Pipery Docker CD#

Repository: pipery-docker-cd
Release tag: main
Catalog: /catalog/

Reusable GitHub Action for Docker CD — pull image, deploy, and verify — with structured logging via Pipery.

Usage#

name: CD
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  cd:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: pipery-dev/pipery-docker-cd@v1
        with:
          image_name: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
          image_tag: ${{ github.sha }}
          deploy_target: argocd
          argocd_server: ${{ vars.ARGOCD_SERVER }}
          argocd_app: my-app
          argocd_token: ${{ secrets.ARGOCD_TOKEN }}

Pipeline steps#

Step	Description	Skip input
Download	Pull Docker image from registry	`skip_download`
Deploy	Deploy via ArgoCD, Cloud Run, Helm, or Ansible	`skip_deploy`
Status check	Verify deployment health	`skip_status_check`

Inputs#

Name	Default	Description
`image_name`	``	Docker image to pull (e.g. `ghcr.io/org/app`).
`image_tag`	`latest`	Image tag to pull.
`registry`	`ghcr.io`	Container registry host.
`registry_username`	``	Registry login username.
`registry_password`	``	Registry login password or token.
`project_path`	`.`	Path to the project source tree.
`config_file`	`.github/pipery/config.yaml`	Path to Pipery config file.
`deploy_target`	`argocd`	Deployment target: `argocd`, `cloud-run`, `helm`, or `ansible`.
`deploy_strategy`	`rolling`	Deployment strategy: `rolling`, `blue-green`, or `canary`.
`argocd_server`	``	ArgoCD server URL.
`argocd_app`	``	ArgoCD application name.
`argocd_token`	``	ArgoCD authentication token.
`cloud_run_service`	``	Cloud Run service name.
`cloud_run_region`	`us-central1`	Cloud Run region.
`cloud_run_image`	``	Container image to deploy to Cloud Run.
`helm_release`	``	Helm release name.
`helm_chart`	``	Helm chart path or reference.
`helm_namespace`	`default`	Kubernetes namespace.
`ansible_playbook`	``	Path to Ansible playbook.
`ansible_inventory`	``	Path to Ansible inventory.
`log_file`	`pipery.jsonl`	Path to the JSONL structured log file.
`skip_download`	`false`	Skip the download step.
`skip_deploy`	`false`	Skip the deploy step.
`skip_status_check`	`false`	Skip the post-deploy status check.

About Pipery#

Pipery is an open-source CI/CD observability platform. Every step script runs under psh (Pipery Shell), which intercepts all commands and emits structured JSONL events — giving you full visibility into your pipeline without any manual instrumentation.

Browse logs in the Pipery Dashboard
Find all Pipery actions on GitHub Marketplace
Source code: pipery-dev

Development#

# Run the action locally against test-project/
pipery-actions test --repo .

# Regenerate docs
pipery-actions docs --repo .

# Dry-run release
pipery-actions release --repo . --dry-run