Github Actions for CI/CD

[samuelcastro]

This is a question not a bug.

Can I use Github Actions to manage deploy/update my org formation infrastructure, or it has to be through CodePipeline?

Thanks.

[OlafConijn]

yes, you can! most of the projects I am involved in run on GitHub actions. The CLI does codepipiline because it only requires AWS Credentials.

roughly the way this works:

• you would covert your build spec to a workflow file
• you would set up a role in your AWS Account that you can assume from within your GitHub actions (either by storing creds in secrets or OIDC )
  • the role would need to exist in the account you would otherwise run your CodePipeline. it would also need the same permissions. depending on which options you used to set up this is either your management/master account or a dedicated build account
• clone your code from CodeCommit and push it into Github

good luck!

[samuelcastro]

Awesome, thank you!

[samuelcastro]

@OlafConijn Would you have a template or a sample project using Github Actions? If not, I think creating one would be very helpful for the community.

Thanks.