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GitHub Actions Workflow Generator

Generate CI/CD workflow YAML files for GitHub Actions from templates

Choose a Template

Configure: Node.js CI

Node.js Versions

Comma-separated list of Node versions

Package Manager

Trigger Branch

Run lint step

Run build step

Generated Workflow

name: Node.js CI
 
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
 
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
    strategy:
      matrix:
        node-version: ['18', '20', '22']
 
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
          cache: 'npm'
 
      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci
 
      - name: Lint
        run: npm run lint
      - name: Test
        run: npm run test
 
      - name: Build
        run: npm run build

How to Use

Copy the generated YAML or download the .yml file.
In your GitHub repository, create the directory .github/workflows/ if it does not already exist.
Save the file as .github/workflows/nodejs_ci.yml
Commit and push. GitHub Actions will automatically pick up the workflow.

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What is GitHub Actions Generator?

Free online github actions generator to create GitHub Actions workflow files from battle-tested templates.

Choose from Node.js CI, Python CI, Docker Build & Push, Deploy to Vercel, Deploy to GitHub Pages, Semantic Release, Lint & Format Check, and Scheduled Cron Job templates. Each template has configurable options. Preview the generated YAML, then copy or download the .yml file. No signup required.

How to Use GitHub Actions Generator

1Select a workflow template from the available presets
2Configure the options (Node version, package manager, branches, etc.)
3Preview the generated YAML with syntax highlighting
4Copy or download the .yml file to your .github/workflows/ directory

Frequently Asked Questions

Save the YAML file in your repository under .github/workflows/ directory. GitHub will automatically detect and run it.

Yes. Each template has configurable options like runtime versions, package managers, and branch triggers.

Yes. The templates follow GitHub Actions best practices including caching and matrix testing.

Node.js CI, Python CI, Docker build and push, deploy to Vercel, deploy to GitHub Pages, semantic release, lint and format check, and a scheduled cron job.

The templates reference GitHub Secrets rather than hard-coding values. Add your tokens under repository settings as secrets and the workflow reads them at run time.

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name: Node.js CI on: push: branches: [main] pull_request: branches: [main] jobs: build: runs-on: ubuntu-latest strategy: matrix: node-version: ['18', '20', '22'] steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }} uses: actions/setup-node@v4 with: node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }} cache: 'npm' - name: Install dependencies run: npm ci - name: Lint run: npm run lint - name: Test run: npm run test - name: Build run: npm run build