend using a VPS server, configure remote access with SSH keys, and automate the deployment process with GitHub Actions. The guide covers setting up the server, securing it, and running the backend application on a remote machine. It also explains the advantages of using VPS and discusses the setup of environment variables and proper server management techniques.

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    Top CI/CD Tools for DevOps in 2025

    Jenkins has historically led CI/CD processes but now faces challenges like maintenance and scaling. Modern alternatives such as Devtron, GitHub Actions, GitLab, AWS CodePipeline, and Azure Pipelines offer advanced features to address these issues. Understanding the advantages of approaches like GitOps, which uses Git for version control of configurations, can enhance efficiency and scalability in software delivery.

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    Avatar of communityCommunity Picks·1y

    GitHub Local Actions

    GitHub Local Actions allows developers to run GitHub Actions workflows locally using a Visual Studio Code extension, eliminating the need for constant commit-push cycles. It uses the nektos/act CLI tool to provide a seamless experience similar to the GitHub Actions extension. The tool supports running entire workflows or specific jobs, triggering events, viewing workflow history, and managing various settings, which enhances development efficiency.