{"id":62982,"date":"2022-02-10T09:56:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T17:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/github.blog\/?p=62982"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:18:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T17:18:45","slug":"using-reusable-workflows-github-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/github.blog\/developer-skills\/github\/using-reusable-workflows-github-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to start using reusable workflows with GitHub Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From automating repetitive tasks to building continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines, you can do a lot with GitHub Actions.<\/p>\n

But until recently, you had to copy and paste YAML files from one repository to another if you wanted to use them in more than one place.<\/p>\n

Enter reusable workflows<\/a>, which officially launched in 2021 and offer a simple and powerful way to avoid copying and pasting workflows across your repositories.<\/p>\n

Below, I’ll go over some of the benefits of reusable workflows and how to use them. I’ll also talk through how reusable workflows are different from composite actions<\/a> and some current limitations.<\/p>\n