run-runbook-action

This is a GitHub Action that will run a runbook in Octopus Deploy.

Important

As of v3 of this action, Octopus Server version 2022.3.5512 or newer is required.

Migration Guide(s)

Please refer to the migration guide if moving between major versions of this action.

Examples

Incorporate the following actions in your workflow to push a package to Octopus Deploy using an API key, a target instance (i.e. server), and a project:

steps:
  - name: Run a runbook in Octopus Deploy 🐙
    uses: OctopusDeploy/run-runbook-action@v3
    env:
      OCTOPUS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.API_KEY  }}
      OCTOPUS_URL: ${{ secrets.SERVER }}
      OCTOPUS_SPACE: 'Outer Space'
    with:
      project: 'Test Project'
      runbook: 'Test Runbook'
      environments: |
        'Dev'
        'Test'

✍️ Environment Variables

Name	Description
OCTOPUS_URL	The base URL hosting Octopus Deploy (i.e. https://octopus.example.com). It is strongly recommended that this value retrieved from a GitHub secret.
OCTOPUS_API_KEY	The API key used to access Octopus Deploy. It is strongly recommended that this value retrieved from a GitHub secret.
OCTOPUS_SPACE	The Name of a space within which this command will be executed.

📥 Inputs

Name	Description
project	Required. The name of the project associated with this runbook.
runbook	Required. The name of the runbook.
environments	Required. A list of environments in Octopus Deploy in which to run (i.e. Dev, Test, Prod). Each environment should be added on a new line.
variables	A multi-line list of prompted variable values. Format: name:value.
server	The instance URL hosting Octopus Deploy (i.e. "https://octopus.example.com/"). The instance URL is required, but you may also use the OCTOPUS_URL environment variable.
api_key	The API key used to access Octopus Deploy. An API key is required, but you may also use the OCTOPUS_API_KEY environment variable. It is strongly recommended that this value retrieved from a GitHub secret.
space	The name of a space within which this command will be executed. The space name is required, but you may also use the OCTOPUS_SPACE environment variable.
git_ref	Git branch reference to the specific resources of a version controlled Octopus Project. This is required for version controlled projects. E.g. ${{ github.ref }} to use the branch or tag ref that triggered the workflow.

📤 Outputs

Name	Description
server_tasks	JSON array of objects containing the Octopus Deploy server tasks Ids (serverTaskId) and environment name (environmentName), and tenant name (tenantName) if the run was for a tenant, for the executions tasks that were queued. Use the await-task-actionto wait for any/all of these tasks.

🤝 Contributions

Contributions are welcome! ❤️ Please read our Contributing Guide for information about how to get involved in this project.