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Automate your workflow with GitHub Actions (Part 1 of 2)

A free Microsoft Learn path that teaches CI/CD with GitHub Actions, from your first workflow to deploying to Azure.

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About this course

This learning path walks through GitHub Actions hands-on. You build a basic action, add continuous integration to a repository, create deployment workflows that target Azure and script against the GitHub API with GitHub Script. A free GitHub account is the only prerequisite.

Best for: Developers who want to add automated builds, tests and deployments to their GitHub projects.

What you will be able to do

  • Create a GitHub Action and use it in a workflow
  • Set up continuous integration with GitHub Actions
  • Deploy an application to Azure from a workflow
  • Call the GitHub API from a workflow with GitHub Script

Syllabus and your progress

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Cost and certificate

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Free on Microsoft Learn; completing the path adds a free achievement to your Learn profile.

Before you start: A GitHub account; Basic Git and GitHub familiarity

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Is Automate your workflow with GitHub Actions (Part 1 of 2) really free?
Yes, the course material is free on Microsoft Learn. Free on Microsoft Learn; completing the path adds a free achievement to your Learn profile.
How long does Automate your workflow with GitHub Actions (Part 1 of 2) take?
Microsoft Learn does not publish an hour estimate. It is interactive, so you set the pace.
Do I need experience before Automate your workflow with GitHub Actions (Part 1 of 2)?
It helps to have: A GitHub account; Basic Git and GitHub familiarity.

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