# Firebase Hosting adds preview channels, GitHub Actions integration, and version cloning

DevFeed: [Firebase Hosting adds preview channels, GitHub Actions integration, and version cloning](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-biggest-firebase-hosting-update-ever-preview-channels-github-actions-and-more-16366.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2020/10/preview-channels-firebase-hosting>)

Author: Ke Deng; Bryan Kendall

Published: 2020-10-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Firebase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/firebase-blog.md>)

Topics: [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hosting.md>), [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [Firebase CLI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase-cli.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [also](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/also.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [firebase-cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase-cli.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hosting.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

Firebase announces preview channels for deploying development versions to temporary shareable URLs, along with an official GitHub Action and version cloning. Preview channels can be managed through the Firebase CLI or console and can be connected to pull request workflows.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.