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GitHub Actions for .NET Articles, Tutorials & News
GitHub Actions for .NET articles, tutorials, and news from the DotNetNews archive.
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GitHub Actions .NET is the focus of this topic page. GitHub Actions for .NET shows up when .NET code leaves the laptop and has to run under cloud, container, or CI constraints. Intermediate and senior .NET developers use this hub to scan practical writing without treating every link as an endorsement.
Recurring subtopics in recent issues include GitHub Actions .NET, CI/CD GitHub Actions, dotnet workflow GitHub, and build .NET GitHub Actions. Those themes are drawn from titles and excerpts in the newest archive entries for this tag, not from a marketing outline.
Expect publisher tutorials, release notes, architecture write-ups, and field notes linked from DotNetNews issues. Start here is a short editorial shortlist for GitHub Actions for .NET; the archive list is chronological and larger. Secondary angles such as GitHub Actions .NET and CI/CD GitHub Actions appear when the archive actually covered them. Nearby reading often overlaps with GitHub for .NET Developers and Azure DevOps for .NET.
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Editor picks for GitHub Actions
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Stop Copy-Pasting to NuGet: How to Automate Package Publishing via GitHub Actions
muhammadirwanto.medium.com Issue #470
Straightforward automation content, but still valuable; package publishing is exactly the kind of toil GitHub Actions should remove.
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GitHub Actions for .NET: Build, Test, and Deploy Your API
medium.com Issue #421
A solid GitHub Actions pipeline example showing build, tests, Docker tagging, and Azure deployment from scratch.
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How VS Code Builds with AI
code.visualstudio.com Issue #413
We built agent-powered pipelines for issue triage, commit summarization, release notes, code review, all of it using Copilot CLI, the Copilot SDK, and GitHub Actions.
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CodeMash 2026 – Workshop: Building and Deploying a .NET 10 App to Azure using Bicep and GitHub Actions
scottsauber.com Issue #374
Good to see Aspire reaching beyond .NET-only stacks; this is the sort of cross-service observability story that helps mixed teams.
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GitHub Actions DevOps Pipelines as Code using C# and Cake SDK
youtube.com Issue #327
C#-driven pipeline automation, plus a property-pattern aside that makes object checks easier to read.
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How To Deploy Your .NET 9 Application to Azure Using GitHub Actions (Full CI/CD Pipeline Guide)
medium.com Issue #325
A useful DevOps guide for shipping .NET 9 to Azure with GitHub Actions, build-to-monitor in one pipeline.
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Deploying a .NET Weather Forecast App to AKS Using GitHub Actions and Argo CD
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #227
This deployment walkthrough ties together GitHub Actions and Argo CD in a way teams can actually adapt.
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Streamlining .NET 9 Deployment With GitHub Actions and Azure
milanjovanovic.tech Issue #158
A good deployment walkthrough if you’re shipping .NET 9 to Azure and want GitHub Actions doing the heavy lifting.
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Newest first
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Stop Copy-Pasting to NuGet: How to Automate Package Publishing via GitHub Actions
muhammadirwanto.medium.com Issue #470
If you are still manually compiling, packing, and uploading your NuGet packages, you are burning valuable engineering time on a problem…
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GitHub Actions for .NET: Build, Test, and Deploy Your API
medium.com Issue #421
A complete CI/CD pipeline from zero — automated builds, test coverage, Docker images tagged by commit SHA, and deployment to Azure with a…
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How VS Code Builds with AI
code.visualstudio.com Issue #413
We built agent-powered pipelines for issue triage, commit summarization, release notes, code review, all of it using Copilot CLI, the Copilot SDK, and GitHub Actions. To kick off Agent Sessions Day, I...
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Containerize .NET 10 Apps Without a Dockerfile — dotnet publish Containers
codewithmukesh.com Issue #413
Containerize .NET 10 apps without a Dockerfile using dotnet publish. Image size benchmarks, Alpine vs Chiseled, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, and more.
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Validating PowerShell script syntax in GitHub Actions workflows
meziantou.net Issue #399
When writing GitHub Actions workflows, it is generally recommended to keep your scripts in separate files and reference them using the path attribute of the run step. This allows you to lint and test ...
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CodeMash 2026 – Workshop: Building and Deploying a .NET 10 App to Azure using Bicep and GitHub Actions
scottsauber.com Issue #374
Note: Slides do not tell the whole story of the talk, so take the stand alone slides with a grain of salt. Things may be taken out of context.
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Reduce GitHub Actions runner CPU usage
meziantou.net Issue #365
If you're using self-hosted GitHub Actions runners, you might have noticed they can be surprisingly CPU-intensive, even when idle. A closer look reveals that a single runner can peg a CPU core at 100%...
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GitHub Actions DevOps Pipelines as Code using C# and Cake SDK
youtube.com Issue #327
C# Property Patterns — Writing Readable “Checklists” for Your Objects
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How To Deploy Your .NET 9 Application to Azure Using GitHub Actions (Full CI/CD Pipeline Guide)
medium.com Issue #325
Build • Test • Publish • Deploy • Monitor — Automatically
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Deploying a .NET app to Azure using Docker, ACR, App Service, and GitHub Actions — Step-by-step
medium.com Issue #316
This document explains, in a concise, copy-pasteable way, how to:
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Performance, security, and EF Core tips
DotNetNews Issue #285
A varied roundup of .NET posts on faster code, safer ASP.NET Core apps, EF Core migrations, Azure slots, logging, and team Git workflows.
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Deploying a .NET Weather Forecast App to AKS Using GitHub Actions and Argo CD
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #227
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/deploying-a-net-weather-forecast-app-to-aks-using-github-actions-and-argo-cd/
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Automatically Rerun Failed GitHub Actions Workflows
meziantou.net Issue #225
https://www.meziantou.net/automatically-rerun-failed-github-actions-workflows.htm
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Packaging and Publishing a .NET MAUI Library with GitHub Actions
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #193
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-libraries-github-actions/
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Streamlining .NET 9 Deployment With GitHub Actions and Azure
milanjovanovic.tech Issue #158
https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog/streamlining-dotnet-9-deployment-with-github-actions-and-azure
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Using .net Aspire for integration tests with GitHub Actions
medium.com Issue #155
https://medium.com/@terryhammett/using-net-aspire-for-integration-tests-with-github-actions-bd62425864c0
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Tracing, caching, and C# essentials
DotNetNews Issue #153
A varied .NET roundup with ASP.NET Core tracing, OutputCache, EF Core tuning, LINQ, event sourcing, security, and tooling.
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Rate limiting, caching, and .NET 9
DotNetNews Issue #105
Practical .NET reads on API rate limiting, adaptive queues, caching options, GitHub Actions formatting, and new .NET 9 LINQ methods.
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Async WinForms, C# 12, AWS Ops
DotNetNews Issue #94
A mixed .NET roundup covering WinForms async updates, MAUI UI ideas, C# collection techniques, testing workflows, and cloud deployment patterns.
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Azure Functions, Copilot, and package updates
DotNetNews Issue #88
Issue #88 mixes Azure Functions, GitHub Copilot chat in Visual Studio, Central Package Management, SQL Server restore tactics, and .NET security updates.
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ASP.NET Core, .NET 9 and DevOps picks
DotNetNews Issue #75
A varied issue covering .NET 9 Task.WhenEach, ASP.NET Core BFF and async APIs, GitHub Actions deployment, SQL, Dapper, and performance tips.
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Blazor, C# 13, and CI/CD tips
DotNetNews Issue #61
A varied set of .NET reads on Blazor choices, C# 11/13 features, REST clients, cancellation tokens, collections, and GitHub Actions.
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ASP.NET Core, Semantic Kernel, GitHub Actions
DotNetNews Issue #32
Issue #32 covers user secrets, async ASP.NET Core, Semantic Kernel function calling, REST APIs, event sourcing, and GitHub Actions deployment.
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ASP.NET Core, .NET 9 and Azure
DotNetNews Issue #7
A varied set of .NET reads: middleware, Web API CRUD, SOLID basics, Visual Studio 17.12, GitHub Actions packaging, Azure migration, and .NET 9 tips.