GitHub Actions in 12 Minutes — CI/CD for Beginners (Lesson 10 — GITHUB)

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The moment your repo stops being storage and starts being a worker. After this lesson you'll have automated tests running on every push — in 12 lines of YAML. Free for public repos. Industry standard. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 What CI/CD actually means 00:30 Trigger → Workflow → Jobs → Steps (the model) 01:00 Your first workflow (12-line YAML, line by line) 02:00 6 trigger patterns 03:00 Marketplace: 20K+ ready-made actions 04:00 Real production workflow (test → build → deploy) 05:00 Power moves: matrix · secrets · cache 05:30 Common mistakes 06:00 Practice + cheat sheet 📋 LESSON CHECKLIST ✓ ci.yml workflow file in your repo ✓ Green check on push ✓ Status badge in README 📚 NEXT UP Lesson 11 — Team Workflows (TEAM) #github #githubactions #cicd #devops