Advanced CI/CD with GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions has become the standard automation platform for .NET developers, enabling seamless build, test, and deployment pipelines directly from your GitHub repository. This series teaches you how to architect production-grade CI/CD workflows that scale from small projects to enterprise systems.

You'll start with foundational workflow concepts and progressively build systems that enforce code quality, publish containerized applications, manage secrets securely, and deploy to multiple environments with zero manual intervention. Each article combines real-world patterns with executable examples you can adapt immediately to your codebase.

By completing this series, you will have a complete mental model of GitHub Actions for .NET development—from writing your first workflow YAML to orchestrating complex multi-stage release pipelines that rival commercial CI/CD platforms like Azure Pipelines or CircleCI.

Articles in this series

1. GitHub Actions for .NET: Getting Started
2. Building .NET Projects with GitHub Actions
3. Testing .NET Code in GitHub Actions
4. Caching Dependencies in .NET Workflows
5. Code Quality Gates in GitHub Actions
6. Container Publishing to Docker Registry
7. Managing Secrets and Credentials Safely
8. GitHub Environments for Deployment Stages
9. Automated Release and Version Bumping
10. Monitoring and Troubleshooting CI/CD Workflows