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About GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions is a tool that you can use to build automations to assist with each stage of the software development lifecycle. This section describes GitHub Actions concepts, common terminology, and some high level use cases.

Understanding GitHub Actions

Learn the basics of GitHub Actions, including core concepts and essential terminology.

About continuous integration

You can create custom continuous integration (CI) workflows directly in your GitHub repository with GitHub Actions.

About continuous deployment

You can create custom continuous deployment (CD) workflows directly in your GitHub repository with GitHub Actions.