Cron and Scheduling
How to Schedule Jobs in GitHub Actions and CI the Right Way
Schedule jobs in CI: GitHub Actions cron and the 60 day rule, GitLab pipeline schedules, manual runs, concurrency control and failure alerts.
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github actions
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CI/CD
How to Use OIDC Instead of Long Lived Cloud Keys in CI
Use OIDC in CI to get short lived cloud credentials instead of stored keys: GitHub id-token permission, AWS trust policy conditions and least privilege roles.
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CI/CD
GitHub Actions Error Permission Denied on a Script
Fix GitHub Actions permission denied on a script: the executable bit, git update-index, shebang and line endings, noexec mounts, and how to call with bash.
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CI/CD
Self Hosted vs Hosted CI Runners and Which to Pick
Choose between self hosted and hosted CI runners: cost at scale, speed and caching, special hardware, network access, security risks and maintenance duties.
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CI/CD
How to Build Multi Arch Images in CI Without Surprises
Build multi arch images in CI for amd64 and arm64: QEMU versus native runners, cross compiling in the Dockerfile, manifest lists and verification.
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CI/CD
GitHub Actions vs GitLab CI vs Jenkins for Small Teams
Compare GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and Jenkins for a small team: setup effort, runners, pricing model, maintenance and the situations that decide it.
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CI/CD
How to Use Artifacts and Build Provenance the Right Way
Produce CI build artifacts you can trust: checksums, retention, signed attestations, SLSA provenance, reproducible builds and verifying before deploy.
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CI/CD
How to Use Pre Merge Checks and Branch Protection Safely
Use branch protection and required status checks so nothing merges red: required checks, reviews, linear history, admin bypass, CODEOWNERS and gotchas.
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