Github Actions: Environment#
Dynamic environment#
environment is set at job level (not at step level), so we should use the $GITHUB_OUTPUT context to set the environment name dynamically, see here to learn how to pass data between jobs.
Standard usage for static value is like this:
jobs:
deployment:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
environment: production
steps:
- name: deploy
# ...deployment-specific steps
For advanced usage with dynamic value should be like this:
# call reusable workflow set_target_env.yml to set the target_env
jobs:
set_target_env:
uses: ./.github/workflows/set_target_env.yml
deployment:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: [set_target_env]
environment:
name: ${{ needs.set_target_env.outputs.workflow_output_target_env }}
env:
TARGET_ENV: ${{ needs.set_target_env.outputs.workflow_output_target_env }}
steps:
- run: |
echo "TARGET_ENV: $TARGET_ENV"
# ...other deployment-specific steps based on $TARGET_ENV