How I Got My GitHub Actions Certification

GitHub and DevOps

I recently passed the GitHub Actions certification (GH-200), and I want to share my experience preparing for it, what the exam was like, and what this milestone means for my career.

GitHub Actions certification

Career Goal

I am aiming to become a DevOps or Platform Engineer. This certification is an important step on that path because many companies use GitHub not only to host their code, but also to automate CI/CD workflows. Understanding how GitHub Actions works is a valuable and necessary skill for anyone moving in that direction.

Experience and Preparation

I have been practicing how to create CI/CD pipelines and deploy infrastructure with Bicep by using GitHub Actions workflows. GitHub has been my main platform for this, and that hands-on practice made a big difference when it came time to prepare for the exam.

One of the projects I used to practice was multiverse-explorer, a Rick and Morty themed app, where I set up workflows to build, test, and deploy the application. Working on a real repository instead of just following tutorials helped me actually understand how triggers, jobs, secrets, and deployments fit together.

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I decided to take the exam after completing the GitHub Actions course on Microsoft Learn (GH-200T00), where I did the practice tests and got good scores. I also took the GitHub Actions course on Platzi, which helped me reinforce the concepts from a different angle. On top of that, I had been studying and practicing this topic very hard for about a month before sitting the exam.

During the Exam and the Result

As I read the questions, I felt confident because many of them were related to things that I had already been practicing, like building workflows, managing secrets, and setting up jobs and triggers. Some questions were challenging, but overall, I felt that I did very well. When I saw that I had passed, I felt so excited because all the effort that I had put into studying and practicing had paid off.

My Certification

GitHub Actions certification credential

What This Means for My Career

This is an important milestone because it helps me better to understand the technical tasks of a DevOps Engineer. It also motivates me to focus more on the operational side of DevOps, not only on software development.

If you are working with GitHub or thinking about moving into DevOps, I think this certification is worth it. It pushes you to go beyond writing simple workflows and actually understand concepts like reusable workflows, security, self-hosted runners, and how to structure pipelines for real projects. Studying for it gave me a much more solid foundation than just picking things up as I went, and having practical experience from a real repository like multiverse-explorer made the preparation much more concrete than just reading documentation.

Resources

If you are interested in taking this certification yourself, here are the resources I used:

Certification: GitHub Actions (GH-200)
Price: $59 USD (Costa Rica)
Course: GH-200T00: GitHub Actions on Microsoft Learn
Course: GitHub Actions on Platzi
Practice repo: multiverse-explorer

If you are already working with GitHub or planning to move into DevOps, I highly recommend giving it a try. Happy coding! 😄