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If you want to run github actions locally before any pitfalls, you can try out https://github.com/nektos/act https://github.com/nektos/act

pdimitar 4y ago
Ha, that's great, I am definitely trying it. Thank you.
philshem 4y ago
And for gitlab pipelines: https://stackoverflow.com/q/32933174 https://stackoverflow.com/q/32933174
- anakaiti 4y ago
  Unfortunately, it only supports running single jobs. More complex tasks that requires dependencies, variables, job creation context (MR, Trigger, Web, etc.) can't be tested.
  - hobo_mark 4y ago
    Then maybe this? https://github.com/firecow/gitlab-ci-local https://github.com/firecow/gitlab-ci-local (I only tried it shortly many months ago before running into some issues, it probably works better now)
1980phipsi 4y ago
That's pretty cool. I could have used something like that for Microsoft's CI.
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kilroy123 4y ago
Have folks had good success with using this? For me it was extremely slow and it was far faster to just push a branch to github and test.
- mkj 4y ago
  For me act works fairly well, though it isn't exactly the same as Github. Matrix builds didn't work properly (just noticed it has been fixed now), and the base images aren't quite the same. Github should send a bunch of money to the act developer - I know I wouldn't have used Github actions at all without act existing, I'm sure other people must be in the same situation. (Though I'm not paying Github either, so perhaps I'm not a target customer...)
- badloginagain 4y ago
  Like many things, the more complex the workflow the more useful it becomes running it locally. I've found it especially useful for fixing complex workflows or working with custom actions. It's not strictly needed, but it does speed up your workflow once you figure out the kinks.
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bastardoperator 4y ago
GitHub also has a tool that will covert Jenkins pipelines (and other tooling) to Actions called Valet. https://github.com/github/gh-valet https://github.com/github/gh-valet
More-nitors 4y ago
hm you can just run self-hosted github action runners for free...
vinceguidry 4y ago
It should very much concern you that this is a third-party tool with zero support from GitHub. There is no first-party solution.

pdimitar 4y ago

Ha, that's great, I am definitely trying it. Thank you.

philshem 4y ago

And for gitlab pipelines: https://stackoverflow.com/q/32933174 https://stackoverflow.com/q/32933174

anakaiti 4y ago
Unfortunately, it only supports running single jobs. More complex tasks that requires dependencies, variables, job creation context (MR, Trigger, Web, etc.) can't be tested.
- hobo_mark 4y ago
  Then maybe this? https://github.com/firecow/gitlab-ci-local https://github.com/firecow/gitlab-ci-local (I only tried it shortly many months ago before running into some issues, it probably works better now)

1980phipsi 4y ago

That's pretty cool. I could have used something like that for Microsoft's CI.

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kilroy123 4y ago

Have folks had good success with using this? For me it was extremely slow and it was far faster to just push a branch to github and test.

mkj 4y ago
For me act works fairly well, though it isn't exactly the same as Github. Matrix builds didn't work properly (just noticed it has been fixed now), and the base images aren't quite the same. Github should send a bunch of money to the act developer - I know I wouldn't have used Github actions at all without act existing, I'm sure other people must be in the same situation. (Though I'm not paying Github either, so perhaps I'm not a target customer...)
badloginagain 4y ago
Like many things, the more complex the workflow the more useful it becomes running it locally. I've found it especially useful for fixing complex workflows or working with custom actions. It's not strictly needed, but it does speed up your workflow once you figure out the kinks.
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bastardoperator 4y ago

GitHub also has a tool that will covert Jenkins pipelines (and other tooling) to Actions called Valet. https://github.com/github/gh-valet https://github.com/github/gh-valet

More-nitors 4y ago

hm you can just run self-hosted github action runners for free...

vinceguidry 4y ago

It should very much concern you that this is a third-party tool with zero support from GitHub. There is no first-party solution.