GitHub Commit Reminder

This GitHub Action sends a daily email reminder regardless of whether a commit has been made. It runs at 6 PM Vietnam time and provides the current date and time in the notification.

Features

• Runs daily at 6 PM Vietnam time using a cron schedule.
• Sends an email notification every day.
• Includes the current date and time in the email.
• Can be manually triggered via workflow dispatch.

Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Enable GitHub Actions

Ensure GitHub Actions is enabled for your repository.

2️⃣ Create the Workflow File

Save the following workflow as .github/workflows/commit-reminder.yml in your repository:

name: Daily Email Reminder

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 11 * * *"  # Runs at 6 PM Vietnam time (11 AM UTC)
  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual execution

jobs:
  send-email:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Set Date & Time Variables
        run: |
          echo "CURRENT_DATE=$(date +"%A, %B %d, %Y")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo "CURRENT_TIME=$(date +"%H:%M:%S UTC")" >> $GITHUB_ENV

      - name: Send Daily Reminder Email
        uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3
        with:
          server_address: smtp.gmail.com
          server_port: 465
          username: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_PASSWORD }}
          subject: "🚀 Daily GitHub Reminder"
          body: |
            Hi there! 👋

            This is your **daily reminder** from GitHub! 🚀  
            Stay on track and keep pushing forward.  

            📅 **Date:** ${{ env.CURRENT_DATE }}  
            ⏰ **Current Time (UTC):** ${{ env.CURRENT_TIME }}  

            Best,  
            **GitHub Reminder Bot**
          to: your-email@gmail.com
          from: "GitHub Reminder Bot <your-email@gmail.com>"

      - name: Confirm Email Sent
        run: echo "✅ Email sent successfully on ${{ env.CURRENT_DATE }} at ${{ env.CURRENT_TIME }}"

3️⃣ Configure Email Notifications

Since GitHub Actions cannot directly send emails, this workflow uses dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3.

Add GitHub Secrets:

Go to Settings > Secrets and Variables > Actions > New Repository Secret and add:

• EMAIL_USERNAME: Your email address.
• EMAIL_PASSWORD: App password for SMTP authentication (Ensure two-step verification is enabled for your email: Gmail App Password).

4️⃣ Commit and Push

Commit the workflow file and push it to your repository. The action will automatically run daily and send an email reminder.

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Stay productive with your daily GitHub reminder! 🚀