Use this action to run your CI in FreeBSD.
The github workflow only supports Ubuntu, Windows and MacOS. But what if you need to use FreeBSD?
name: Test
on: [push]
jobs:
test:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
name: A job to run test in FreeBSD
env:
MYTOKEN : ${{ secrets.MYTOKEN }}
MYTOKEN2: "value2"
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Test in FreeBSD
id: test
uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
with:
envs: 'MYTOKEN MYTOKEN2'
usesh: true
prepare: |
pkg install -y curl
run: |
pwd
ls -lah
whoami
env
freebsd-version
sysctl hw.model
sysctl hw.ncpu
sysctl hw.physmem
sysctl hw.usermem
The latest major version is: v1, which is the most recommended to use. (You can also use the latest full version: v1.1.5)
If you are migrating from the previous v0, please change the runs-on: to runs-on: ubuntu-latest
The envs: 'MYTOKEN MYTOKEN2' is the env names that you want to pass into the vm.
The run: xxxxx is the command you want to run in the vm.
The env variables are all copied into the VM, and the source code and directory are all synchronized into the VM.
The working dir for run in the VM is the same as in the Host machine.
All the source code tree in the Host machine are mounted into the VM.
All the GITHUB_* as well as CI=true env variables are passed into the VM.
So, you will have the same directory and same default env variables when you run the CI script.
The default shell in FreeBSD(before 14.0) is csh, if you want to use sh to execute the run script, please set usesh to true.
The code is shared from the host to the VM via rsync by default, you can choose to use to sshfs share code instead.
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steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Test
id: test
uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
with:
envs: 'MYTOKEN MYTOKEN2'
usesh: true
sync: sshfs
prepare: |
pkg install -y curl
...
You can also set sync: no, so the files will not be synced to the VM.
When using rsync, you can define copyback: false to not copy files back from the VM in to the host.
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steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Test
id: test
uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
with:
envs: 'MYTOKEN MYTOKEN2'
usesh: true
sync: rsync
copyback: false
prepare: |
pkg install -y curl
...
You can add NAT port between the host and the VM.
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steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Test
id: test
uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
with:
envs: 'MYTOKEN MYTOKEN2'
usesh: true
nat: |
"8080": "80"
"8443": "443"
udp:"8081": "80"
...
The default memory of the VM is 6144MB, you can use mem option to set the memory size:
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steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Test
id: test
uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
with:
envs: 'MYTOKEN MYTOKEN2'
usesh: true
mem: 4096
...
The VM is using all the cpu cores of the host by default, you can use cpu option to change the cpu cores:
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steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Test
id: test
uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
with:
envs: 'MYTOKEN MYTOKEN2'
usesh: true
cpu: 3
...
It uses the FreeBSD 14.1 by default, you can use release option to use another version of FreeBSD:
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steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Test
id: test
uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
with:
release: "13.2"
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All the supported releases are here: FreeBSD 12.4, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2-pre, 15.0, test.releases See all here
Support custom shell:
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steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Start VM
id: vm
uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
with:
sync: sshfs
- name: Custom shell step 1
shell: freebsd {0}
run: |
cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE;
pwd
echo "this is step 1, running inside the VM"
- name: Custom shell step 2
shell: freebsd {0}
run: |
cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE;
pwd
echo "this is step 2, running inside the VM"
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We use Qemu and Libvirt to run the FreeBSD VM.
- Runs on MacOS to use cpu accelaration.
- Support ARM and other architecture.
