Automating deployment processes can accelerate product delivery and allow teams to concentrate on development and customer feedback. Continuous deployment (CD) is a software practice that involves frequent automated deployments, unlike continuous delivery, which requires manual deployment approval. The tutorial focuses on utilizing GitHub Actions, launched in 2019, to automate tasks such as building, testing, and deploying a React project to Firebase, a Google platform for web and mobile development. Setting up involves creating a GitHub repository, configuring Firebase, and using GitHub Actions to create a workflow that triggers on code pushes to the master branch, installing dependencies, running tests, and deploying to Firebase. The process aims to streamline deployment, reduce bugs, and make continuous deployment accessible and effective for developers.