Apr 17
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Stop manually dragging and dropping files to update your website! It is time to level up your workflow. In this DevMind tutorial, we dive into the world of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) to completely automate your deployment pipeline using GitHub Actions. We walk through a complete, step-by-step process to take a static HTML and CSS website and automatically deploy it to a live public URL the exact moment you push new code to your repository. No more manual server logins, and no more FTP clients. What you will learn in this tutorial: The fundamental difference between manual deployments and an automated CI/CD pipeline. How to configure your repository settings for GitHub Pages. The crucial step of updating Workflow Permissions to allow read and write access. How to properly structure and create a .github/workflows/deploy.yaml file. Understanding the YAML configuration, triggers (on: push), and secure tokens. How to monitor your pipeline's execution and access your live site. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 - The Problem with Manual Deployments 0:13 - Intro to CI/CD & GitHub Actions 1:01 - Step 1: Configuring GitHub Pages Settings 1:23 - Step 2: Updating Workflow Permissions 1:56 - Step 3: Creating the deploy.yaml File 2:55 - Understanding the YAML Code & Triggers 3:51 - Committing Changes & Running the Pipeline 4:36 - Viewing Your Live Deployed Website Stop acting as the manual laborer for your codebase and start working as the engineer orchestrating the system. Don't forget to subscribe to DevMind for more software development guides and automation tutorials!