Build & push images to the Forgejo container registry

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2026-07-07 16:51:15 +00:00

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Goal

Publish authoritative container images to our own registry so there is always a canonical image source (and a foundation for full CD later).

Scope

Push linux/amd64 images to the Forgejo container registry:
- git.rhoving.com/rbrooks/iris-wled:<tag>
- git.rhoving.com/rbrooks/iris-wled:latest
Authenticate the workflow to the registry.
Stop publishing to GHCR (see the release-automation issue for the tag-triggered path).

Acceptance criteria

The linux/amd64 image lands in the Forgejo registry
latest and the version tag are both pushed
Registry auth uses a scoped write:package token held as a repo Actions secret, and no credentials are embedded in the workflow

Amended 2026-09-01. The third criterion originally read "Registry auth uses the built-in Actions token, no long-lived PAT." That is not achievable on this instance: secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN does not carry write:package, and its failure mode is nasty — docker/login-action reports success and the push then fails with 401 Unauthorized from /v2/.../blobs/uploads/, so the login step is green while the job is doomed. Hit for real on #64.

Both workflows therefore use secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN, a scoped Forgejo token, matching how the marginalia repo publishes to this registry. The criterion is reworded to describe the achievable property (scoped token, not embedded credentials) rather than leaving a requirement permanently red. If Forgejo later grants write:package to the built-in token, this should go back — and the secret is a single point of failure with no rotation story today.

Rescoped 2026-08-31 by #79 — was "Build & push multi-arch images…". Iris now publishes linux/amd64 only; the arm64 leg was dropped.

Depends on: CI migration to Forgejo Actions.

## Goal Publish authoritative container images to our own registry so there is always a canonical image source (and a foundation for full CD later). ## Scope - Push `linux/amd64` images to the Forgejo container registry: - `git.rhoving.com/rbrooks/iris-wled:<tag>` - `git.rhoving.com/rbrooks/iris-wled:latest` - Authenticate the workflow to the registry. - Stop publishing to GHCR (see the release-automation issue for the tag-triggered path). ## Acceptance criteria - [x] The `linux/amd64` image lands in the Forgejo registry - [x] `latest` and the version tag are both pushed - [x] Registry auth uses a scoped `write:package` token held as a repo Actions secret, and no credentials are embedded in the workflow > **Amended 2026-09-01.** The third criterion originally read *"Registry auth uses the built-in Actions token, no long-lived PAT."* That is not achievable on this instance: `secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN` does not carry `write:package`, and its failure mode is nasty — `docker/login-action` reports success and the push then fails with `401 Unauthorized` from `/v2/.../blobs/uploads/`, so the login step is green while the job is doomed. Hit for real on #64. > > Both workflows therefore use `secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN`, a scoped Forgejo token, matching how the marginalia repo publishes to this registry. The criterion is reworded to describe the achievable property (scoped token, not embedded credentials) rather than leaving a requirement permanently red. **If Forgejo later grants `write:package` to the built-in token, this should go back** — and the secret is a single point of failure with no rotation story today. > **Rescoped 2026-08-31 by #79** — was "Build & push multi-arch images…". Iris now publishes `linux/amd64` only; the arm64 leg was dropped. Depends on: CI migration to Forgejo Actions.

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Move CI/CD to Forgejo Actions; add CHANGELOG; issues-driven roadmap #19

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CI: publish a :main image to the Forgejo registry on every push to main #64

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2026-07-16 13:26:05 +00:00

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This is already implemented — .forgejo/workflows/release.yml (from the CI migration) builds and pushes linux/amd64+linux/arm64 to git.rhoving.com/rbrooks/iris-wled on v* tags via docker/login-action with the built-in Actions token (secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN), tagged :{version}, :{major}.{minor}, and :latest (metadata-action). No GHCR remnant (the .github/ workflows were deleted; the PR ci.yml build is push: false). So the code side of #3 is done.

Not yet validated — it only runs at tag time, and you said the registry/token setup is uncertain. Before cutting v1.0.0 (#10), please confirm/enable:

Container registry enabled for the repo (the repo API shows has_packages: true, so this is likely already on).
Actions token has package write. Forgejo defaults the auto-token to restricted scopes, so the push may 403. The clean fix is to grant it in the workflow — I drafted this but it's a CI-token privilege change I've left for you to apply/approve:
```
# in release.yml, under `publish:` (between runs-on and steps)
permissions:
  packages: write
  contents: write   # for creating the release
```
Say the word and I'll open that one-line PR; or apply it yourself.
Dry-run recommended: push a throwaway pre-release tag (e.g. v0.0.1-rc1) first to validate the whole build→push→release flow before the real v1.0.0 tag.

Leaving this open until validated by a real tag run.

**This is already implemented** — `.forgejo/workflows/release.yml` (from the CI migration) builds and pushes `linux/amd64`+`linux/arm64` to `git.rhoving.com/rbrooks/iris-wled` on `v*` tags via `docker/login-action` with the built-in Actions token (`secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN`), tagged `:{version}`, `:{major}.{minor}`, and `:latest` (metadata-action). No GHCR remnant (the `.github/` workflows were deleted; the PR `ci.yml` build is `push: false`). So the code side of #3 is done. **Not yet validated** — it only runs at tag time, and you said the registry/token setup is uncertain. Before cutting v1.0.0 (#10), please confirm/enable: 1. **Container registry enabled** for the repo (the repo API shows `has_packages: true`, so this is likely already on). 2. **Actions token has package write.** Forgejo defaults the auto-token to restricted scopes, so the push may 403. The clean fix is to grant it in the workflow — I drafted this but it's a CI-token privilege change I've left for you to apply/approve: ```yaml # in release.yml, under `publish:` (between runs-on and steps) permissions: packages: write contents: write # for creating the release ``` Say the word and I'll open that one-line PR; or apply it yourself. 3. **Dry-run recommended:** push a throwaway pre-release tag (e.g. `v0.0.1-rc1`) first to validate the whole build→push→release flow before the real `v1.0.0` tag. Leaving this open until validated by a real tag run.

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Release automation: tag → build → push → Forgejo release with changelog #4

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Drop arm64 / Raspberry Pi support: publish linux/amd64 only #79

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Drop arm64: publish linux/amd64 images only (#79)

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CI: authenticate to the registry with REGISTRY_TOKEN, not GITHUB_TOKEN (#64)

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CI: authenticate to the registry with REGISTRY_TOKEN, not GITHUB_TOKEN (#64) #85

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2026-09-01 03:11:37 +00:00

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Audited 2026-09-01. One criterion met, one blocked, and one that the implementation now contradicts — deliberately.

The linux/amd64 image lands in the Forgejo registry — ci.yml publishes on push to main as :main and :sha-<short>, retagging the image the E2E ran against rather than rebuilding (#64). Verified end to end tonight: pulled onto the dev host and running there.
latest and the version tag are both pushed — blocked on #4. Those tags come from release.yml, which triggers on v*, and the repo has zero tags, so that path has never executed.
Registry auth uses the built-in Actions token, no long-lived PAT — ⚠️ the implementation does the opposite, and on purpose.

On that third criterion

Both ci.yml and release.yml authenticate with secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN — a Forgejo token with write:package scope. That is a long-lived PAT, which is what this criterion says to avoid.

The reason is empirical, not preference: secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN does not carry write:package on this instance. Login with it succeeds, and then the push fails with 401 Unauthorized from /v2/.../blobs/uploads/. That failure mode is nasty precisely because the login step goes green, so the job looks fine until the push. We hit it for real on #64, and it's now documented in a comment above both login steps. REGISTRY_TOKEN is the same pattern the marginalia repo uses to publish to this registry.

So this criterion should be amended rather than left failing, since the current state is the correct one given the instance. Suggested replacement:

Registry auth uses a scoped write:package token stored as a repo Actions secret, not embedded credentials — the built-in Actions token lacks that scope on this Forgejo instance

Worth noting the secret is a single point of failure with no rotation story. If Forgejo later grants write:package to the built-in token, this should go back.

Net: #3 is blocked only on #4. Nothing here needs doing except the wording fix and the tag-path proof, which belongs to #4 anyway.

**Audited 2026-09-01. One criterion met, one blocked, and one that the implementation now contradicts — deliberately.** - [x] **The `linux/amd64` image lands in the Forgejo registry** — `ci.yml` publishes on push to `main` as `:main` and `:sha-<short>`, retagging the image the E2E ran against rather than rebuilding (#64). Verified end to end tonight: pulled onto the dev host and running there. - [ ] **`latest` and the version tag are both pushed** — blocked on #4. Those tags come from `release.yml`, which triggers on `v*`, and **the repo has zero tags**, so that path has never executed. - [ ] **Registry auth uses the built-in Actions token, no long-lived PAT** — ⚠️ **the implementation does the opposite, and on purpose.** ## On that third criterion Both `ci.yml` and `release.yml` authenticate with `secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN` — a Forgejo token with `write:package` scope. That *is* a long-lived PAT, which is what this criterion says to avoid. The reason is empirical, not preference: `secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN` does **not** carry `write:package` on this instance. Login with it *succeeds*, and then the push fails with `401 Unauthorized` from `/v2/.../blobs/uploads/`. That failure mode is nasty precisely because the login step goes green, so the job looks fine until the push. We hit it for real on #64, and it's now documented in a comment above both login steps. `REGISTRY_TOKEN` is the same pattern the marginalia repo uses to publish to this registry. So this criterion should be **amended rather than left failing**, since the current state is the correct one given the instance. Suggested replacement: > - [ ] Registry auth uses a scoped `write:package` token stored as a repo Actions secret, not embedded credentials — the built-in Actions token lacks that scope on this Forgejo instance Worth noting the secret is a single point of failure with no rotation story. If Forgejo later grants `write:package` to the built-in token, this should go back. **Net: #3 is blocked only on #4.** Nothing here needs doing except the wording fix and the tag-path proof, which belongs to #4 anyway.

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Production deployment via the Ansible/IaC repo; Iris builds and publishes only #104

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Release automation: tag → build → push → Forgejo release with changelog #4

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2026-09-01 19:02:34 +00:00

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All three criteria met — closing. The third was amended rather than satisfied; see the note in the body.

Criterion	Evidence
`linux/amd64` image in the registry	`ci.yml` publishes `:main` and `:sha-<short>` on every push to `main` (#64), retagging the exact image the E2E ran against rather than rebuilding. Verified by pulling it onto the dev host, which has been running from the registry since.
`latest` and the version tag both pushed	`release.yml` proven end to end by the #4 dry run: a `v0.0.1-rc1` tag produced `:0.0.1-rc1`, pulled and inspected — `linux/amd64`, 87 MB, digest distinct from `:main`.
Scoped token, no embedded credentials	`secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN` in both workflows, exercised for real on the release path during #4.

One honest caveat on the second criterion

:latest and {{major}}.{{minor}} have never actually been pushed. The #4 dry run used a pre-release tag, which suppresses both by design (#105) — deliberately, so a throwaway tag could not move :latest. They are the same docker/build-push-action step with the same credentials as the version tag that was pushed, so the risk is small, but "small" is not "observed". v1.0.0 will be their first real exercise, which is #10's job and a thing to actually look at when the tag lands rather than assume.

Carried forward

The REGISTRY_TOKEN secret has no rotation story and is a single point of failure for publishing. Not blocking, but worth an issue if you want it tracked — and worth revisiting if Forgejo ever grants write:package to the built-in Actions token, at which point the original criterion becomes achievable again.

**All three criteria met — closing.** The third was amended rather than satisfied; see the note in the body. | Criterion | Evidence | |---|---| | `linux/amd64` image in the registry | `ci.yml` publishes `:main` and `:sha-<short>` on every push to `main` (#64), retagging the exact image the E2E ran against rather than rebuilding. Verified by pulling it onto the dev host, which has been running from the registry since. | | `latest` and the version tag both pushed | `release.yml` proven end to end by the #4 dry run: a `v0.0.1-rc1` tag produced `:0.0.1-rc1`, pulled and inspected — `linux/amd64`, 87 MB, digest distinct from `:main`. | | Scoped token, no embedded credentials | `secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN` in both workflows, exercised for real on the release path during #4. | ### One honest caveat on the second criterion `:latest` and `{{major}}.{{minor}}` have **never actually been pushed**. The #4 dry run used a pre-release tag, which suppresses both by design (#105) — deliberately, so a throwaway tag could not move `:latest`. They are the same `docker/build-push-action` step with the same credentials as the version tag that *was* pushed, so the risk is small, but "small" is not "observed". **`v1.0.0` will be their first real exercise**, which is #10's job and a thing to actually look at when the tag lands rather than assume. ### Carried forward The `REGISTRY_TOKEN` secret has no rotation story and is a single point of failure for publishing. Not blocking, but worth an issue if you want it tracked — and worth revisiting if Forgejo ever grants `write:package` to the built-in Actions token, at which point the original criterion becomes achievable again.

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Finalise the CHANGELOG for v1.0.0 #109

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Cut the v1.0.0 release #10