GitOps — Github Actions Workflow Common Triggers

GitOps using Github Actions

Webhooks, in general, are HTTP callbacks that can be defined by a user and are triggered by specific events that happen on a platform. In GitHub Actions, there are many different webhook events that you can consider when implementing CI/CD strategies using GitHub Actions.

Those events can be used individually and in conjunction with manual and scheduled events. In this arcile I will introduce some commonly used webhook triggers.

Branch/Tag creation

This event triggers a workflow any time a branch or tag is created. This is useful in scenarios where a new release is created and you want to be notified when this workflow starts and finishes running. For example:

name: My Workflow

on:
  create:
    branches:
      - '*'
    tags:
      - '*'

jobs:
  build-and-test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      
      # Add your build, test, and deployment steps here
      - name: Run build and tests
        run: |
          echo "Add your build and test commands here"

Now create a new branch and push it up to Github repo, you will see a workflow run: