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GitHub Action

Build Docker Image and Push to GHCR, Docker Hub, or AWS ECR

v0.3.2

Build Docker Image and Push to GHCR, Docker Hub, or AWS ECR

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Build Docker Image and Push to GHCR, Docker Hub, or AWS ECR

Abstracts defining actions to push Docker images to desired registry, defaults to ghcr.io

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

              

- name: Build Docker Image and Push to GHCR, Docker Hub, or AWS ECR

uses: GlueOps/[email protected]

Learn more about this action in GlueOps/github-actions-build-push-containers

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Custom Action to build and push Docker images to GitHub Container Registry (ghcr.io), Docker Hub (docker.io), and AWS ECR

Automate your Docker image deployments effortlessly with this custom GitHub Action! 🚀💪 Configure the event using the GitHub Actions on: clause to determine what triggers builds. This Action supports both public and private repositories for ghcr, docker, and ecr. The default registry is ghcr.io.

💡 Benefits

✅ Streamlined workflow: Say goodbye to tedious configuration and manual image deployments.

✅ Increased efficiency: Focus on developing and let the CI/CD pipeline handle image distribution.

✅ Seamless integration: simplifies container image management.

✅ Default Image Tagging: Out-of-the-box tagging with the below elements.

  • Target Reference: Either Branch Name or Tag, depending upon the trigger context.
  • Short SHA
  • SHA

🛠️ How to Use

For detailed usage instructions, refer to the GlueOps Documentation.

Example Configurations

GitHub Container Registry (ghcr.io)

name: Build and Push Container to GitHub Container Registry

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]

jobs:
  build_and_push:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Build and Push Container to ghcr.io
        uses: GlueOps/[email protected]

Docker Hub (docker.io)

name: Build and Push Container to Docker Hub

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]

jobs:
  build_and_push:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Build and Push Container to docker.io
        uses: GlueOps/[email protected]
        with:
          registry: "docker.io"
          dockerhub_username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
          dockerhub_password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}

AWS Elastic Container Registry (.dkr.ecr.) - with Access Keys

name: Build and Push Container to ECR using Access Keys

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]

jobs:
  build_and_push:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Build and Push Container to ECR
        uses: GlueOps/[email protected]
        with:
          registry: "<aws-account-id>.dkr.ecr.<aws-region>.amazonaws.com"
          aws_access_key_id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
          aws_secret_access_key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
          aws_default_region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION}}

AWS Elastic Container Registry (.dkr.ecr.) - IAM Role

Note that additioanl workflow permissions are required to enable use of GitHub OIDC. Additional Documentation for configuration is available in the aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials repository.

name: Build and Push Container to ECR using an IAM Role

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]

permissions:
  id-token: write
  contents: read # required because configuring permissions removes all permissions not declared

jobs:
  build_and_push:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Build and Push Container to ECR
        uses: GlueOps/[email protected]
        with:
          registry: "<aws-account-id>.dkr.ecr.<aws-region>.amazonaws.com"
          aws_role_to_assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ECR_ROLE_ARN }}
          aws_default_region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION}}