I tried to learn GitHub Actions twice: I failed the first time, but AI helped me succeed the second time
The first time I tried to deploy a static site using GitHub Actions, I gave up halfway through the tutorials. The second time, with the help of an AI agent, I had the site deployed in several hours — and I finally understood how it all worked. The first time, I gave up I first encountered GitHub Actions while reading Hugo static site deployment tutorials. Most showed the classic approach: run hugo locally, push the public folder to GitHub, done. A few mentioned GitHub Actions. This approach uses a workflow and saves time. The automatic workflow sounded efficient and I wanted to give it a try. ...