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CI/CD with GitHub

This CI/CD with GitHub training course teaches teams how to implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines leveraging Git and GitHub. Attendees get extensive hands-on...

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Duration 1 day
Course Code GIT-108
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Overview

This CI/CD with GitHub training course teaches teams how to implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines leveraging Git and GitHub. Attendees get extensive hands-on exposure to GitHub Actions, building CI/CD pipelines from scratch while learning best practices.

Skills Gained

All students will:

  • Describe what CI/CD is and why it is beneficial
  • Create custom CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions
  • Understand the benefits of managing infrastructure as code
  • Gain a good understanding of how to integrate external systems into GitHub
  • Know best practices when implementing CI/CD pipelines
  • Get exposure to containerization and creating images

Prerequisites

  • Experience with Git (students should be comfortable working with Git from the command-line, leveraging branches, merging, pushing, pulling and opening merge/pull requests via a remote GitLab, GitHub, etc.).
  • Experience with the command-line or DOS command prompt.
  • Experience with Docker and the concepts of containerization is beneficial but not required.

Course Details

Training Materials

All Git training attendees receive comprehensive course materials.

Software Requirements

  • Git 2.x or later
  • Internet access for all attendees and the instructor

Outline

  • Introduction to GitHub
    • Overview of features
    • How GitHub fits into the SDLC
    • Comparison to other platforms
  • Introduction to CI/CD
    • What is CI/CD
    • The typical CI/CD workflow in GitHub
    • Benefits of CI/CD and best practices
  • Defining a typical GitHub Workflow with Actions
    • Test
    • Build
    • Deploy
  • Running within your own infrastructure
    • Intro to Runners
    • When might you use a runner?
    • Hosted, Self-hosted and local runners
    • Advanced Runner Options
  • Advanced Workflows
    • Triggering workflows and actions
    • Composite Actions
    • DRY / publishing and/or sharing frequently used actions
    • Leveraging Docker and JavaScript within Actions
    • Managing usage restrictions/limits
  • Environment Variables and Permissioning
    • Defining shared variables
    • Keeping secrets safe
    • Permissions and Job Policies
    • Best practices
  • Artifacts & Dependencies
    • Creating and leverage artifacts from your actions
    • Managing artifacts / storage
    • Managing artifact dependencies between actions
  • Deployments Strategies
    • Push vs Pull based deployments
    • Building and leveraging container images
    • Using a container registry
  • Advanced Pipeline Actions
    • Security Scanning
    • License Audits
    • Scheduled Jobs
  • Migrating from your existing CI system (Optional - topic is customized based on team needs) 
    • CircleCI
    • Jenkins
    • Travic
    • GitLab / BitBucket
  • Conclusion
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Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.

What languages are used to deliver training?

Most courses are conducted in English, unless otherwise specified. Some courses will have the word "FRENCH" marked in red beside the scheduled date(s) indicating the language of instruction.

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Yes, we provide training for groups, individuals and private on sites. View our group training page for more information.

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As a vendor-authorized training partner, we offer a curriculum that our partners have vetted. We use the same course materials and facilitate the same labs as our vendor-delivered training. These courses are considered the gold standard and, as such, are priced accordingly.

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It depends on your requirements, your role in your company, and your depth of knowledge. The good news about many of our learning paths, you can start from the fundamentals to highly specialized training.

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We continuously work with our vendors to evaluate and refresh course material to reflect the latest training courses and best practices.

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Ascendient Learning instructors have an average of 27 years of practical IT experience and have also served as consultants for an average of 15 years. To stay current, instructors spend at least 25 percent of their time learning new, emerging technologies and courses.

Do you provide hands-on training and exercises in an actual lab environment?

Lab access is dependent on the vendor and the type of training you sign up for. However, many of our top vendors will provide lab access to students to test and practice. The course description will specify lab access.

Will you customize the training for our company’s specific needs and goals?

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Reviews

Both course material and instructor demonstrated a sound foundation on Maximo material

Good course. I appreciate the time the instructor put into teaching this class.

it was good and very informative. Instructure covered everything in detail.

The tool provided to practice the course teachings is very functional and easy to use.

had a good time with the course, however some topics were left out due to the compact amount of time for training.