https://github.com/sinedied/publish-devto

:postbox: GitHub Action to publish markdown files on dev.to platform, with assets hosted on GitHub.
https://github.com/sinedied/publish-devto

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:postbox: GitHub Action to publish markdown files on dev.to platform, with assets hosted on GitHub.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sinedied/publish-devto
• Owner: sinedied
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-03-31T16:08:00.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-18T09:42:28.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-30T15:44:49.642Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: articles, automation, blog, devto, github-actions, hacktoberfest, markdown, publish
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.58 MB
• Stars: 40
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# :postbox: publish-devto

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> GitHub Action to publish markdown files as articles on [dev.to](https://dev.to) platform, with assets hosted on GitHub.

## Usage

See [action.yml](action.yml).

```yaml

steps:

- uses: actions/checkout@v4

- name: Publish articles on dev.to

  uses: sinedied/publish-devto@v2

  with:

    # Your dev.to personal API key to publish and update articles.

    # See https://docs.dev.to/api/#section/Authentication/api_key

    devto_key: ${{ secrets.DEVTO_TOKEN }}

    # Your GitHub personal access token, used to create commits for updated files.

    # If you have a protected branch, you need to use a personal access token

    # with the 'repo' permission.

    # See https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token

    github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

    # (Optional) The files to publish. Default is "posts/**/*.md"

    files: 'posts/**/*.md'

    # (Optional) The git branch to use. Default is 'main'.

    branch: main

    # (Optional) Use conventional commit messages. Default is false.

    # See https://www.conventionalcommits.org. 

    conventional_commits: true

    # (Optional) Do not make actual changes on dev.to.

    dry_run: false

```

You can use [this template repository](https://github.com/sinedied/devto-github-template) as an example setup.

## Using a custom committer

You can specify who you want to appear in the commits made by this action by adding these environment variables to the action:

```yaml

  env:

    GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: your_name

    GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: your@email.com

```

## How does it work?

This github action delegates most of the work to the [devto-cli](https://github.com/sinedied/devto-cli) push command.

You can find more information about how it works in the [CLI readme](https://github.com/sinedied/devto-cli).