PinnedDemystifying Cloud Computing: What It Really Is, Why It's Taking Over, and the Role of a Cloud EngineerHey there, fellow tech enthusiasts! I'm Abdul Raheem, a cloud engineer by day and a passionate blogger by night (or whenever I can squeeze in some writing time). If you're landing on my Hashnode blog for the first time, welcome! I figured it'd be a g...Feb 4, 2026·8 min read·4
Day 07 – GitHub Actions: Variables & Secrets Made SimpleIf you’ve been following my journey, you know by now that GitHub Actions can automate almost anything. But automation without configuration is like a car without fuel.This is where variables and secrets come in — they allow us to pass dynamic values ...Sep 21, 2025·2 min read·10
🚀 Day 06 — GitHub Actions Contexts (what they are, how to use them)Contexts are the secret sauce that makes GitHub Actions feel dynamic and smart.They’re how your workflows “know” about the repo, the event that triggered them, the runner machine, step outcomes, and more. If workflows are recipes, contexts are the pa...Sep 20, 2025·5 min read·15
🚀 Day 05: Outputs in GitHub ActionsWelcome back to Day 05 of our GitHub Actions Journey 👋.So far, we’ve learned about workflows, jobs, events, triggers, and artifacts. Today, we’re tackling something super powerful: Outputs. Think of outputs as a way for jobs and steps to “talk” to e...Sep 19, 2025·3 min read·8
Day 04 – Job Artifacts in GitHub Actions 🚀Hey everyone 👋 welcome back to my GitHub Actions Journey. Today’s topic is about Job Artifacts – a super useful way to pass files between jobs inside your workflow. 🔹 What Are Job Artifacts? When you run a workflow in GitHub Actions, different jobs...Sep 18, 2025·3 min read·8
🚀 Day 03: Events & Triggers in GitHub ActionsYesterday, we built our first CI/CD pipeline for a Node.js app. But an important question remains: 👉 When should these workflows run? That’s where events and triggers come in. ⚡ What Are Events & Triggers? Event → Something that happens in your re...Sep 17, 2025·2 min read·48
⚡ Day 02: Building a CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub ActionsWelcome back to Day 02 of my GitHub Actions Learning Journey.Yesterday, we covered the basics of workflows, jobs, steps, and triggers.Today, we’ll take things a step further and build a simple CI/CD pipeline for a Node.js project 🚀. 🤔 Quick Recap:...Sep 16, 2025·3 min read·19
