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GitHub Actions Learning Roadmap

YAML-native CI/CD tightly integrated with your GitHub repository and ecosystem.

Estimated time:2–4 weeks

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Phase 1 — Fundamentals

Workflow syntax (on, jobs, steps)

Triggers (push, pull_request, schedule)

Marketplace actions

Runners (GitHub-hosted vs self-hosted)

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Matrix builds

Reusable workflows & composite actions

Caching dependencies

Artifacts & job outputs

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Environments & approval gates

OIDC federation to AWS/Azure/GCP (no long-lived keys)

Deployment strategies (blue-green, canary via Actions)

Secrets & environment-scoped secrets

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important

Least-privilege GITHUB_TOKEN permissions

Self-hosted runner security hardening

Supply-chain checks (pinned SHAs, Dependabot)

Org-wide reusable workflow governance

Begin with interview questions to assess your current level.