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diff --git a/packaging/docker/README.md b/packaging/docker/README.md index dba0fa0e6a..93272295d2 100644 --- a/packaging/docker/README.md +++ b/packaging/docker/README.md @@ -124,3 +124,35 @@ services: You can restrict access by following [official caddy guide](https://caddyserver.com/docs/basicauth) and adding lines to Caddyfile. []() + +### Publish a test image to your own repository + +The script `packaging/docker/build-test.sh` can be used to create an image and upload it to a repository of your choosing. + +``` +Usage: packaging/docker/build-test.sh -r <REPOSITORY> -v <VERSION> -u <DOCKER_USERNAME> -p <DOCKER_PASSWORD> [-s] + -s skip build, just push the image +Builds an amd64 image and pushes it to the docker hub repository REPOSITORY +``` + +This is especially useful when testing a Pull Request for Kubernetes, since you can set `image` to an immutable repository and tag, set the `imagePullPolicy` to `Always` and just keep uploading new images. + +Example: + +We get a local copy of the Helm chart at https://github.com/netdata/helmchart. We modify `values.yaml` to have the following: + +``` +image: + repository: cakrit/netdata-prs + tag: PR5576 + pullPolicy: Always +``` + +We check out PR5576 and run the following: +``` +./packaging/docker/build-test.sh -r cakrit/netdata-prs -v PR5576 -u cakrit -p 'XXX' +``` + +Then we can run `helm install [path to our helmchart clone]`. + +If we make changes to the code, we execute the same `build-test.sh` command, followed by `helm upgrade [name] [path to our helmchart clone]`
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