Docker and CI/CD · Middle · Question 35 of 75

In a monorepo, how can you avoid running the backend pipeline when only the frontend changed?

1Run the backend pipeline only once on weekends
✓Correct answer: Filter triggers by paths or detect changed packages
3Move the backend code into a separate Git branch

Explanation

on: push: paths: ['apps/api/**'] is the simple version. Tools like Nx or Turborepo compute affected projects from the dependency graph.

Further reading

GitHub Docs: Events that trigger workflows ↗

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