netrc-creds

Install Credentials to your Github Actions netrc file. Useful for authenticating access to additional GitHub resources.

Usage

Pre-requisites

Create a workflow .yml file in your repositories .github/workflows directory. An example workflow is available below. For more information, reference the GitHub Help Documentation for Creating a workflow file.

Inputs

• machine: Single entry mode machine.
• login: Single entry mode login.
• password: Single entry mode password.
• creds: A JSON array of credential objects (machine, login, password). Optional. Github actions doesn't support strucutred input. womp.

Either a creds field, and/or a machine/login/password combo must be passed.

Outputs

None.

Example workflow

name: Example installing netrc creds

on: [push]

env:
  - login: l12s-bot

jobs:
  build:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    strategy:
      matrix:
        node-version: [12.x]

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
    - name: Apply netrc creds with direct input
      uses: bcomnes/netrc-creds@v3
      with:
        machine: some.other.api.com
        login: person
        password: 1234qwer # store this in secrets
    - name: Apply netrc creds with direct input again
      uses: bcomnes/netrc-creds@v3
      with:
        machine: another.api.com
        login: person
        password: 1234qwer # store this in secrets
    - name: Apply netrc creds with a JSON block
      uses: bcomnes/netrc-creds@v3
      with:
        creds: |
          [
            {
              "machine": "github.com",
              "login": "${{env.login}}",
              "password": "${{ secrets.GH_MACHINE_TOKEN }}"
            },
            {
              "machine": "api.github.com",
              "login": "${{env.login}}",
              "password": "${{ secrets.GH_MACHINE_TOKEN }}"
            }
          ]

FAQ

Can you offer a major version tag/branch alias? I want automatic updates!

Yes! netrc-creds now offers a v2 and v3 major branch pointer.

License

The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the MIT License