bluelabs / acr-build

Github action to build containers with Azure Container Registry

Build images with Azure Container Registry

This action can be used to build containers using an Azure Container Registry.

For more information about his capability, have a look at the docs tutorial.

Action capabilities

Following the capabilities of this action:

• Custom Dockerfile path: It is possible to specify a path for the Dockerfile

• Build context: Allows to specify the build context for the image

• Default tag: The action will default to use the first 8 characters of the commit SHA if no tag is specified

• Private repositories:: It is possible to use private Github repositories by providing a github_token

Action inputs:

Action inputs	Description	Default
dockerfile	(Optional) Path to the Dockerfile relative to `folder`	./Dockerfile
folder	(Optional) Build context for Docker agent	./
repository	(Mandatory) The repository on the Azure Container Registry
image	(Mandatory) Docker image name
tag	(Optional) Docker image tag	GITHUB_SHA::8
git_access_token	(Optional) The Github access token for private repositories	GITHUB_SHA::8
registry	(Mandatory) The Azure Container Registry name
build_args	(Optional) Build arguments

Example usage - Public Repository

This example builds the Azure Voting App front-end.

name: build_image
on:
 workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Azure Login
        uses: Azure/login@v1
        with:
          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}

      - name: ACR build
        id: acr
        uses: azure/acr-build@v1
        with:
          registry: MyAzureContainerRegistry
          repository: azure-voting-app-redis #${{ github.repository.name }}
          image: azurevote
          folder: azure-vote

Example usage - Private Repository

In your repository, optionally create the following secrets (or set them in clear in the workflow definition):

• git_access_token (for accessing private repositories)

In .github/workflows create a workflow file like the following:

name: build_image
on:
  push:
    paths:
      - "src/docker/**"
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Azure Login
        uses: Azure/login@v1
        with:
          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}

      - name: ACR build
        id: acr
        uses: azure/acr-build@v1
        with:
          registry: MyAzureContainerRegistry
          repository: ${{ github.repository.name }}
          image: ${{ github.repository.name }}
          git_access_token: ${{ secrets.git_access_token }}
          folder: src/docker
          folder: ../../dockerfiles/Dockerfile

Contributing

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