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Using containerized services
You can use containerized services in your GitHub Actions workflows.
About service containers
You can use 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.