GitHub Actions – CI/CD Pipeline with Webhook Integration

This repository demonstrates how to automate workflows using GitHub Actions, and trigger a webhook to notify or log events using Flask & MongoDB hosted on AWS EC2.

1. Technologies Used :

   a) GitHub Actions

   b) CI/CD Workflow (.github/workflows/webhook.yml)

   c) Python Webhook

   d) MongoDB

   e) AWS EC2

2. Repository Structure :

   action-repo/
   ├── .github/
   │   └── workflows/
   │       └── webhook.yml   # Main CI workflow triggering webhook
   

3. How It Works :

   a) The webhook.yml file defines a GitHub Actions workflow.

   b) It runs on push events.

   c) On every trigger, it sends a POST request to your deployed Flask webhook endpoint.

   d) That endpoint saves data in MongoDB Atlas.

4. webhook.yml Breakdown :

   yaml
   
   name: Webhook Trigger
   
   on:
      push:
           branches:
                   - main
   
   jobs:
       send-webhook:
                runs-on: ubuntu-latest
                steps:
                  - name: Send webhook to Flask server
                  run: |
                      curl -X POST http://<your-ec2-public-ip>:5000/webhook/receiver \
                      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
                      -d '{"event":"GitHub push", "status":"success"}'
   

   Replace with your actual EC2 public IP or domain.

5. Features :

   a) Triggers automated webhook call on every GitHub push.

   b) Easily integratable with CI/CD, Slack, Discord, or internal systems.

   c) Great for monitoring, logging, or automating actions.

6. Use Cases :

   a) Track GitHub activity using your own webhook.

   b) Trigger backend scripts or tools from code events.

   c) Notify external systems (e.g., logging, alerting, deployment).

7. Deployment Steps :

   a) Create a webhook endpoint using Flask (see webhook-repo).

   b) Deploy the endpoint on AWS EC2 and open required port.

   c) Update webhook.yml with your endpoint URL.

   d) Push code to trigger the workflow and observe your webhook receiver.