How to use minikube in github actions for testing your app
---
To install and start a minikube cluster, add the following step to your [github action workflow](https://help.github.com/en/actions/configuring-and-managing-workflows/configuring-a-workflow).
```yaml
steps:
-name:start minikube
id:minikube
uses:medyagh/setup-minikube@master
```
for more information see github actions marketplace [setup-minikube](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-minikube).
## Example: build image & deploy to minikube on each PR
Requirements:
- a valid Dockerfile
- a valid `deployment.yaml` file with `imagePullPolicy: Never` see below for an example
Create workflow:
- copy this yaml to your workflow file for example in `.github/workflows/pr.yml`:
```yaml
name:CI
on:
-pull_request
jobs:
job1:
runs-on:ubuntu-latest
name:build example and deploy to minikbue
steps:
-uses:actions/checkout@v2
-name:Start minikube
uses:medyagh/setup-minikube@master
-name:Try the cluster !
run:kubectl get pods -A
-name:Build image
run:|
export SHELL=/bin/bash
eval $(minikube -p minikube docker-env)
docker build -f ./Dockerfile -t local/example .
echo -n "verifying images:"
docker images
-name:Deploy to minikube
run:
kubectl apply -f deploy-to-minikube.yaml
-name:Test service URLs
run:|
minikube service list
minikube service example --url
echo "------------------opening the service------------------"
curl $(minikube service example --url)
```
The above example workflow yaml, will do the following steps on each coming PR:
1. Checks out the the source code
2. Installs & starts minikube
3. Tries out the cluster just by running `kubectl` command
4. Build the docker image using minikube's [docker-env]({{<ref"/docs/commands/docker-env.md">}}) feature
5. Apply the deployment yaml file minikube
6. Check the service been created in minikube
### Example minikube deployment yaml with a service
