
GitHub Actions Workflow Examples: 15 Ready-to-Use CI/CD Templates
GitHub Actions Workflow Examples: 15 Ready-to-Use CI/CD Templates The hardest part of GitHub Actions isn't understanding the concepts — it's finding a working example that matches what you're actually trying to do. Most documentation shows toy examples; real projects need to handle caching, secrets, matrix builds, and conditional deployment. This page collects 15 battle-tested workflow templates you can copy and adapt. Each includes a brief explanation of what it does and why. Before You Start All workflows go in .github/workflows/ in your repository root. Each file is independent — you can have multiple workflows running in parallel. Key concepts used throughout: on: — what triggers the workflow (push, PR, schedule, manual) jobs: — parallel units of work steps: — sequential commands within a job secrets.VARIABLE_NAME — encrypted variables from your repo Settings > Secrets Node.js Templates 1. Node.js CI (Test + Lint on Every PR) name : CI on : push : branches : [ main ] pull_request :
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