Module 1: Introduction to GitHub Actions

• GitHub Actions overview
• CI/CD fundamentals
• Workflow automation
• Core components
• Common use cases
• Development lifecycle integration

Module 2: GitHub Actions Architecture

• Workflows
• Events
• Jobs
• Steps
• Actions
• Runners

Module 3: Creating Your First Workflow

• Workflow directory
• YAML fundamentals
• Workflow files
• Workflow names
• Basic jobs
• Running workflows

Module 4: Workflow Triggers & Events

• Push events
• Pull request events
• Scheduled workflows
• Manual triggers
• Repository events
• Event filtering

Module 5: Jobs & Steps

• Job configuration
• Sequential steps
• Parallel jobs
• Job dependencies
• Step execution
• Conditional jobs

Module 6: GitHub-Hosted Runners

• Runner concepts
• Linux runners
• Windows runners
• macOS runners
• Runner environments
• Runner selection

Module 7: Self-Hosted Runners

• Self-hosted architecture
• Runner installation
• Runner registration
• Labels
• Runner groups
• Security considerations

Module 8: Working with Actions

• Marketplace actions
• Using actions
• Action versions
• Official actions
• Third-party actions
• Action selection

Module 9: Environment Variables & Contexts

• Environment variables
• Workflow variables
• GitHub contexts
• Expressions
• Runtime information
• Variable scope

Module 10: Secrets Management

• Repository secrets
• Environment secrets
• Organization secrets
• Secret references
• Credential protection
• Secure workflow practices

Module 11: Build Automation

• Source checkout
• Runtime setup
• Dependency installation
• Application builds
• Build scripts
• Build validation

Module 12: Automated Testing

• Unit testing
• Integration testing
• Test execution
• Test reports
• Code coverage
• Quality validation

Module 13: Artifacts & Dependency Caching

• Workflow artifacts
• Uploading artifacts
• Downloading artifacts
• Dependency caching
• Cache keys
• Pipeline performance

Module 14: Matrix Builds

• Matrix strategies
• Multiple operating systems
• Multiple runtime versions
• Include and exclude
• Parallel execution
• Test combinations

Module 15: Docker with GitHub Actions

• Docker builds
• Dockerfiles
• Container images
• Container registries
• Image tagging
• Automated image publishing

Module 16: Deployment Workflows

• Deployment jobs
• Deployment environments
• Environment protection
• Deployment variables
• Release workflows
• Deployment validation

Module 17: Reusable Workflows

• Workflow reuse
• workflow_call
• Inputs
• Outputs
• Shared workflows
• Workflow standardization

Module 18: Composite Actions

• Composite actions
• Action metadata
• Inputs
• Outputs
• Reusable steps
• Custom automation

Module 19: Workflow Security

• Workflow permissions
• GITHUB_TOKEN
• Least privilege
• Dependency security
• Third-party action risks
• Secure pipeline design

Module 20: CI/CD Workflow Monitoring

• Workflow runs
• Job logs
• Execution history
• Status checks
• Failure identification
• Workflow notifications

Module 21: Troubleshooting & Optimization

• Failed workflows
• YAML errors
• Runner issues
• Dependency failures
• Caching optimization
• Execution-time optimization

Module 22: Practical GitHub Actions CI/CD Project

•  Repository preparation
• Workflow development
• Automated build
• Automated testing
• Container deployment workflow
• Pipeline monitoring