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A lambda function runs as a GitHub Application and periodically gets a new GitHub Runner Registration Token from the GitHub API. This token is then stored in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store.


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It's 100% Open Source and licensed under the APACHE2.

Usage

This function should be deployed using the terraform-aws-github-action-token-rotator module.

Quick Start

  1. Browse to https://github.com/organizations/{YOUR_ORG}/settings/apps and click the New GitHub App button

  2. Set the name to "GitHub Action Token Rotator"

  3. Set the Homepage URL to https://github.com/cloudposse/lambda-github-action-token-rotator

  4. Uncheck the Active checkbox under the Webhook heading

  5. Select Read and write under Organization permissions -> Self-hosted runners

  6. Click the Create GitHub App button at the bottom of the page

  7. Under the Client secrets section, click the Generate a new client secret button

  8. Copy the Client secret to a safe place, it will be needed to install the app

  9. Under the Private key section, click the Generate a private key button

  10. Download the private key to a safe place, it will be needed to install the app

  11. Convert the private key to a PEM file using the following command: openssl pkcs8 -topk8 -inform PEM -outform PEM -nocrypt -in {DOWNLOADED_FILE_NAME}.pem -out private-key-pkcs8.key

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