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Automate GitHub operations with best-practices

Thank you for taking the time to read this post! We’re a small team of developers passionate about creating a tool that helps teams seamlessly manage best practices in their daily operations. After speaking with over 50 developers about their challenges, we found a common theme: following best practices consistently can solve critical problems and enable faster, more confident releases. That’s why we built Warestack. Warestack is free for developers and small teams!

Please try it out and let us know what you think!

Warestack: Manage every code change with best practices

Warestack is a developer tool that automates operational tasks triggered by code changes, highlighting best practices at every step.

Think of Warestack as an extra team member dedicated to keeping your team on track. It reminds you of essential tasks and guides you through critical processes like pull request reviews, code merges, and other workflow-driven activities.

How does Warestack work?

  1. Connect your GitHub operations: Install the Warestack GitHub App and import the repositories you need to monitor—all within a single, centralized space.
  2. Monitor key events:Warestack consolidates all workflows and events across your codebase, including issues, pull requests, deployment reviews, and workflow runs.

Best of all, Warestack is free for all developers!


How to Get Started

  1. Visit Warestack.com and create an account.
  2. Install the Warestack GitHub App and select the repositories you want to monitor.
  3. Start using Warestack!

We recommend importing your past issues, pull requests, and deployment reviews to access everything from your personalized overview page.


Your overview page at a glance

Here’s an example of the Warestack overview page. It offers a unified view of all your workflow runs, even if they’re spread across different repositories. You can see issues, PRs, deployment reviews, and workflow runs from all imported repositories in a single space!

A screenshot of the Warestack overview page, showing a list of workflow runs consolidated from multiple repositories, organized for easy navigation and encouraging best practices in workflow management.

If a workflow run fails, fix it quickly by identifying the error and reviewing the details. Warestack ensures you follow best practices in resolving issues efficiently. Open the failed run in the assistant or create an issue.

A screenshot showing a failed workflow run with detailed error messages, providing actionable insights to diagnose and resolve the issue effectively.


Simplify issue management with best practices

Let's create an issue! Warestack automatically generates detailed issues with recommended assignees, labels, and descriptions, aligning with best practices.

A screenshot of the issue creation feature, showing a newly generated issue with pre-filled details like assignee, labels, and a clear description, following best practices for issue tracking.

If you decide to use the assistant, Warestackprovides actionable recommendations to resolve issues, ensuring you follow to industry best practices.

A screenshot of Warestack's assistant providing detailed recommendations to address a failed workflow, aligning with best practices for efficient issue resolution.

The assistant also helps manage daily tasks such as reviewing pull requests, generating workflows, and onboarding repositories. It ensures you're always up-to-date with the latest changes by indexing your repository's state.


Generate workflows with high standards

Let's try an example! Generate a GitHub Action that triggers whenever a user pushes code to a new feature branch. This action will notify your development channel in Slack, following best practices for team collaboration.

A screenshot of Warestack's workflow editor, showcasing an example GitHub Action that sends a Slack notification when a feature branch is updated, ensuring seamless communication.

Let's explore another example. Set up a GitHub Action to run automated tests when a pull request is opened. This ensures code quality by adhering to best practices and providing feedback directly in the pull request comments.

A screenshot showing an example GitHub Action in Warestack's editor, designed to trigger automated tests for new pull requests and provide detailed feedback in the comments, following continuous integration best practices.

Warestack's assistant gives you access to over 10,000 GitHub Actions, recommending the most relevant and widely-used ones based on best practices.


There are more!

You can explore our documentation at https://www.warestack.com/documentation on how to efficiently create issues and manage PRs and deployment reviews.

Help us make it better!

We’re constantly improving Warestack, and your feedback is invaluable. If you encounter a bug or have a feature suggestion, please contact us:

Join us on this journey to make DevOps automation smarter, faster, and aligned with the best practices in the industry!

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