Edge Apps GitHub Actions 1.1.0: A new initialize action creates an Edge App and its first instance

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The initialize action takes an Edge App from a repo to a running instance in 1 workflow run. It creates the app in Screenly, deploys the code, and creates an instance:

- uses: Screenly/edge-apps-actions/initialize@v1
 with:
 screenly_api_token: ${{ secrets.SCREENLY_API_TOKEN }}
 edge_app_name: my-edge-app
 edge_app_title: My Edge App
 environment: stage # optional, defaults to stage

edge_app_name is the app’s name, and edge_app_title is the title its instance gets. environment is stage or production. Stage reads its manifest from screenly_qc.yml, and production reads screenly.yml.

If package.json lists @screenly/edge-apps under devDependencies, the action installs dependencies with Bun, runs bun run build, and deploys dist/. Any other app is deployed from the repo root as it is.

The job log ends with the manifest and instance.yml, so you can copy the new app’s id into the manifest in your repo for later deploys.

Edge Apps GitHub Actions 1.1.0 | Screenly

Edge Apps GitHub Actions 1.1.0: A new initialize action creates an Edge App and its first instance