This presentation provides an introduction to GitHub Actions and the core concepts of GitHub Actions. Then dives into details about how you can use GitHub Actions for Azure to deploy your workloads to Azure Cloud Platform.
Github Actions enables you to create custom software development lifecycle workflows directly in your Github repository. These workflows are made out of different tasks so-called actions that can be run automatically on certain events.
Slide deck of the presentation done at the Hactoberfest 2020 Singapore event. The talk and demo showed GitHub Actions in practice with examples of Github Superlinter, SonarCloud integration and CI CD to Azure Kubernetes service.
The recording of the session is available on YouTube
https://youtu.be/sFvCj62wmWU?t=6732&WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5003170
Github Action is the CI/CD tool made by Github. Deeply integrated with Github features, it can not only automate deployments, but also Githu.b repository management. In this sharing I will talk about how we use Github action in LikeCoin and some issues we encountered.
In this talk we will learn how to use GitHub Actions to define the steps of your CI/CD process as containers. Additionally, we will use a tool called "act" to validate the CI/CD workflow by running the containers locally for fast feedback.
Github is a continuous Integration and Continous delivery platform that provides an excellent option for automating workflows to run specific tasks when some event like code push or a release is triggered on the repository. In this Session we will be exploring Github Actions and learning how to use them in our projects.
Github Actions enables you to create custom software development lifecycle workflows directly in your Github repository. These workflows are made out of different tasks so-called actions that can be run automatically on certain events.
Slide deck of the presentation done at the Hactoberfest 2020 Singapore event. The talk and demo showed GitHub Actions in practice with examples of Github Superlinter, SonarCloud integration and CI CD to Azure Kubernetes service.
The recording of the session is available on YouTube
https://youtu.be/sFvCj62wmWU?t=6732&WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5003170
Github Action is the CI/CD tool made by Github. Deeply integrated with Github features, it can not only automate deployments, but also Githu.b repository management. In this sharing I will talk about how we use Github action in LikeCoin and some issues we encountered.
In this talk we will learn how to use GitHub Actions to define the steps of your CI/CD process as containers. Additionally, we will use a tool called "act" to validate the CI/CD workflow by running the containers locally for fast feedback.
Github is a continuous Integration and Continous delivery platform that provides an excellent option for automating workflows to run specific tasks when some event like code push or a release is triggered on the repository. In this Session we will be exploring Github Actions and learning how to use them in our projects.
GitOps - Modern best practices for high velocity app dev using cloud native t...Weaveworks
Alexis Richardson, Weaveworks CEO, recently presented this slide deck at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon event. He covers GitOps - modern best practices for developing apps faster using cloud native tools.
* What is different GitHub Flow and Git Flow?
* What is GitHub Actions?
* How to write the simple workflow?
* What's problem in GitHub Actions UI?
* What's problem with Secrets in GitHub Actions?
* How to write your first GitHub Actions and upload to the marketplace?
* What's a problem with environment variables in GitHub Actions?
GitHub Actions is a great addition to the GitHub toolchain, but what can you use them for beyond building the code in your GitHub repository?
In this session Morten Christensen (https://twitter.com/sitereactor), dive into what a GitHub Action actually is and how it can be used through examples and demos.
We will have a look at workflows related to Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment and open source projects - and finally we will look at how you can extend your workflows with your own Actions.
By the end of this session you should have a good idea of how you can utilize GitHub Actions and Workflows to automate anything and everything related to your GitHub repository. So expect to see a lot of YAML :)
These are the slides for a talk/workshop delivered to the Cloud Native Wales user group (@CloudNativeWal) on 2019-01-10.
In these slides, we go over some principles of gitops and a hands on session to apply these to manage a microservice.
You can find out more about GitOps online https://www.weave.works/technologies/gitops/
GitOps è un nuovo metodo di CD che utilizza Git come unica fonte di verità per le applicazioni e per l'infrastruttura (declarative infrastructure/infrastructure as code), fornendo sia il controllo delle revisioni che il controllo delle modifiche. In questo talk vedremo come implementare workflow di CI/CD Gitops basati su Kubernetes, dalla teoria alla pratica passando in rassegna i principali strumenti oggi a disposizione come ArgoCD, Flux (aka Gitops engine) e JenkinsX
Kubernetes GitOps featuring GitHub, Kustomize and ArgoCDSunnyvale
A brief dissertation about using GitOps paradigm to operate an application on multiple Kubernetes environments thanks to GitHub, ArgoCD and Kustomize. A talk about this matters has been taken at the event #CloudConf2020
In this session, we will learn about Teamcity CI Server. We will look at the different options available and how we can set a CI pipeline using Teamcity.
Focus on what matters: code
How to use and develop a GitHub Actions workflow using Node.js
With GitHub Actions (https://github.com/features/actions) you can automate your workflow from idea to production.
Actions can be written in any language, but we will take a closer look in how to write our workflow using Node.js and interact with the full GitHub API.
Tokyo Azure Meetup #7 - Introduction to Serverless Architectures with Azure F...Tokyo Azure Meetup
Serverless architecture is the next big shift in computing - completely abstracting the underlying infrastructure and focusing 100% on the business logic.
Today we can create applications directly in our browser and leave the decision how they are hosted and scaled to the cloud provider. Moreover, this approach give us incredible control over the granularity of our applications since most of the time we are dealing with single function at a time.
In this presentation we will cover:
• Introduce Serverless Architectures
• Talk about the advantages of Serverless Architectures
• Discuss in details in event-driven computing
• Cover common Serverless approaches
• See practical applications with Azure Functions
• Compare AWS Lambda and Azure Functions
• Talk about open source alternatives
• Explore the relation between Microservices and Serverless Architectures
GitOps - Modern best practices for high velocity app dev using cloud native t...Weaveworks
Alexis Richardson, Weaveworks CEO, recently presented this slide deck at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon event. He covers GitOps - modern best practices for developing apps faster using cloud native tools.
* What is different GitHub Flow and Git Flow?
* What is GitHub Actions?
* How to write the simple workflow?
* What's problem in GitHub Actions UI?
* What's problem with Secrets in GitHub Actions?
* How to write your first GitHub Actions and upload to the marketplace?
* What's a problem with environment variables in GitHub Actions?
GitHub Actions is a great addition to the GitHub toolchain, but what can you use them for beyond building the code in your GitHub repository?
In this session Morten Christensen (https://twitter.com/sitereactor), dive into what a GitHub Action actually is and how it can be used through examples and demos.
We will have a look at workflows related to Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment and open source projects - and finally we will look at how you can extend your workflows with your own Actions.
By the end of this session you should have a good idea of how you can utilize GitHub Actions and Workflows to automate anything and everything related to your GitHub repository. So expect to see a lot of YAML :)
These are the slides for a talk/workshop delivered to the Cloud Native Wales user group (@CloudNativeWal) on 2019-01-10.
In these slides, we go over some principles of gitops and a hands on session to apply these to manage a microservice.
You can find out more about GitOps online https://www.weave.works/technologies/gitops/
GitOps è un nuovo metodo di CD che utilizza Git come unica fonte di verità per le applicazioni e per l'infrastruttura (declarative infrastructure/infrastructure as code), fornendo sia il controllo delle revisioni che il controllo delle modifiche. In questo talk vedremo come implementare workflow di CI/CD Gitops basati su Kubernetes, dalla teoria alla pratica passando in rassegna i principali strumenti oggi a disposizione come ArgoCD, Flux (aka Gitops engine) e JenkinsX
Kubernetes GitOps featuring GitHub, Kustomize and ArgoCDSunnyvale
A brief dissertation about using GitOps paradigm to operate an application on multiple Kubernetes environments thanks to GitHub, ArgoCD and Kustomize. A talk about this matters has been taken at the event #CloudConf2020
In this session, we will learn about Teamcity CI Server. We will look at the different options available and how we can set a CI pipeline using Teamcity.
Focus on what matters: code
How to use and develop a GitHub Actions workflow using Node.js
With GitHub Actions (https://github.com/features/actions) you can automate your workflow from idea to production.
Actions can be written in any language, but we will take a closer look in how to write our workflow using Node.js and interact with the full GitHub API.
Tokyo Azure Meetup #7 - Introduction to Serverless Architectures with Azure F...Tokyo Azure Meetup
Serverless architecture is the next big shift in computing - completely abstracting the underlying infrastructure and focusing 100% on the business logic.
Today we can create applications directly in our browser and leave the decision how they are hosted and scaled to the cloud provider. Moreover, this approach give us incredible control over the granularity of our applications since most of the time we are dealing with single function at a time.
In this presentation we will cover:
• Introduce Serverless Architectures
• Talk about the advantages of Serverless Architectures
• Discuss in details in event-driven computing
• Cover common Serverless approaches
• See practical applications with Azure Functions
• Compare AWS Lambda and Azure Functions
• Talk about open source alternatives
• Explore the relation between Microservices and Serverless Architectures
Devops core principles
CI/CD basics
CI/CD with asp.net core webapi and Angular app
Iac Why and What?
Demo using Azure and Azure Devops
Docker why and what ?
Demo using Azure and Azure Devops
Kubernetes why and what?
Demo using Azure and Azure Devops
Kubernetes is an open source container cluster orchestration platform founded by Google. This presentation covers an overview of it's main concepts, plus how it fits into Google Cloud Platform. This was delivered by Kit Merker at DevNexus 2015 in Atlanta.
A Million ways of Deploying a Kubernetes ClusterJimmy Lu
Developers and operators tend to build and develop different ways to set up a Kubernetes cluster due to its complexity and openness. Most of the time, it's quite confusing for the newcomers to get started with the Kubernetes. In this short talk, I'll introduce you some popular ways of Kubernetes deployment and briefly talk about pros and cons of each solution.
Introduction to GitHub Actions - How to easily automate and integrate with Gi...All Things Open
Presented by: Brent Laster
Presented at the All Things Open 2021
Raleigh, NC, USA
Raleigh Convention Center
Abstract: In this talk, open-source author, trainer and DevOps director Brent Laster will provide a solid introduction to GitHub Actions. You’ll learn about the core parts and pieces that make up an action, as well as the types of functionality and features they provide. You’ll also see how to combine them in simple workflows to accomplish basic tasks as well as how they can fit into a CI/CD environment.
Feature Toggle for .Net Core Apps on Azure with Azure App Configuration Featu...Kasun Kodagoda
Use Microsoft.FeatureManagement library to add feature flags to your .Net Core applications and the use Azure App Configuration Feature Management capabilities to manage feature flags in a central location.
Get On Top of Azure Resource Security Using Secure DevOps Kit for AzureKasun Kodagoda
In any cloud transformation journey, you must ensure that the security is automated and baked into all aspects of engineering. Learn how to use the new Secure DevOps Kit for Azure to tighten up the security of your Azure Resources and how to automate it as part of your DevOps Pipelines.
Centralized Configuration Management for the Cloud with Azure App ConfigurationKasun Kodagoda
This presentation was conducted at Azure Squad September Meetup giving the audience exposure to the capabilities of Azure App Configuration and how to use it in ASP.Net Core applications
This presentation was done to a group of university undergraduates, giving them an introduction into Azure cloud platform and Serverless in Azure. Introducing the Azure serverless offerings with light details about Azure Logic Apps, Azure Event Grids and Diving into details about Azure Functions.
Role of Test Automation in Modern Software Delivery PipelinesKasun Kodagoda
This presentation dives into the role of test automation in modern software delivery pipelines and how the expectations on the test automation have changes over time with complex business demands and faster release cycles. And the dive in to details on how Test Automation needs to evolve into Continuous Testing approach to handle the complexities and the speed required in a modern business context.
Awareness session conducted to introduce the audience in to the new Azure Role-Based Certifications ecosystem. This presentation gives a quick introduction to the major Azure Certifications, requirements, Learning resources, tips and tricks and some experience gained by sitting for the exams.
Good Bye Credentials in Code, Welcome Azure Managed IdentitiesKasun Kodagoda
This presentation was conducted at the Global Azure Bootcamp 2019 - Sri Lanka as part of the Developer Track . It describe what is Managed Identities for Azure Resources and dives in to details about the types of Managed Identities, How they work behind the scenes, and a demonstrations of using Managed Identities with Azure App Service and Azure Key Vault
This presentation gives you an introduction on practices and habits associated with DevOps while sharing personal experience on starting a DevOps journey inside a large project team.
These are slides from an introductory session for Microsoft Azure done at IIT Sri Lanka giving the students hands-on exposure to Microsoft Azure. Introducing them to Azure App Service and Azure Functions.
Building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline With Visual StudioKasun Kodagoda
A presentation about building a continuous delivery pipeline with Visual Studio Team Services. The presentation gives a brief idea about what DevOps is, importance of DevOps, the difference between Continuous Delivery and Deployment, Importance of Continuous Delivery and an introduction to Azure Resource Manager, ARM Templates and Infrastructure as Code. The presentation finishes with a demo scenario and how to build it on VSTS.
Going Serverless with Azure Functions #1 - Introduction to Azure FunctionsKasun Kodagoda
A series of presentations diving in to Azure Functions which is a serverless computing platform from Microsoft. The series spans from an introduction to azure functions to developing online as well as locally, debugging, code sharing strategies, deploying azure functions and other advanced topics
There are multiple ways of using technology to make money. In this presentation I talk about my personal views and experiences of developing mobile apps and monetizing the apps to generate revenue. What are the improvements, trips and tricks that can be used to increase the customer base and revenue. Also I give reasons why I chose developing mobile apps rather than selecting other options out there.
Better End-to-End Testing with Page Objects Model using ProtractorKasun Kodagoda
This presentation focuses on implementing Page Objects Model using Protractor for AngularJS apps for more maintainable, reusable and flexible end-to-end testing for your project. The presentations was done at 99X Technology as a Tech Talk session done by Team Finale.
"Monetizing Windows Phone Apps" is the presentation i've done at the Microsoft Student Champs Meeting. Its about what business models are available to earn revenue in Windows Phone ecosystem.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
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After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
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Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
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In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...
Using GitHub Actions to Deploy your Workloads to Azure
1. Using GitHub Actions to Deploy Your
Workloads to Azure
Kasun Kodagoda
Technical Lead | 99X Technology
https://kasunkodagoda.com
♥
2. I am, Kasun Kodagoda
• In ♥ with Azure & Azure DevOps
• Active Blogger – https://kasunkodagoda.com
• Open Source Contributor - https://github.com/kasunkv
• Technical Lead
I Work For,
• Established in 2004
• Headquartered in Sri Lanka with offices in
Europe and Australia
• Providing high quality, high value Software
Product Engineering + R&D services
3. Agenda
• Basics of GitHub Actions
• Core Concepts
• GitHub Actions for Azure
• Demo
4. What are GitHub Actions
• Made up of individual tasks called Actions
• Collection of actions performs a certain
activity
• This collection is called a workflow
These Workflows helps you automate your software
development activities in the same place where you store
your source code
6. Action
• Smallest building block of a workflow
• Individual task that performs a specific
activity in a workflow
• Two Types of Actions
• JavaScript Actions
- Hosted on a public repository
• Docker Actions
- Hosted on a public docker registry
7. Artifacts
• Output of a workflow
• Can include,
• A set of files (e.g. files of a web app)
• Test results
• Log files
• Screenshots etc.
• Can be shared with other jobs or be
deployed
8. Event
• Activity that can trigger a workflow run
• An event can have multiple activity types
• Could be any GitHub event
• push
• pull_request
• create
• delete
• issue_comment
• created
• edited
• deleted
https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
9. Job
• Set of steps that gets executed on the
same runner.
• In a single workflow, there can be multiple
jobs
• Can have dependencies between jobs in a
workflow file
- job_1
- job_2
- job_3
job_2 can depend on job_1. job_3 can depend on jod_2
10. Job Strategy
• Creates a build matrix for the jobs
• Define different variations of the
environment
• Run the job on build matrix at the same
time.
strategy:
matrix:
node: [6, 8, 10]
steps:
- uses: actions/setup-node@v1
with:
node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
11. Workflow
• Configurable automated process
• Contained in the repository
• In .github/workflows directory
• Made up of one or more jobs
• Triggered by an event or a schedule
• Described in a YAML file
• Must contain at least one job
12. Workflow Run
• Instance of a workflow
• Runs when the trigger event occurs
• E.g. pull_request, push
• You can see;
• Execution logs
• Status and results
• Artifacts
13. Runners
• GitHub hosted virtual environments that
run workflows
• All 3 major OS platforms are supported
• Windows
- Runs Windows Server 2019
- windows-latest or windows-2019
• Linux
- Runs Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04
- ubuntu-latest or ubuntu-18.04 and ubuntu-16.04
• MacOS
- Runs MacOS Catalina 10.15
- macos-latest or macos-10.15
14. Runners – ctd.
• Two types of runners available
• GitHub Hosted
• Automatically updated
• Managed and maintained by GitHub
• Clean instance for every job execution
• Free minutes/rates will be applied depending on the plan
• Self-Hosted
• Local or any cloud infrastructure you own
• You pay for your own infrastructure
• You can customize with hardware, software & tools you want
• No need to have a clean instance for each job execution
• No rates are applied, free to you.
• You need to maintain your environments
15. Runners – ctd.
• Linux and Windows VMs are hosted in
Azure
• Standard_DS2_v2 sku
• Based on the Azure Pipelines Agent
• MacOS VMs are hosted in MacStadium
https://help.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/about-self-hosted-runners
16. Usage Limits
• Job Execution Time
• GitHub Hosted – 6 hrs
• Self-Hosted – Unlimited
• Workflow Run Time
• GitHub Hosted, Self-Hosted – 72 hrs
• Job Queue Time
• GitHub Hosted – Not Applicable
• Self-Hosted – 24 hrs
• Job Matrix
• GitHub Hosted, Self Hosted – Max. 256 Jobs per
workflow
17. Usage Limits – ctd.
• API Requests
• 1000 Requests per Hour
• Across all actions for a single repository
• Both GitHub Hosted and Self-Hosted.
• Concurrent Jobs
Plan Total Concurrent Jobs Max. Concurrent macOS Jobs
Free 20 5
Pro 40 5
Team 60 5
Enterprise 180 50
18. GitHub Marketplace
• Central location to find GitHub Actions
• Created by official organizations and the
community
• Accessible through the workflow editor
20. GitHub Actions for Azure
• Set of actions to access Azure Services
• Azure cloud resources
• Azure Pipelines builds and releases
• Deploy workloads to Azure cloud from
workflows
• Some of the widely used Azure services
are accessible
• More on the way
21. Connecting to Azure
• Azure Login
• azure/login
• Authenticate to Azure using a service principle
• Azure CLI
• azure/cli
• Configures the runner with the latest or specified version
of the Azure CLI
• Run Azure CLI scripts to manage Azure Resources
22. Azure Web Apps
• Azure Web App
• azure/webapps-deploy
• Deploy your web site artifacts to Azure Web Apps
• Azure Web App for Containers
• azure/webapps-container-deploy
• Deploy your web app, packaged as a container to Azure
Web Apps.
• Azure App Service Settings
• azure/appservice-settings
• Configure App Settings and Connection string on Azure
App Service .
23. Azure Function Apps
• Azure Functions
• azure/functions-action
• Deploy your serverless code to an Azure Function App
• Azure Functions for Containers
• azure/functions-container-action
• Deploy your custom container image to Azure Functions
App.
24. Azure Kubernetes Services
• Kubectl Tools Installer
• azure/setup-kubectl
• Installs specific version of kubectl on the runner
• AKS Set Context
• azure/aks-set-context
• Set the Kubernetes cluster context on AKS
• Kubernetes Deploy
• azure/k8s-deploy
• Deploy manifests to the Kubernetes cluster
25. Azure Kubernetes Services – ctd.
• Setup Help
• azure/setup-helm
• Installs specific version of Helm on the runner
• Kubernetes Create Secret
• azure/k8s-create-secret
• Create secret on Kubernetes cluster
• More Actions…
• https://github.com/Azure/actions#deploy-to-
kubernetes
26. Azure Databases
• Azure SQL Databse
• azure/sql-action
• Deploy DACPAC and SQL Scripts to Azure SQL Database
• Uses a connection string to authenticate
• Azure MySQL Database
• azure/mysql-action
• Deploy MySQL databases using SQL Scripts
• Uses a connection string to authenticate
27. Few More…
• Azure Pipelines
• azure/pipelines
• Trigger Azure Pipeline run as part of the workflow
• Docker Login
• azure/docker-login
• Push containers to Docker Hub or Azure Container
Registry
• Get Secret from Azure Key Vault
• azure/get-keyvault-secret
• Fetch one or more Key Vault secrets.
https://github.com/Azure/actions