Add: Automated dead link checking workflow with lychee-action and ignore list

.github/workflows/link-check.yml

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+# This workflow checks for dead links in the Awesome List on a daily basis.
+
+name: Awesome List Dead Links (daily check)
+
+on:
+  # Schedule the workflow to run every 24 hours.
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 */24 * * *'
+  # Allows manual triggering of the workflow through the GitHub Actions UI.
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  linkChecker:
+    # The job will run on the latest Ubuntu virtual environment.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        # Uses the official GitHub checkout action to clone the repository.
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run lychee link checker
+        # Utilizes the lychee-action to check for dead links in the specified file.
+        uses: lycheeverse/[email protected]
+        with:
+          # Arguments for the lychee link checker:
+          # --verbose: Enables verbose logging.
+          # --no-progress: Disables progress bar output.
+          # --exclude-mail: Excludes email addresses from the link checking.
+          # --timeout 20: Sets the request timeout to 20 seconds.
+          # --format markdown: Outputs the report in markdown format.
+          # README.md: The file to be checked.
+          args: --verbose --no-progress --exclude-mail --timeout 20 --format markdown --exclude-list .lycheeignore README.md
+          # Designates the output file for the report.
+          output: lychee/report.md
+
+      - name: Upload link checker report
+        # Uploads the generated report as an artifact.
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          # Name of the artifact.
+          name: lychee-report
+          # File path to the report.
+          path: lychee/report.md

.lycheeignore

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+https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/
+https://substack.com/
+https://sideprojectstack.com/