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Service Containers

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GitHub service containers are essentially Docker containers created for the lifetime of a workflow job. You can host services to test or operate applications in a workflow using service containers.

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Chandrasekara, C., Herath, P. (2021). Service Containers. In: Hands-on GitHub Actions. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6464-5_8

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