Private Git Repositories

When working with Pulumi Deployments, you may need to access private Git repositories.

Private Dependency Packages

If your Pulumi Deployment requires access to private GitHub repositories, e.g. your program uses a private Go module, it is necessary to configure an SSH key with access to the required repos. Without the correct configuration, the Deployment will be unable to access those private artifacts, and the deployment may fail.

The following will allow you to configure a private key and allow access to GitHub using SSH to pull down the appropriate artifacts properly:

1. Add the following code into the Pre-run commands and toggle on Skip automatic dependency installation step in Advanced Settings:

   mkdir /root/.ssh && printf -- "$SSHKEY" > /root/.ssh/id_ed25519
   chmod 600 /root/.ssh/id_ed25519
   ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
    cd .. && git config --global --add url.\"git@github.com:\".insteadOf \"https://github.com\"
   

   

2. Add the $SSHKEY field as a secret environment variable: