Workflows and actions

Learn about the concepts of workflows and actions in GitHub Actions.

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• Workflows

  Get a high-level overview of GitHub Actions workflows, including triggers, syntax, and advanced features.

• Variables

  Learn about variables in GitHub Actions workflows.

• Contexts

  Learn about contexts in GitHub Actions.

• Expressions

  You can evaluate expressions in workflows and actions.

• Reusing workflow configurations

  Learn how to avoid duplication when creating a workflow.

• About custom actions

  Actions are individual tasks that you can combine to create jobs and customize your workflow. You can create your own actions, or use and customize actions shared by the GitHub community.

• Deployment environments

  You can create and deploy to different environments.

• Concurrency

  Learn about running workflows and jobs simultaneously.

• Workflow artifacts

  Learn about storing and sharing data as artifacts of GitHub Actions workflows.

• Dependency caching

  Learn about dependency caching for workflow speed and efficiency.

• Notifications for workflow runs

  You can subscribe to notifications about workflow runs that you trigger.