Run Docker container

Learn more about: - Run Docker Image action features - Run Docker Image integrations - Run Docker Image alternatives

POST Parameters

List with common parameters for all Buddy actions

Name	Type	Description
name `Required`	String	The name of the action.
type `Required`	String	The type of the action. Should be set to `RUN_DOCKER_CONTAINER`.
docker_image_name `Required`	String	The name of the Docker image.
docker_image_tag `Required`	String	The tag of the Docker image.
inline_commands `Required`	String	The commands that will be executed.
run_as_user	String	All build commands are run as the default user defined in the selected Docker image. Can be set to another username (on the condition that this user exists in the selected image).
mount_filesystem_disable	Boolean	Defines whether or not to mount the filesystem to the running container.
volume_mappings	String[]	The path preceding the colon is the filesystem path (the folder from the filesystem to be mounted in the container). The path after the colon is the container path (the path in the container, where this filesystem will be located).
login	String	The username required to connect to a private registry.
password	String	The password required to connect to a private registry.
registry	String	The url to the Docker registry or GCR. Required for Google GCR.
export_container_path	String	Defines the export path of the container’s filesystem as a tar archive.
integration	Integration	The integration. Required for using the image from the Amazon ECR, Google GCR and Docker Hub.
region	String	The name of the Amazon S3 region. Required for using the image from the Amazon ECR. The full list of regions is available here.
use_image_from_action	Boolean	If set to `true` the Docker image will be taken from action defined by `docker_build_action_id`.
docker_build_action_id	Integer	The ID of the action which built the desired Docker image. If set to 0, the image will be taken from previous pipeline action. Can be used instead of `docker_build_action_name`.
docker_build_action_name	String	The name of the action which built the desired Docker image. Can be used instead of `docker_build_action_id`.
entrypoint	String	Default command to execute at runtime. Overwrites the default entrypoint set by the image.

Example

Request

POST https://api.buddy.works/workspaces/buddy/projects/company-website/pipelines/2/actions

JSON

{
  "name": "Run container",
  "type": "RUN_DOCKER_CONTAINER",
  "trigger_time": "ON_EVERY_EXECUTION",
  "docker_image_name": "library/ubuntu",
  "docker_image_tag": "latest",
  "variables": [
   {
      "key": "containerUser",
      "value": "notRoot"
   }
  ],
  "run_as_user": "$containerUser",
  "inline_commands": "ls -al > ls.log",
  "mount_filesystem_disable": false,
  "export_container_path": "/exportPath",
  "entrypoint": "/bin/sh",
  "volume_mappings":
    "/:/buddy/mount/directory",
}

Sample Response

HTTP

Status: 201 Created
X-Rate-Limit-Limit: 1
X-Rate-Limit-Remaining: 999

JSON

{
  "url": "https://api.buddy.works/workspaces/buddy/projects/company-website/pipelines/2/actions/2",
  "html_url": "https://app.buddy.works/buddy/company-website/pipelines/action/2/edit",
  "id": 2,
  "name": "Run container",
  "type": "RUN_DOCKER_CONTAINER",
  "trigger_time": "ON_EVERY_EXECUTION",
  "last_execution_status": "INITIAL",
  "docker_image_name": "library/ubuntu",
  "docker_image_tag": "latest",
  "variables": [
   {
      "key": "containerUser",
      "value": "notRoot"
   }
  ],
  "run_as_user": "$containerUser",
  "inline_commands": "ls -al > ls.log",
  "mount_filesystem_disable": false,
  "volume_mappings":
    "/:/buddy/mount/directory",
  "export_container_path": "/exportPath",
  "entrypoint": "/bin/sh",
  "pipeline": {
    "url": "https://api.buddy.works/workspaces/buddy/projects/company-website/pipelines/2",
    "html_url": "https://app.buddy.works/buddy/company-website/pipelines/pipeline/2",
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Live mirror",
    "on": "CLICK",
    "refs": [
      "refs/heads/master"
    ],
    "last_execution_status": "SUCCESSFUL",
    "last_execution_revision": "506a3963507943d6908154f4bc9646e829128a08"
  }
}