Getting Started

This tutorial walks you through creating a GitHub Actions workflow for a Node.js project. You'll learn how to run tests, lint code, and deploy automatically.

1. Prerequisites:
   • GitHub account
   • Existing Node.js repository
   • Basic Git knowledge
2. Step 1: Create Workflow File

   Navigate to your repository and create .github/workflows/main.yml file.

   name: Node.js CI/CD
   on:
     push:
       branches: [main]
     workflow_dispatch:
   
   jobs:
     build:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
         - name: Checkout Code
           uses: actions/checkout@v3
   
         - name: Setup Node.js
           uses: actions/setup-node@v3
           with:
             node-version: '18'
   
         - name: Install Dependencies
           run: npm install
   
         - name: Lint Code
           run: npm run lint
   
         - name: Run Tests
           run: npm test
   
         - name: Build Project
           run: npm run build
   

3. Step 2: Customize Triggers

   Add the on section to define event triggers. In the example above, the workflow runs on pushes to the main branch.

4. Step 3: Push Changes

   Commit your workflow file and push changes to GitHub.

   git add .github/workflows/main.yml git commit -m "Add GitHub Actions pipeline" git push origin main
5. Step 4: Monitor Results

   View execution status in GitHub under Actions tab. Green checkmarks mean success, red means failures.