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Using containerized services

You can use containerized services in your GitHub Actions workflows.

Creating a Docker container action

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build a Docker container action.

Communicating with Docker service containers

Learn how to use Docker service containers to connect databases, web services, memory caches, and other tools to your workflow.

Creating PostgreSQL service containers

You can create a PostgreSQL service container to use in your workflow. This guide shows examples of creating a PostgreSQL service for jobs that run in containers or directly on the runner machine.

Creating Redis service containers

You can use service containers to create a Redis client in your workflow. This guide shows examples of creating a Redis service for jobs that run in containers or directly on the runner machine.