Deploy Chart Action

This action will deploy a Helm chart to a cluster with an easy to use interface.

Inputs

Input	Description	Required	Default
release_name	The name of the release, also used as the namespace name	Yes
role_arn	The ARN of the role to assume	Yes
chart_repository	The name of the image repository. Will be used as the name of the Docker image	No	github.repository
chart_path	The path within the repository to the chart	No	chart
chart_pull_token	A token to pull the chart repository	Yes
chart_pull_path	The path within the runner to pull to the chart into.	No	.
cluster	The cluster to deploy to	No	dev-eks-platform
helm_args	Extra arguments to pass to helm	No	``

Example Usage

name: Deploy Chart
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
    tags:
      - v*

jobs:
  deploy:
    name: Deploy chart
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - name: Deploy chart
        uses: citizensadvice/deploy-chart-action@v2
        with:
            release_name: <release name here>
            role_arn: <role arn>
            chart_repository: citizensadvice/helm-charts
            chart_path: charts/<your chart>
            chart_pull_token: ${{ secrets.HELM_CHARTS_PULL_TOKEN }}
            helm_args: -f overrides.yaml

Caveats

• This action assumes that the namespace has already been created. The namespace should be the same as the release_name input variable. If there is demand for the action to also create a namespace/subnamespace, this can be added.
• The IAM role being used must have permission to deploy the required resources in the namespace of the same name as the release. The role should be created using the OIDC project and use the Helm release role template.