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Day 39: Enforce Code Quality with Branch Protection Rules

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Branch protection rules are your safety net β€” they prevent broken code from ever reaching main.

# GitHub Branch Protection Settings for 'main'
# Settings > Branches > Add rule > Branch name pattern: main

# Recommended settings:
# βœ… Require a pull request before merging
#    - Required approvals: 1
#    - Dismiss stale reviews when new commits are pushed
# βœ… Require status checks to pass before merging
#    - Required checks: test, lint, build
#    - Require branches to be up to date before merging
# βœ… Require conversation resolution before merging
# βœ… Do not allow bypassing the above settings
# ❌ Allow force pushes (keep disabled)
# ❌ Allow deletions (keep disabled)

# With these rules, this will be rejected:
# git push origin main
# Error: protected branch hook declined

# Instead, the correct workflow becomes:
# git checkout -b feature/my-change
# git push origin feature/my-change
# Open PR > Pass CI > Get review > Merge

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Git🐳 Docker☸️ KubernetesπŸ”„ CI/CD
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