GitHub Actions for Beginners: Build Your First Automated Workflow From Scratch

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Running tests and checks by hand on every pull request isn't realistic at scale. This video introduces GitHub Actions — the automation layer built into GitHub — and walks through building a real workflow from scratch. You'll define triggers, jobs, and steps in YAML, use a pre-built checkout action, and write a test that runs automatically on every pull request to main. You'll also see the full PR review cycle in action. This video is part of the Git & GitHub in the Age of AI course series: Understanding Git: A Conceptual Guide https://www.udemy.com/course/understanding-git-a-conceptual-guide/?referralCode=A993EEC42CD8C4054AC3 Git in Practice: A Conceptual Guide https://www.udemy.com/course/git-in-practice-a-conceptual-guide/?referralCode=D617E7C223C2E5E1FCC1 👉 GitHub: A Conceptual Guide (this video's course) https://www.udemy.com/course/github-a-conceptual-guide/?referralCode=59C33CEE173B8DFC0EB1 --- 🔔 Subscribe for more! 💬 What do you want to see covered next about GitHub? Drop it in the comments. Timeline: 0:00 - The automation problem and how GitHub Actions solves it 1:23 - Building a workflow: triggers, jobs, and steps in YAML 18:34 - PR review, test failures, suggestions, and merging