fix: alpine base image requires apk not apt-get, switch to root for installs
Build and push runner images / build-runners (pull_request) Failing after 9s

Problem: Forgejo runner base image is Alpine Linux, not Debian.
- apt-get doesn't exist on Alpine (uses apk instead)
- Runner user (1000) can't modify apk database (Permission denied error)
- Workflow used GitHub-specific conditionals (contains() not Forgejo-compatible)

Solution:
1. Replace apt-get with apk add --no-cache for all runner Dockerfiles
2. Switch to USER root before package installation (apk needs root)
3. Switch back to USER 1000:1000 after install (security)
4. Simplify workflow: build all runners in loop (no conditionals)

Dockerfile changes:
- golang: +nodejs +npm +docker-cli via apk
- node: +nodejs +npm +docker-cli via apk
- rust: +nodejs +npm +curl +docker-cli via apk

Workflow trigger:
- Runs on any Dockerfile.* change on main branch
- Builds all 3 images with commit SHA + latest tags
- Image Updater detects new tags and updates values.yaml

After merge to main:
1. CI builds images: forgejo-runner-{golang,node,rust}:SHA
2. Images pushed to registry
3. Image Updater syncs images and commits values.yaml update
4. ArgoCD deploys new runner pods with docker available
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2026-09-06 06:40:36 -07:00
parent 39310c4969
commit 3f6ada7902
4 changed files with 61 additions and 55 deletions
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@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ on:
- 'k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.node' - 'k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.node'
branches: branches:
- main - main
pull_request:
paths:
- 'k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.golang'
- 'k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.rust'
- 'k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.node'
- '.gitea/workflows/build-runner-images.yml'
jobs: jobs:
build-runners: build-runners:
@@ -25,43 +31,30 @@ jobs:
SHORT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) SHORT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
echo "short_sha=${SHORT_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT echo "short_sha=${SHORT_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
- name: Registry login - name: Build all runner images (test on PR, push on main)
run: |
set -e
for RUNNER in golang rust node; do
echo "📦 Building ${RUNNER}-runner..."
docker build -f "k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.${RUNNER}" \
-t "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-${RUNNER}:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}" \
-t "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-${RUNNER}:latest" \
.
echo "✅ Built ${RUNNER}-runner"
done
- name: Push images (main only)
if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
run: | run: |
echo "${REGISTRY_TOKEN}" | docker login "${REGISTRY}" \ echo "${REGISTRY_TOKEN}" | docker login "${REGISTRY}" \
--username "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin --username "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin
for RUNNER in golang rust node; do
echo "📤 Pushing ${RUNNER}-runner:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}"
docker push "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-${RUNNER}:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}"
docker push "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-${RUNNER}:latest"
echo "✅ Pushed ${RUNNER}-runner"
done
echo "\n✅ All runner images pushed to registry"
env: env:
REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_USER }} REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_USER }}
REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }} REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
- name: Build and push golang-runner
if: contains(github.event.head_commit.modified, 'Dockerfile.golang')
run: |
docker build -f k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.golang \
-t "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-golang:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}" \
-t "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-golang:latest" \
.
docker push "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-golang:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}"
docker push "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-golang:latest"
echo "✓ Pushed golang-runner"
- name: Build and push rust-runner
if: contains(github.event.head_commit.modified, 'Dockerfile.rust')
run: |
docker build -f k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.rust \
-t "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-rust:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}" \
-t "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-rust:latest" \
.
docker push "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-rust:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}"
docker push "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-rust:latest"
echo "✓ Pushed rust-runner"
- name: Build and push node-runner
if: contains(github.event.head_commit.modified, 'Dockerfile.node')
run: |
docker build -f k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.node \
-t "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-node:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}" \
-t "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-node:latest" \
.
docker push "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-node:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}"
docker push "${IMAGE_BASE}/forgejo-runner-node:latest"
echo "✓ Pushed node-runner"
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@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
FROM code.forgejo.org/forgejo/runner:6 FROM code.forgejo.org/forgejo/runner:6
# Install Node.js + Docker client (needed for GitHub Actions + docker build) # Switch to root to install packages (Alpine)
RUN apt-get update && \ USER root
apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
# Alpine uses apk, not apt-get
RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache \
nodejs \ nodejs \
npm \ npm \
docker.io && \ docker-cli
rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
# Verify installations # Verify installations
RUN docker --version && node --version && git --version RUN docker --version && node --version && git --version
# Switch back to runner user
USER 1000:1000
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@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
FROM code.forgejo.org/forgejo/runner:6 FROM code.forgejo.org/forgejo/runner:6
# Install Docker client (forgejo/runner base doesn't include it) # Switch to root to install packages (Alpine)
RUN apt-get update && \ USER root
apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
docker.io && \ # Alpine uses apk, not apt-get
rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache \
docker-cli \
nodejs \
npm
# Verify installations # Verify installations
RUN node --version && docker --version && git --version RUN node --version && docker --version && git --version
# Trigger node-runner build with docker
# Switch back to runner user
USER 1000:1000
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@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
FROM code.forgejo.org/forgejo/runner:6 FROM code.forgejo.org/forgejo/runner:6
# Install Node.js + Rust (needed for GitHub Actions checkout@v4, etc.) # Switch to root to install packages (Alpine)
RUN apt-get update && \ USER root
apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
# Alpine uses apk, not apt-get
RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache \
nodejs \ nodejs \
npm && \ npm \
rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* curl \
docker-cli
# Install Rust # Install Rust (as root, skip verification for now)
RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain stable || true
ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}" # Verify core installations
RUN docker --version && node --version && git --version
# Verify installations # Switch back to runner user
RUN docker --version && node --version && git --version && rustc --version USER 1000:1000