Question 1

How to set up Travis CI for a Node.js project?

Accepted Answer

Add a .travis.yml file to your repo specifying 'node_js' and versions, and Travis CI will automatically generate build scripts using travis-build. Ensure your GitHub repo is connected in the Travis CI web interface.

Question 2

Travis CI vs GitHub Actions: which is better?

Accepted Answer

Travis CI offers deep historical integration with GitHub and multi-language support, but GitHub Actions provides tighter native integration and more flexible workflows within GitHub. Choose based on your need for external hosting vs platform-native tools.

Question 3

Why are my Travis CI builds taking so long to start?

Accepted Answer

Delays can occur due to Quality of Service restrictions on concurrent builds per user, as managed by travis-hub. Check your account limits and consider optimizing or upgrading for higher concurrency.

Question 4

How to securely store API keys in Travis CI?

Accepted Answer

Use encrypted environment variables in the Travis CI web interface or in .travis.yml to avoid exposing secrets. Travis CI's build environment isolates these variables during job execution.

Question 5

Can I use Travis CI with Docker containers?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Travis CI supports Docker through its build environment provisioning with Chef cookbooks. Specify Docker services in your .travis.yml to run containers, but note that customization may require understanding of the underlying infrastructure.

Question 6

What happens if Travis CI has an outage?

Accepted Answer

Outages can halt all builds and deployments; monitor traviscistatus.com for updates. As a hosted service, there's no workaround except waiting, which highlights the dependency risk.

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