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Configuring Github Actions by majiayu000

Name: Configuring Github Actions
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Configuring Github Actions

Create and troubleshoot GitHub Actions workflows. Use when editing .github/workflows files, setting up CI/CD pipelines, configuring matrix builds for multi-platform testing, debugging failing workflows, adding caching or artifacts, running E2E tests in containers, or asking "why is my workflow failing" or "how do I test on multiple OSes".

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GitHub Actions CI/CD Guide

Quick Reference

Topic	Reference
E2E tests, containers, expect	testing-patterns.md
Permissions, secrets, security	security.md
Debugging, caching, performance	optimization.md

Triggers: push, pull_request, release, workflow_dispatch, schedule Runners: ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-13, windows-latest Contexts: ${{ github.event_name }}, ${{ github.ref }}, ${{ runner.os }}, ${{ matrix.* }}

Project Workflows

installer-ci.yml: Build → test → E2E (matrix: ubuntu, debian, fedora, centos containers + macOS)
release.yml: GoReleaser on version tags

Core Template

name: CI

on:
  pull_request:
    paths: ["component/**", ".github/workflows/ci.yml"]
  push:
    branches: [main]
    paths: ["component/**"]

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

permissions: {}

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
          go-version-file: go.mod
      - run: go build -v ./...

Essential Patterns

Concurrency Control

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

Permissions (least privilege)

permissions: {}  # Top-level default

jobs:
  build:
    permissions:
      contents: read  # Job-level grants

Caching

- uses: actions/cache@v4
  with:
    path: |
      ~/.cache/go-build
      ~/go/pkg/mod
    key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
    restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-go-

Artifacts

- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: build-artifacts
    path: dist/
    retention-days: 1
    if-no-files-found: error

- uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: build-artifacts
    path: dist/

Matrix Builds

strategy:
  fail-fast: false
  matrix:
    include:
      - os: ubuntu-latest
        platform: ubuntu
      - os: ubuntu-latest
        platform: debian
        container: debian:bookworm
      - os: macos-latest
        platform: macos

runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
container: ${{ matrix.container }}

Common Actions

- uses: actions/checkout@v4
  with:
    fetch-depth: 0  # Full history

- uses: actions/setup-go@v5
  with:
    go-version-file: go.mod

- uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
  with:
    version: latest
    args: build --clean --snapshot
    workdir: installer

---name: configuring-github-actions-2description: Create and troubleshoot GitHub Actions workflows. Use when editing .github/workflows files, setting up CI/CD pipelines, configuring matrix builds for multi-platform testing, debugging failing workflows, adding caching or artifacts, running E2E tests in containers, or asking "why is my workflow failing" or "how do I test on multiple OSes".--- # GitHub Actions CI/CD Guide ## Quick Reference | Topic | Reference | |-------|-----------| | E2E tests, containers, expect | [testing-patterns.md](references/testing-patterns.md) | | Permissions, secrets, security | [security.md](references/security.md) | | Debugging, caching, performance | [optimization.md](references/optimization.md) | **Triggers**: `push`, `pull_request`, `release`, `workflow_dispatch`, `schedule` **Runners**: `ubuntu-latest`, `macos-latest`, `macos-13`, `windows-latest` **Contexts**: `${{ github.event_name }}`, `${{ github.ref }}`, `${{ runner.os }}`, `${{ matrix.* }}` ## Project Workflows - **installer-ci.yml**: Build → test → E2E (matrix: ubuntu, debian, fedora, centos containers + macOS) - **release.yml**: GoReleaser on version tags ## Core Template ```yaml name: CI on: pull_request: paths: ["component/**", ".github/workflows/ci.yml"] push: branches: [main] paths: ["component/**"] concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true permissions: {} jobs: build: runs-on: ubuntu-latest permissions: contents: read steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - uses: actions/setup-go@v5 with: go-version-file: go.mod - run: go build -v ./... ``` ## Essential Patterns ### Concurrency Control ```yaml concurrency: group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }} cancel-in-progress: true ``` ### Permissions (least privilege) ```yaml permissions: {} # Top-level default jobs: build: permissions: contents: read # Job-level grants ``` ### Caching ```yaml - uses: actions/cache@v4 with: path: | ~/.cache/go-build ~/go/pkg/mod key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }} restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-go- ``` ### Artifacts ```yaml - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4 with: name: build-artifacts path: dist/ retention-days: 1 if-no-files-found: error - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4 with: name: build-artifacts path: dist/ ``` ### Matrix Builds ```yaml strategy: fail-fast: false matrix: include: - os: ubuntu-latest platform: ubuntu - os: ubuntu-latest platform: debian container: debian:bookworm - os: macos-latest platform: macos runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }} container: ${{ matrix.container }} ``` ## Common Actions ```yaml - uses: actions/checkout@v4 with: fetch-depth: 0 # Full history - uses: actions/setup-go@v5 with: go-version-file: go.mod - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6 with: version: latest args: build --clean --snapshot workdir: installer ```

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