Discussing the Cloud with Chris GitHub Actions Usage
Chris is joined by Karl Cooke (IrishTechie) for a live deep-dive into the GitHub Actions workflows powering CloudWithChris.com. They explore why GitHub was chosen over Azure DevOps, walk through a real-world CI/CD pipeline for a Hugo static site deployed to Azure Blob Storage with CDN purging, and examine how to manage secrets and approvals using GitHub Environments. The session also covers linting Markdown with GitHub Super Linter, early thinking on Playwright-based UI tests, the security considerations around third-party actions from the marketplace, and building a custom .NET GitHub Action for content cross-posting.
What you’ll learn
- The GitHub vs Azure DevOps trade-offs — and why a hybrid approach often makes the most sense
- How a Hugo static site is built and deployed to Azure Blob Storage with automated CDN purging via GitHub Actions
- How GitHub Environments enable secret scoping per environment (dev, staging, production) to enforce least-privilege
- How to use GitHub Super Linter to enforce Markdown standards across a community-contributed content repository
- Supply chain security considerations when using community actions from the GitHub Marketplace
- What it takes to build your own GitHub Action — illustrated with a real .NET Core cross-posting action in progress
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