{"id":38041,"date":"2019-12-19T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/?p=38041"},"modified":"2019-12-16T09:35:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T16:35:35","slug":"intro-to-github-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/intro-to-github-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to GitHub Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this post, Sr. App Dev Manager\u00a0Jason Giordano<\/a> shows us how to use GitHub Actions to create a very simple CI\/CD solution.<\/p>\n

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GitHub actions makes it easy to automate all your software workflows. You can join through the link provide here: https:\/\/github.com\/features\/actions<\/a>. The general availability date was November 13, 2019. To get ready for GitHub Actions, I have created a very simple application to demonstrate the basics. When you are ready to expand your solution, refer to the documentation here: https:\/\/help.github.com\/en\/github\/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions\/about-github-actions<\/a><\/p>\n

Prerequisites for this walkthrough:<\/h4>\n

DotNet Core (2.2): https:\/\/dotnet.microsoft.com\/download\/dotnet-core<\/a><\/p>\n

Git: https:\/\/git-scm.com\/downloads<\/a><\/p>\n

GitHub Desktop: https:\/\/desktop.github.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

To get started:<\/h4>\n

Open a Command Prompt and enter:<\/p>\n

dotnet new console -o \"Blog\"<\/pre>\n
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cd Blog\r\ndotnet run<\/pre>\n
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git init\r\ngit add .\r\ngit commit -m \"Init\"<\/pre>\n
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For the last step (git push), we will use the GUI to showcase another option for working with Git repositories, especially for those who prefer a user interface.<\/p>\n
Open GitHub Desktop (sign in to GitHub.com) and click \u201cAdd an Existing Repository from your hard drive\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Click \u201cChoose\u2026\u201d and navigate to the \u201cBlog\u201d folder and click \u201cSelect Folder\u201d then \u201cAdd repository\u201d<\/p>\n
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Click \u201cPublish repository\u201d<\/p>\n
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Click \u201cPublish repository\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Click the \u201cView on GitHub\u201d button<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Click the \u201cSet up Actions\u201d button<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Click the \u201cSet up this workflow\u201d button<\/p>\n
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Click the \u201cStart commit\u201d button then the \u201cCommit new file\u201d button<\/p>\n
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Click the \u201cActions\u201d tab<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Click \u201c.NET Core\u201d to see the automated build<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Click the \u201cCode\u201d tab<\/p>\n
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Click \u201cProgram.cs\u201d<\/p>\n
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Click the \u201cEdit this file\u201d icon<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Change the text to:<\/p>\n
String sDayOfWeek = DateTime.Now.ToString(\"dddd\");\r\nConsole.WriteLine(\"Happy \" + sDayOfWeek + \"!\");<\/pre>\n
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Click the \u201cCommit changes\u201d button at the bottom<\/p>\n
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Click the \u201cActions\u201d tab to view the automated build process<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
This was a very simple intro to GitHub Actions, as well as some of the other tools you may use in the future. Now you are ready to apply these basic concepts to your development process and research the complex workflows available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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