Learning CI with GitHub Actions (Node.js App)

Hi! 👋
This repository is a Node.js backend project that I randomly picked up (just for learning purposes) and tried implementing CI (Continuous Integration) using GitHub Actions for the first time.

🧠 Why I Did This

I wanted to learn how to:

• Set up a basic GitHub Actions workflow
• Automatically run steps like npm install after each push
• Understand how CI works in real-time projects

🔧 What I’ve Implemented

✅ CI (Continuous Integration) is done!
Every time I push code to the main branch:

• GitHub Actions runs automatically
• It installs dependencies using npm install
• (Optional) It can run tests, but this project doesn't have any test cases yet.

📂 Workflow file location: .github/workflows/ci.yml

GitHub Actions Workflow

name: Node.js CI

on:
  push:
    branches: [ "main" ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ "main" ]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '18'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm install

      - name: Placeholder test
        run: echo "No tests defined"

❓Did I Do CD (Continuous Deployment)?

❌ Not yet. CD (automatically deploying code to a server or platform like EC2, Vercel, etc.) is not done here.

But I plan to:

Connect this to a server or platform in the next step

Deploy the app automatically once CI passes

🏁 How to Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/your-username/ci-cd-using-github-action.git
cd ci-cd-using-github-action
npm install
node server.js

🧑‍💻 Author

Neha Bharti
Just experimenting and learning DevOps! 💡

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Let me know if you'd like me to help you implement CD as your next step — for example, deploying automatically to an EC2 server after CI passes.