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name: github-actions description: GitHub Actions workflow patterns for deployment. Use when creating CI/CD workflows.

GitHub Actions Skill

Deploy to GitHub Pages Pattern

File: .github/workflows/deploy.yml

Copyname: Deploy to GitHub Pages

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: read
  pages: write
  id-token: write

concurrency:
  group: "pages"
  cancel-in-progress: false

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Build
        run: |
          npm run tina:build
          npm run build
          npx pagefind --site dist

      - name: Upload artifact
        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
        with:
          path: ./dist

  deploy:
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    environment:
      name: github-pages
      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
    steps:
      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
        id: deployment
        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4

Key Points

• Two jobs: build and deploy
• Pagefind runs after Astro build
• Uses official GitHub Pages actions
• Requires proper permissions

GitHub Pages Setup

1. Repository Settings → Pages
2. Source: GitHub Actions (not branch)
3. First push triggers deployment