GitHub Action workflow for running steps in parallel

Question

I am working on a project. I need to create a workflow to run integration tests on an iOS device.

Scenario: I've to run a local server at some port and in parallel I've run integration tests.

Query:

I'll be thankful for the help.

For what I saw on the Github Community (source: https://github.community/t/steps-in-parallel/16343) you can't achieve it with GHA at this moment (it is only possible for jobs). But on the same thread people gave alternatives (without using directly GHA) via background tasks or GNU parallel. — GuiFalourd, Apr 22 '21 at 18:46
You can check [Mocha Parallel Jobs on Github Actions](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67937238/mocha-parallel-jobs-on-github-actions) — Joel, Jun 30 '21 at 09:23

lukee · Accepted Answer · 2023-04-05T07:24:50.077

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There's no built in solution for parallel steps at the moment.

Workarounds:

Run your server in the background (server &). Or as a daemon if it has it built in.
If it's a container you can use jobs.<job_id>.services
- https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idservices

If you would like to have this feature you can try voting on this feedback thing: https://github.com/github-community/community/discussions/14484

edited Apr 05 '23 at 07:24

answered May 11 '22 at 15:26

lukee

Are there any updates from GitHub weather they are planning to add this? Or is there a reason why not? – Lars Flieger May 30 '22 at 09:32
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@LarsFlieger haven't seen any. I've added a link to GH feedback you can try. – lukee Jun 03 '22 at 08:18

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