Working In a Professional Environment > Github Actions and How to Use Them

What is a Github action and how do they work?

A way to offload some of the toolings to GitHub. You utilize workflows by compressing images, testing your code, and pushing sites to hosting platforms.

What benefits do Github actions provide?

It can help notify you of when someone pushes to your code.

What types of trigger actions can a workflow use? What do they do?

• Workflow - tools
• Scheduled - to trigger a workflow at a scheduled time
• Webhooks - build or setup integrations such as GitHub Apps or OAuth Apps.
• External - repository dispatch event They manage the triggering of actions like pushing, pulling, or forking.