GitHub walks through the basics of GitHub Actions, introducing CI/CD concepts and building a first workflow that automatically labels new issues in a repository.

How to use GitHub Actions | GitHub for Beginners

GitHub’s GitHub for Beginners episode covers the fundamentals of GitHub Actions and the core idea of CI/CD. It includes a practical walkthrough where you build a workflow that automatically labels new issues in a repository.

What this video covers

• What GitHub Actions is
• Core CI/CD concepts in the context of GitHub
• Building your first workflow
• Creating an Action
• How to test your workflow

Hands-on example used

• Sample repo: Gitfolio
  https://github.com/github-samples/gitfolio?utm_source=youtube-episode-2&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=gfb-s3-2026

Chapters

• 00:00 GitHub for Beginners, GitHub Actions
• 00:30 What are GitHub Actions?
• 02:31 Building your first workflow
• 02:49 Creating an Action
• 06:16 How to test your workflow
• 07:26 Outro and next steps

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