Automating your delivery pipeline removes manual steps and makes every merge reproducible. Here is the pipeline I use for side projects.

Overview

The workflow file

name: ci

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 22
          cache: npm
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm run lint
      - run: npm run test -- --coverage
      - run: npm run build

Release process

Releases are cut from tags and follow a staged rollout.

Rollback sequence

If a release breaks, the rollback is fully automated.

Keep the pipeline fast, deterministic, and observable — everything else follows.