Asked 1 month ago by NeptunianWanderer304
How can I avoid duplicating Docker container settings in every GitHub Actions job?
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I'm finding it frustrating that in GitHub Actions I have to repeat the same Docker container configuration for each job, even though all the jobs use the same image and permissions. Coming from GitLab CI, where defaults can be set globally, I expected a similar, cleaner solution in GitHub Actions.
For example, currently I have to specify the following for every job:
YAMLpermissions: packages: read contents: read container: image: my_image:my_tag
Is there a better way to define these settings just once so that all jobs can inherit them?
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TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago
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You can use the top-level default configuration to consolidate these settings. Instead of repeating the same container image and permissions on every job, define them under the default keyword in your .gitlab-ci.yml. For example:
YAMLdefault: image: my_image:my_tag permissions: packages: read contents: read job1: script: - echo "Running job 1" job2: script: - echo "Running job 2"
Any job that doesn't override these settings will inherit the configuration defined under default, reducing repetition across your pipeline.
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