CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions

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GitHub Actions automates build, test, and deploy workflows. Workflows are defined in .github/workflows/ YAML files. The on key specifies triggers—push, pull_request, schedule, or workflow_dispatch. Jobs run on runners with configurable OS. steps execute sequentially within a job. The uses keyword references reusable actions. env and secrets inject configuration securely. Matrix strategies test across multiple versions simultaneously. Caching with actions/cache speeds up dependency installation. Artifacts persist build outputs between jobs. Concurrency groups prevent duplicate runs. Environment protection rules gate deployments. Status checks enforce quality before merging.