Choosing and using a workflow template

1. On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository.

2. Under your repository name, click Actions.

   

3. If you already have a workflow in your repository, clickNew workflow.

4. The "Choose a workflow" page shows a selection of recommended workflow templates. Find the workflow template that you want to use, then clickConfigure. To help you find the workflow template that you want, you can search for keywords or filter by category.

5. If the workflow template contains comments detailing additional setup steps, follow these steps.

   There are guides to accompany many of the workflow templates for building and testing projects. For more information, seeBuilding and testing your code.

6. Some workflow templates use secrets. For example,${{ secrets.npm_token }}. If the workflow template uses a secret, store the value described in the secret name as a secret in your repository. For more information, seeUsing secrets in GitHub Actions.

7. Optionally, make additional changes. For example, you might want to change the value ofon when the workflow runs.

8. ClickStart commit.

9. Write a commit message and decide whether to commit directly to the default branch or to open a pull request.

Further reading

• Continuous integration

• Managing workflow runs

• Monitor workflows

• GitHub Actions billing