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# Custom workflow Now that we've learned how to quickly set up CI, let's try a more realistic use case. Our fictional team has a custom workflow that goes beyond the template we've used so far. We would like the following features: <img alt="an icon of three gears" align="left" width="50" height="50" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6351798/88609410-48241f80-d041-11ea-85ad-b77a5d08bfd1.png"><br/> **Test against multiple targets** so that we know if our supported operating systems and Node.js versions are working <img alt="icon of gears indicating relationship between multiple jobs" align="left" width="50" height="50" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6351798/88609439-55410e80-d041-11ea-8186-09b2008e2572.png"><br/> **Dedicated test job** so that we can separate out build from test details <img alt="icon of a binary file" align="left" width="50" height="50" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6351798/88609455-5ffba380-d041-11ea-9e29-c2bac7a8dfd4.png"><br/> **Access to build artifacts** so that we can deploy them to a target environment <img alt="icon of a security shield indicating branch protections" align="left" width="50" height="50" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6351798/88609465-6a1da200-d041-11ea-9c4c-55ffe90a3e72.png"><br/> **Branch protections** so that the `main` branch can't be deleted or inadvertently broken <img alt="icon of a review approval" align="left" width="50" height="50" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6351798/88609558-9df8c780-d041-11ea-906f-dd23efd9f65c.png"><br/> **Required reviews** so that any pull requests are double checked by teammates <img alt="icon of a review approval" align="left" width="50" height="50" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6351798/88609481-73a70a00-d041-11ea-959d-27b33c2d4028.png"><br/> **Obvious approvals** so we can merge quickly and potentially automate merges and deployments ## Step 7: Create a custom GitHub Actions workflow Can GitHub Actions support this workflow? Let's find out. We'll tackle some of the changes to the existing workflow file first. ### :keyboard: Activity: Edit the existing workflow with new build targets 1. Edit your [existing workflow](https://github.com/delirius325/github-actions-for-ci/edit/main/.github/workflows/node.js.yml) file in a new branch 2. In that file, target versions `12.x` and `14.x` of Node, only 3. Open a new pull request titled **Improve CI** for your change. I'll respond when you open the pull request.