Secret Files in Github Actions

When working with sensitive files like google-services.json in a public repository (where anyone can see your code), it's generally not recommended to include them directly. However, if you still need to include such a file, you can follow these steps:

1 : Base64 Encode File

• Open the folder where google-services.json is located in your terminal.
• Run the command

openssl base64 < google-services.json | tr -d '\n' | tee google_services.txt

This command converts the google-services.json file into a base64-encoded format and saves it to a file named google_services.txt.

2 : Copy the Encoded Result:

• After running the command, you'll see a long string of characters in your terminal (the base64-encoded content).
• Copy this entire string.

3 : Add to Repository Secrets:

• In your GitHub repository, go to "Settings" > "Secrets" and click on "New repository secret."
• Paste the copied base64-encoded string into the value field and name it something like GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON.

4 : Update your workflow yaml

• In your workflow YAML file (e.g., .github/workflows/main.yml), add the following lines under the appropriate job or step: (fileDir is depend on your folder structure)

Congratulations. You did it.