usage

Usage

This action is designed to be called from a GitHub workflow using the following format

- name: Build ISO
  uses: jasonn3/build-container-installer@main
  id: build
  with:
    arch: ${{ env.ARCH}}
    image_name: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME}}
    image_repo: ${{ env.IMAGE_REPO}}
    image_tag: ${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }}
    version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
    variant: ${{ env.VARIANT }}
    iso_name: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}-${{ env.IMAGE_TAG }}-${{ env.VERSION }}.iso

# This example is for uploading your ISO as a Github artifact. You can do something similar using any cloud storage, so long as you copy the output
- name: Upload ISO as artifact
  id: upload
  uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: ${{ steps.build.outputs.iso_name }}
    path: |
      ${{ steps.build.outputs.iso_path }}/${{ steps.build.outputs.iso_name }}
      ${{ steps.build.outputs.iso_path }}/${{ steps.build.outputs.iso_name }}-CHECKSUM
    if-no-files-found: error
    retention-days: 0
    compression-level: 0

Inputs

Variable	Description	Default Value	Action	Container/Makefile
additional_templates	Space delimited list of additional Lorax templates to include	[empty]	✅	✅
arch	Architecture for image to build	x86_64	✅	✅
enrollment_password	Used for supporting secure boot (requires SECURE_BOOT_KEY_URL to be defined)	container-installer	✅	✅
extra_boot_params	Extra params used by grub to boot the anaconda installer	[empty]	✅	✅
flatpak_remote_name	Name of the Flatpak repo on the destination OS	flathub	✅	✅
flatpak_remote_refs	Space separated list of flatpak refs to install	[empty]	✅	✅
flatpak_remote_refs_dir	Directory that contains files that list the flatpak refs to install	[empty]	✅	✅
flatpak_remote_url	URL of the flatpakrepo file	https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo	✅	✅
image_name	Name of the source container image	base	✅	✅
image_repo	Repository containing the source container image	quay.io/fedora-ostree-desktops	✅	✅
image_signed	Whether the container image is signed. The policy to test the signing must be configured inside the container image	true	✅	✅
image_src	Overrides the source of the container image. Must be formatted for the skopeo copy command	[empty]	✅	✅
image_tag	Tag of the source container image	VERSION	✅	✅
iso_name	Name of the ISO you wish to output when completed	build/deploy.iso	✅	✅
make_target	Overrides the default make target	ISO_NAME-Checksum	✅	❌
repos	List of repo files for Lorax to use	/etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo	✅	✅
rootfs_size	The size (in GiB) for the squashfs runtime volume	2	✅	✅
secure_boot_key_url	Secure boot key that is installed from URL location**	[empty]	✅	✅
variant	Source container variant*	Server	✅	✅
version	Fedora version of installer to build	39	✅	✅
web_ui	Enable Anaconda WebUI (experimental)	false	✅	✅

*Available options for VARIANT can be found by running dnf provides system-release. Variant will be the third item in the package name. Example: fedora-release-kinoite-39-34.noarch will be kinoite

** If you need to reference a local file, you can use file://*path*

Outputs

Variable	Description	Usage
iso_name	The name of the resulting .iso	${{ steps.YOUR_ID_FOR_ACTION.outputs.iso_name }}
iso_path	The path to the resulting .iso	${{ steps.YOUR_ID_FOR_ACTION.outputs.iso_path }}