# GitHub Actions Topic Map

This reference is a compact routing aid derived from the source catalog. It is intentionally selective and deduplicated. Use it to find the right documentation neighborhood quickly, then verify against the live docs on `docs.github.com`.

## Getting Started

- [Understanding GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/get-started/understand-github-actions)
- [Quickstart for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/get-started/quickstart)
- [Continuous integration](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/get-started/continuous-integration)
- [Continuous deployment](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/get-started/continuous-deployment)
- [Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/workflow-syntax)
- [Events that trigger workflows](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/events-that-trigger-workflows)

## Workflow Authoring

- [Workflows](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/workflows-and-actions/workflows)
- [Variables](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/workflows-and-actions/variables)
- [Contexts](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/workflows-and-actions/contexts)
- [Expressions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/workflows-and-actions/expressions)
- [Using jobs in a workflow](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-what-workflows-do/use-jobs)
- [Running variations of jobs in a workflow](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-what-workflows-do/run-job-variations)
- [Passing information between jobs](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-what-workflows-do/pass-job-outputs)
- [Reuse workflows](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/reuse-automations/reuse-workflows)
- [Reusing workflow configurations](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/reusing-workflow-configurations)

## Runners and Execution

- [GitHub-hosted runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/runners/github-hosted-runners)
- [Using GitHub-hosted runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/manage-runners/github-hosted-runners/use-github-hosted-runners)
- [Choosing the runner for a job](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-where-workflows-run/choose-the-runner-for-a-job)
- [Running jobs in a container](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/write-workflows/choose-where-workflows-run/run-jobs-in-a-container)
- [Self-hosted runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/runners/self-hosted-runners)
- [Larger runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/runners/larger-runners)
- [Actions Runner Controller](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/runners/actions-runner-controller)
- [Get started with Actions Runner Controller](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/use-actions-runner-controller/get-started)

## Security and Supply Chain

- [Secure use reference](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/secure-use)
- [Secrets](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/security/secrets)
- [GITHUB_TOKEN](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/security/github_token)
- [OpenID Connect](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/security/openid-connect)
- [OpenID Connect reference](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/security/oidc)
- [Artifact attestations](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/security/artifact-attestations)
- [Using artifact attestations to establish provenance for builds](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/secure-your-work/use-artifact-attestations/use-artifact-attestations)
- [Using OpenID Connect with reusable workflows](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/secure-your-work/security-harden-deployments/oidc-with-reusable-workflows)
- [Configuring OpenID Connect in Amazon Web Services](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/secure-your-work/security-harden-deployments/oidc-in-aws)

## Deployments and Environments

- [Deployment environments](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/workflows-and-actions/deployment-environments)
- [Deployments and environments](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/deployments-and-environments)
- [Deploying with GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/deploy/configure-and-manage-deployments/control-deployments)
- [Managing environments for deployment](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/deploy/configure-and-manage-deployments/manage-environments)
- [Reviewing deployments](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/deploy/configure-and-manage-deployments/review-deployments)
- [Viewing deployment history](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/deploy/configure-and-manage-deployments/view-deployment-history)
- [Deploying to Amazon Elastic Container Service](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/deploy/deploy-to-third-party-platforms/amazon-elastic-container-service)
- [Deploying Node.js to Azure App Service](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/deploy/deploy-to-third-party-platforms/nodejs-to-azure-app-service)

## Custom Actions and Publishing

- [About custom actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/concepts/workflows-and-actions/custom-actions)
- [Metadata syntax reference](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/metadata-syntax)
- [Managing custom actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/create-and-publish-actions/manage-custom-actions)
- [Creating a JavaScript action](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/create-actions/create-a-javascript-action)
- [Creating a composite action](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/create-actions/create-a-composite-action)
- [Creating a third party CLI action](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/create-and-publish-actions/create-a-cli-action)
- [Publishing actions in GitHub Marketplace](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/create-and-publish-actions/publish-in-github-marketplace)
- [Releasing and maintaining actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/create-and-publish-actions/release-and-maintain-actions)

## Monitoring, Logs, and Troubleshooting

- [Using the visualization graph](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/monitor-workflows/use-the-visualization-graph)
- [Viewing workflow run history](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/monitor-workflows/view-workflow-run-history)
- [Using workflow run logs](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/monitor-workflows/use-workflow-run-logs)
- [Viewing job condition expression logs](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/monitor-workflows/view-job-condition-logs)
- [Enabling debug logging](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/monitor-workflows/enable-debug-logging)
- [Troubleshooting workflows](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/troubleshoot-workflows)
- [Viewing GitHub Actions metrics](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/administer/view-metrics)

## Migration and Tutorials

- [Migrating to GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/migrate-to-github-actions)
- [Automating migration with GitHub Actions Importer](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/migrate-to-github-actions/automated-migrations/use-github-actions-importer)
- [Migrating from Jenkins to GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/migrate-to-github-actions/manual-migrations/migrate-from-jenkins)
- [Migrating from CircleCI to GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/migrate-to-github-actions/manual-migrations/migrate-from-circleci)
- [Migrating from GitLab CI/CD to GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/migrate-to-github-actions/manual-migrations/migrate-from-gitlab-cicd)
- [Building and testing Node.js](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/build-and-test-code/nodejs)
- [Use GITHUB_TOKEN for authentication in workflows](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/authenticate-with-github_token)
- [Store and share data with workflow artifacts](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/store-and-share-data)