Automate your DevOps pipelines with GitHub Actions

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7 hours 49 minutes
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This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In this course, you will dive into GitHub Actions to automate your DevOps workflows, improving efficiency and streamlining development processes. You’ll explore essential tools for building, deploying, and managing cloud-based applications, containers, and infrastructure, allowing you to automate complex tasks with ease. Whether you’re a developer or IT professional, this course equips you with the skills to build custom workflows and CI/CD pipelines. Starting with the basics, you will create your first GitHub Actions workflow and then gradually move towards more complex automations. You will learn how to integrate GitHub Actions with tools like Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform, allowing you to automate everything from building and deploying .NET applications to setting up self-hosted runners for complete control over your pipelines. The course covers security best practices, reusable workflows, and even adding documentation checks to your pipelines, ensuring a robust development lifecycle. This course is ideal for developers, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals who want to automate repetitive tasks and streamline their DevOps pipelines using GitHub Actions. You should have a basic understanding of GitHub and development workflows. The course is designed for intermediate learners but can also be followed by those with a fundamental knowledge of DevOps tools. By the end of the course, you will be able to create, configure, and optimize GitHub Actions workflows for a range of tasks, deploy applications to Azure and Kubernetes, integrate security checks, and automate complex DevOps pipelines with minimal effort.

Syllabus

Introduction

In this module, we will introduce the fundamental concepts of GitHub Actions, exploring how it can be leveraged to automate DevOps workflows. You will understand the key components such as actions, workflows, and runners, setting the foundation for more complex automation tasks. By the end of this section, you will grasp how GitHub Actions enhances your development process.

Starting with the basics

In this module, we will guide you through the basics of creating and configuring your first GitHub Actions workflows. You'll learn how to incorporate user inputs and make your workflows more adaptable. By the end of this section, you'll be able to automate simple tasks and start building robust CI/CD pipelines.

Creating Workflow for .NET apps

In this module, we will walk you through the process of creating GitHub Actions workflows specifically for .NET applications. You’ll learn to automate the build, test, and deployment stages for your .NET projects. Additionally, we will show you how to deploy a .NET app to Azure, integrating DevOps best practices into your workflow.

Deploying Infrastructure into the Cloud

In this module, we will cover how to deploy infrastructure into Azure using GitHub Actions. You will learn how to automate the deployment of Terraform-based infrastructure, as well as how to use Bicep for infrastructure as code (IaC) within your workflows. By the end of this section, you'll have a solid grasp of deploying infrastructure efficiently with GitHub Actions.

Building and pushing containers to the registry

In this module, we will focus on building and pushing Docker images within GitHub Actions. You will learn how to automate the creation of Docker images and push them to container registries, enhancing your ability to manage containerized applications. This section will prepare you to integrate Docker with your CI/CD pipelines seamlessly.

Deploying to Kubernetes/AKS

In this module, we will dive deep into CI/CD for Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). You’ll learn how to build Docker images, push them to the registry, and deploy them to Kubernetes clusters. By the end of this section, you’ll be able to set up a complete and automated CI/CD pipeline for Kubernetes/AKS deployments.

Deploying to Azure Container Apps

In this module, we will guide you through the process of setting up and executing a CI/CD pipeline for Azure Container Apps. You'll start by configuring the necessary environment, then move on to building and deploying your applications using automated workflows. This section will give you the tools to automate deployments to Azure Container Apps effectively.

Using self-hosted runner

In this module, we will explore how to set up and use a self-hosted runner in GitHub Actions. You will learn how to configure and integrate a self-hosted runner into your workflows, giving you greater control over your CI/CD processes. This section will help you optimize your pipelines with more flexible, custom environments.

Workflow features

In this module, we will explore the concept of reusable workflows in GitHub Actions. You’ll learn how to create and integrate reusable workflows into your DevOps pipelines, which can drastically improve efficiency and reduce redundancy. By the end of this section, you’ll be able to optimize your automation processes

Secure pipelines

In this module, we will introduce secure methods for authenticating GitHub Actions workflows, particularly focusing on Workload Identity (OIDC) for passwordless automation. You’ll learn how to implement OIDC authentication and apply it to your CI/CD pipelines for added security. This section will ensure that your pipelines remain secure while still being automated.

GitHub Advanced Security

In this module, we will explore GitHub's advanced security tools like CodeQL and Microsoft Defender for DevOps. You will learn how to integrate automated code scanning and vulnerability detection into your GitHub Actions workflows. This section will help you secure your pipelines and ensure that your applications are robust against potential security threats.

Adding documentation check to the pipeline

In this module, we will show you how to implement documentation checks, specifically focusing on catching spelling errors as part of your CI/CD pipeline. You will learn to automate documentation validation to ensure that your documentation is error-free and consistent. By the end of this section, you’ll have a comprehensive documentation check integrated into your GitHub Actions workflow.

GitHub and Azure DevOps together

In this module, we will demonstrate how to trigger an Azure Pipeline from a GitHub Actions workflow. You will learn how to integrate GitHub Actions with Azure DevOps for cross-platform automation. This section will show you how to streamline your CI/CD workflows using both GitHub and Azure DevOps, creating a powerful, unified pipeline.