getting_started: title: 'Get started with {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}' description: 'Discover the possibilities of {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} by creating your first workflow.' guides: - /actions/learn-github-actions/introduction-to-github-actions - /actions/learn-github-actions/finding-and-customizing-actions - /actions/learn-github-actions/essential-features-of-github-actions - /actions/learn-github-actions/managing-complex-workflows - /actions/learn-github-actions/security-hardening-for-github-actions continuous_integration: title: 'Build and test code' description: 'You can create custom continuous integration (CI) workflows right in your repository.' guides: - /actions/guides/about-continuous-integration - /actions/guides/setting-up-continuous-integration-using-workflow-templates - /actions/guides/about-service-containers - /actions/guides/building-and-testing-nodejs - /actions/guides/building-and-testing-powershell - /actions/guides/building-and-testing-python - /actions/guides/building-and-testing-ruby - /actions/guides/building-and-testing-java-with-maven - /actions/guides/building-and-testing-java-with-gradle - /actions/guides/building-and-testing-java-with-ant continuous_deployment: title: 'Automate your deployments' description: 'Learn how to automate release publishing for your project with a custom continuous deployment (CD) workflow in {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}.' guides: - /actions/guides/about-packaging-with-github-actions - /actions/guides/publishing-nodejs-packages - /actions/guides/publishing-java-packages-with-maven - /actions/guides/publishing-java-packages-with-gradle - /actions/guides/publishing-docker-images deploy_to_the_cloud: title: 'Deploy to the cloud' description: 'Learn how to use {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} to build an application and deploy it to various cloud-based platforms.' guides: - /actions/guides/deploying-to-amazon-elastic-container-service - /actions/guides/deploying-to-azure-app-service - /actions/guides/deploying-to-google-kubernetes-engine hosting_your_own_runners: title: 'Host your own runners' description: 'You can create self-hosted runners to run workflows in a highly customizable environment.' guides: - /actions/hosting-your-own-runners/about-self-hosted-runners - /actions/hosting-your-own-runners/adding-self-hosted-runners - /actions/hosting-your-own-runners/configuring-the-self-hosted-runner-application-as-a-service - /actions/hosting-your-own-runners/using-a-proxy-server-with-self-hosted-runners - /actions/hosting-your-own-runners/using-labels-with-self-hosted-runners - /actions/hosting-your-own-runners/using-self-hosted-runners-in-a-workflow - /actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-access-to-self-hosted-runners-using-groups - /actions/hosting-your-own-runners/monitoring-and-troubleshooting-self-hosted-runners create_actions: title: 'Create an action' description: 'Do you have an idea for a new action? Have you built something custom for your project? Learn how to build shareable actions and publish them to GitHub Marketplace.' guides: - /actions/creating-actions/about-actions - /actions/creating-actions/creating-a-docker-container-action - /actions/creating-actions/creating-a-javascript-action - /actions/creating-actions/creating-a-composite-run-steps-action - /actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions - /actions/creating-actions/dockerfile-support-for-github-actions - /actions/creating-actions/setting-exit-codes-for-actions - /actions/creating-actions/publishing-actions-in-github-marketplace