GitHub Actions Hackathon 2021 Help Thread

If you're participating in the GitHub Actions Hackathon and you need some help with your submission, this is the place to be!

If you have any questions about how this hackathon works (ex: due dates, how to post your submission, picking a category, etc.) the DEV team will be available to help out.

If you are running into issues or get stuck when it comes to GitHub Actions and workflows, @blackgirlbytes and @mishmanners from team GitHub will be closely monitoring this thread. Be sure to tag them if you need any GitHub guidance.

Please comment below if you need asynchronous assistance with the GitHub Actions Hackathon 2021!

If you'd like to share an update on the progress you're making on your project or if you'd like to connect with other participants, please do so in the community update thread!

Comments

[Padmashree Jha]

@blackgirlbytes how shall we get the swags now and happy new year 😀

[Padmashree Jha]

How shall we now get the sticker pack.

[oz9un]

Hello @blackgirlbytes, @mishmanners and all participants! Thank you for organizing such a stimulating event. I've learned so many things about GitHub Actions in the last few days that I can't count.

I developed a Developers' Collaborative Playlist with using GitHub Actions and documented it:

Developers' Collaborative Playlist

oz9un ・ Dec 7 ・ 6 min read

#actionshackathon21 #github #spotify #opensource

I also referenced to my GitHub repository in this dev article. Is there anything else I need to do to participate in the competition?

Lastly, are we allowed to keep developing our project after the hackathon's deadline?
Even now, my project has been used by many people and I received excellent feedbacks and I made some fixes about that. Can I continue to do this after the competition is over? Or should we not touch the projects and stop to commit after the competition deadline?

Thanks for this amazing contest again!

[Michelle Duke]

Love this! And definitely keep developing the project after the hackathon ❤️

[Rizèl Scarlett]

Hey @oz9un ! Awesome project. As long as you've done the steps below you should be all set:

• Document your project journey along the way with the #ActionsHackathon21 tag.
• Submit your project as a DEV post by filling out this template to share your workflow/s (.yml) and/or code repository.
• Please make sure the project links to the appropriate GitHub Actions repository, and includes an open source license and README.

You can continue to work on your project after submitting!

[Pallav Saxena]

Hello, I wanted to enquire, is it possible for anyone from the Dev/Organising Team to please check if I have made my submission for the hackathon correctly?
dev.to/paxf3e/deploy-to-heroku-by-...
This is the link to my submission

[TED Vortex (Teodor Eugen Duțulescu)]

@mishmanners @blackgirlbytes I know it's late to ask, but could you kindly check these submissions for eligibility? - first time writing on Dev, tried keeping the content relevant and examples to a minimum, wasn't sure how to structure motivation and some links in the given template 😅

Generate PDF handbook with Docusaurus using GitHub Actions

TED Vortex (Teodor Eugen Duțulescu) for Open Sauced ・ Dec 7 ・ 5 min read

#actionshackathon21 #github #node #docker

How to lint PRs and welcome contributors using GitHub Actions

TED Vortex (Teodor Eugen Duțulescu) for Open Sauced ・ Dec 7 ・ 2 min read

#actionshackathon21 #github #opensource

Semantic release to npm and/or ghcr without any tooling

TED Vortex (Teodor Eugen Duțulescu) for Open Sauced ・ Dec 7 ・ 7 min read

#actionshackathon21 #github #docker #node

Automatically update git major tags on GitHub marketplace release

TED Vortex (Teodor Eugen Duțulescu) for Open Sauced ・ Dec 7 ・ 2 min read

#actionshackathon21 #github #actions

[Rizèl Scarlett]

They look eligible to me! Great work!

[TED Vortex (Teodor Eugen Duțulescu)]

awesome, thank you for the quick reply!

[Lucia Cerchie]

Here's my submission, thanks for the help! dev.to/cerchie/marvel-ize-your-rep...

[Anthony E. Alvarez]

Hello, Is there a simple example of how to combine two github actions from the Marketplace using the same runner in sequence and parallel? Thank you.

[JyotiKM29]

Hey ! I am new there , I just know About Github Action, Can I also participate in it.

[Thomas Bnt]

Hello, I have a question. GitHub Actions can create and/or edit a comment ?

[Rizèl Scarlett]

Hi @geopjr ! Apologies that you're having this issue. I will try to flag your issue to the right group. The good news is you don't have to publish your action to the marketplace to participate in the Hackathon. In the rules outlined, here's all you need to do:

• Document your project journey along the way with the #ActionsHackathon21 tag.
• Submit your project as a DEV post by filling out this template to share your workflow/s (.yml) and/or code repository.
• Please make sure the project links to the appropriate GitHub Actions repository, and includes an open source license and README.

Review these guidelines for more info: dev.to/devteam/join-us-for-the-202...

[Anthony E. Alvarez]

Hello Rizèl,

Can the code and github actions YAML files be the same repository or should there be two separate repos?

Will the Github Actions Hackathon project DEV post be publicly available and searchable at this website immediately after submission?

Please advise.
Thank you. Regards.

[Michelle Duke]

Can be the same repo. Just make sure publicly available and link it into your DEV post. Hope you went well with the submission ❤️

[Anthony E. Alvarez]

Hello from New York City!

My GitHub Actions Hackathon 2021 was completed on time.
Another DEV.to community member noted a typo in my post.
If my post is edited to correct the typo, will the post's time stamp be updated and possibly disqualify my hackathon submission?

Thank you.