---
title: "Getting Started with CI/CD: An Introductory Guide to GitHub Actions for New Developers"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/getting-started-with-ci-cd-an-introductory-guide-to-github-actions-for-new-developers-qu0zfyczk
source_url: https://medium.com/@shivambhadani_/getting-started-with-ci-cd-an-introductory-guide-to-github-actions-for-new-developers-f216d87f4dab
type: article
source: "Medium"
published: 2025-01-03T16:51:04.317Z
updated: 2025-01-03T16:51:21.050Z
tags: ["aws", "devops", "github", "nodejs", "cicd"]
reading_time: 20
upvotes: 52
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Getting Started with CI/CD: An Introductory Guide to GitHub Actions for New Developers

**[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 20 min read · 52 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to create CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automating code integration and deployment processes. The guide explains the basics of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD), providing step-by-step instructions on writing workflows for a Node.js project with deployment to an AWS EC2 instance. It also covers Docker integration and managing secrets for secure operations.

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