🚀 DevOps Journey – Week 11: Deploying a Node.js App on AWS EC2 with GitHub Actions

In the 11th week of my DevOps journey, I explored GitHub Actions, a built-in CI/CD tool that integrates directly with GitHub repositories.

Unlike Jenkins, where you need to install, configure, and connect webhooks, GitHub Actions removes all of that extra setup. With just a YAML workflow file, you can automate build, test, and deployment pipelines.

✅ My Practical Workflow

1. Created a GitHub Actions pipeline in .yml.

2. Configured it to build and deploy my Node.js application.

3. Automated deployment to AWS EC2.

4. Opened port 3000 on the EC2 security group for access.

🔥 Lessons Learned

• GitHub Actions is lightweight, serverless, and efficient.

• Debugging pipelines can be challenging, but once solved, automation feels magical.

• Deploying directly from GitHub to AWS EC2 saves time and effort.

👉 With this, I can now confidently deploy applications to AWS using CI/CD automation.

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