Migrating from Jenkins to GitHub Actions: A Step-by-Step Guide

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In this guide, I’ll walk you through the steps to migrate from Jenkins to GitHub Actions and set up a basic CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions.

1. Simulating Repository Migration:

Let’s assume you already have a repository on GitHub and you’re migrating your CI/CD pipelines from Jenkins to GitHub Actions.

• Step 1: Clone the GitHub repository to your local environment.

git clone <your_github_repository_url>

• Step 2: Create GitHub Actions configuration files in the .github/workflows/ folder of your repository. For example, you may have a file named ci-cd.yml to define your CI/CD workflows.
• Step 3: Configure your CI/CD workflows in the YAML file. GitHub Actions uses YAML to define workflows. Here’s a basic example of a CI workflow:

name: CI

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - name: Checkout code
      uses: actions/checkout@v2
      
    - name: Build
      run: |
        # Commands to build the code

2. Setting Up CI/CD:

Now, let’s set up a basic CI/CD workflow using GitHub Actions. Let’s assume you have…