# New GitHub feature: Actions **URL:** \ **Category:** Core Workflow\ **Created:** [October 21, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262 "2018-10-21T19:47:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![barry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/barry/32/42_2.png) [@barry](https://discuss.python.org/u/barry)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/1 "2018-10-21T19:47:03Z")
GitHub just announced [Actions](https://github.com/features/actions) which looks at first glance to be along the lines of GitLab’s pipelines feature. The latter is very flexible and powerful for integrating CI/CD and other interesting integrations. I thought I’d mention it here in case you missed the announcement. I have no doubt @Mariatta and others will find some amazing uses for this new feature. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mariatta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/mariatta/32/30581_2.png) [@Mariatta](https://discuss.python.org/u/Mariatta)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/2 "2018-10-23T14:59:51Z")
GitHub Actions is not yet open for public. I’ve signed up for beta but haven’t heard back. Anyone here who knows people who can give me early access? 😁 Would like to try it. ---
**Author:** ![matrixise](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/matrixise/32/118_2.png) [@matrixise](https://discuss.python.org/u/matrixise)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/3 "2018-10-23T20:09:05Z")
yep, on this morning, hope to receive a message and create some automatic tools 😉 ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/brian/32/13937_2.png) [@brian](https://discuss.python.org/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/4 "2018-10-31T15:18:26Z")
A friend of mine worked on this—I’ll ask and see if he can get us in. ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/brian/32/13937_2.png) [@brian](https://discuss.python.org/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/5 "2018-10-31T15:50:43Z")
Ok, so I can get a couple of people in as individuals, and I’m going to get us on the list for when they start exposing the feature to entire organizations. Besides @Mariatta, who else is working on workflow stuff under the /python GH org that would benefit from early access? @EWDurbin? ---
**Author:** ![EWDurbin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/ewdurbin/32/3103_2.png) [@EWDurbin](https://discuss.python.org/u/EWDurbin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/6 "2018-10-31T16:08:36Z")
I’m not actively working on workflow features but am available to support them. Access would be beneficial for me if it is required to debug/troubleshoot/firefight issues with actions. ---
**Author:** ![Mariatta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/mariatta/32/30581_2.png) [@Mariatta](https://discuss.python.org/u/Mariatta)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/7 "2018-10-31T16:28:00Z")
😃 Thanks @brian! ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/brian/32/13937_2.png) [@brian](https://discuss.python.org/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/8 "2018-11-01T22:10:13Z")
@Mariatta and @EWDurbin, can you signup at [https://github.com/features/actions/signup/](https://github.com/features/actions/signup/) if you haven’t already? Jamie will then fast-track those applications through and then you should be in. I’m going to email him about getting us in the org-wide beta once it opens and CC you there as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mariatta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/mariatta/32/30581_2.png) [@Mariatta](https://discuss.python.org/u/Mariatta)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/9 "2018-11-01T22:11:55Z")
I’m already in the waitlist. Thanks 🙂 ![10%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/python1/original/1X/24eeff4877dada92196b51c076dfa666bf8b698d.png) ---
**Author:** ![EWDurbin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/ewdurbin/32/3103_2.png) [@EWDurbin](https://discuss.python.org/u/EWDurbin)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/10 "2018-11-01T22:16:56Z")
Done for my personal account and the Python organization! (@ewdurbin And @python) ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/brian/32/13937_2.png) [@brian](https://discuss.python.org/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/11 "2018-11-02T16:59:36Z")
@Mariatta @EWDurbin your details are now forwarded on, but being fast-tracked requires director approval so it might take a few days. If you don’t hear anything by the middle of next week, let me know and I’ll let my guy know to ping someone internally again to push you through. ---
**Author:** ![Mariatta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/mariatta/32/30581_2.png) [@Mariatta](https://discuss.python.org/u/Mariatta)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/12 "2018-11-13T23:11:13Z")
Hi I still haven’t heard anything. ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/brian/32/13937_2.png) [@brian](https://discuss.python.org/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/13 "2018-11-14T17:56:27Z")
Sorry about that! I’ll ask my connection again and see what’s going on. The PM who takes care of letting people in the program was on vacation right around when we sent in the requests so perhaps they got lost in the shuffle. ---
**Author:** ![Mariatta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/mariatta/32/30581_2.png) [@Mariatta](https://discuss.python.org/u/Mariatta)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/14 "2018-11-16T20:16:19Z")
I got my invite. Thanks @brian! 😀 ---
**Author:** ![pradyunsg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/pradyunsg/32/206_2.png) [@pradyunsg](https://discuss.python.org/u/pradyunsg)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/15 "2018-12-01T14:31:11Z")
Going slightly off topic, @brian by any chance, could you get [github.com/pypa](http://github.com/pypa) on the list of organizations that have get early access when they do the organization roll-out? ---
**Author:** ![Seluj78](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/seluj78/32/350_2.png) [@Seluj78](https://discuss.python.org/u/Seluj78)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/16 "2018-12-12T14:29:00Z")
Hey 😃 So I have access to the Actions feature and apparently so does some of you. I have contact of some guys over @github that can provide people access if I ask nicely. Other than that, I was actually talking to them and the Actions tab are only available to Private repositories because of tokens used in the Actions modules which makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Seluj78](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/seluj78/32/350_2.png) [@Seluj78](https://discuss.python.org/u/Seluj78)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/17 "2018-12-18T22:33:26Z")
Right so I just got an email saying that `Actions` are now available for public repositories. It looks like we could do some nice things with it. See [https://github.com/actions/action-builder/blob/master/.github/main.workflow](https://github.com/actions/action-builder/blob/master/.github/main.workflow) for example ---
**Author:** ![njs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/njs/32/204_2.png) [@njs](https://discuss.python.org/u/njs)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/18 "2018-12-19T01:41:42Z")
Out of curiosity (and because I’m not finding the docs very helpful): Is there something awesome Actions can do that we couldn’t do before with Travis/Azure pipelines/Heroku bots? ---
**Author:** ![Seluj78](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/seluj78/32/350_2.png) [@Seluj78](https://discuss.python.org/u/Seluj78)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/19 "2018-12-19T10:06:29Z")
> [@njs](#): > > Out of curiosity (and because I’m not finding the docs very helpful): Is there something awesome Actions can do that we couldn’t do before with Travis/Azure pipelines/Heroku bots? Well from what I gathered and tested, Actions allows us to have everything in one place, handled like github instead of having our bots triggered on merge etc… Actions does it for us and has a beautiful UI. Plus I’m sure the github staff would love to help us set it up. Have you looked around at [https://github.com/actions/action-builder/blob/master/.github/main.workflow](https://github.com/actions/action-builder/blob/master/.github/main.workflow) ? ---
**Author:** ![pitrou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/pitrou/32/28_2.png) [@pitrou](https://discuss.python.org/u/pitrou)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262/20 "2018-12-19T13:54:09Z")
Well, we need some level of Travis-CI and Azure automation, so I’m not sure what il would bring to migrate part of that to Github Actions. It would also make it more painful to move away from Github. I understand Github may want to create some kind of platform effect so that users/customers have a stronger incentive to stay with them long term, but what’s good for Github is not necessarily good fo us. [Next page](https://discuss.python.org/t/new-github-feature-actions/262.md?page=2)