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Knative `Build` resources

Use the Build resource object to create and run on-cluster processes to completion.

To create a build in Knative, you must define a configuration file, in which specifies one or more container images that you have implemented to perform and complete a task.

A build runs until all steps have completed or until a failure occurs.

Syntax
- Steps
- Template
- Source
- Service Account
- Volumes
- Timeout
Examples

Syntax

To define a configuration file for a Build resource, you can specify the following fields:

Required:
- apiVersion - Specifies the API version, for example build.knative.dev/v1alpha1.
- kind - Specify the Build resource object.
- metadata - Specifies data to uniquely identify the Build resource object, for example a name.
- spec - Specifies the configuration information for your Build resource object. Build steps must be defined through either of the following fields:
  - steps - Specifies one or more container images that you want to run in your build.
  - template - Specifies a reusable build template that includes one or more steps.
Optional:
- source - Specifies a container image that provides information to your build.
- serviceAccountName - Specifies a ServiceAccount resource object that enables your build to run with the defined authentication information.
- volumes - Specifies one or more volumes that you want to make available to your build.
- timeout - Specifies timeout after which the build will fail.

The following example is a non-working sample where most of the possible configuration fields are used:

apiVersion: build.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: Build
metadata:
  name: example-build-name
spec:
  serviceAccountName: build-auth-example
  source:
    git:
      url: https://github.com/example/build-example.git
      revision: master
  steps:
  - name: ubuntu-example
    image: ubuntu
    args: ["ubuntu-build-example", "SECRETS-example.md"]
  steps:
  - image: gcr.io/example-builders/build-example
    args: ['echo', 'hello-example', 'build']
  steps:
  - name: dockerfile-pushexample
    image: gcr.io/example-builders/push-example
    args: ["push", "${IMAGE}"]
    volumeMounts:
    - name: docker-socket-example
      mountPath: /var/run/docker.sock
  volumes:
  - name: example-volume
    emptyDir: {}

Steps

The steps field is required if the template field is not defined. You define one or more steps fields to define the body of a build.

Each steps in a build must specify a Builder, or type of container image that adheres to the Knative builder contract. For each of the steps fields, or container images that you define:

The Builder-type container images are run and evaluated in order, starting from the top of the configuration file.
Each container image runs until completion or until the first failure is detected.

For details about how to ensure that you implement each step to align with the "builder contract", see the Builder reference topic.

Template

The template field is a required if no steps are defined. Specifies a BuildTemplate resource object, in which includes repeatable or sharable build steps.

For examples and more information about build templates, see the BuildTemplate reference topic.

Source

Optional. Specifies a container image. Use the source field to provide your build with data or context that is needed by your build. The data is placed into the /workspace directory within a mounted volume and is available to all steps of your build.

The currently supported types of sources include:

git - A Git based repository. Specify the url field to define the location of the container image. Specify a revision field to define a branch name, tag name, commit SHA, or any ref. Learn more about revisions in Git.
gcs - An archive that is located in Google Cloud Storage.
custom - An arbitrary container image.

Service Account

Optional. Specifies the name of a ServiceAccount resource object. Use the serviceAccountName field to run your build with the privileges of the specified service account. If no serviceAccountName field is specified, your build runs using the default service account that is in the namespace of the Build resource object.

For examples and more information about specifying service accounts, see the ServiceAccount reference topic.

Volumes

Optional. Specifies one or more volumes that you want to make available to your build, including all the build steps. Add volumes to complement the volumes that are implicitly created during a build step.

For example, use volumes to accomplish one of the following common tasks:

Mount a Kubernetes secret.
Create an emptyDir volume to act as a cache for use across multiple build steps. Consider using a persistent volume for inter-build caching.
Mount a host's Docker socket to use a Dockerfile for container image builds.

Timeout

Optional. Specifies timeout for the build. Includes time required for allocating resources and execution of build.

Defaults to 10 minutes.
Refer to Go's ParseDuration documentation for expected format.

Examples

Use these code snippets to help you understand how to define your Knative builds.

Tip: See the collection of simple test builds for additional code samples, including working copies of the following snippets:

git as source
gcs as source
custom as source
Mounting extra volumes
Pushing an image
Authenticating with ServiceAccount
Timeout

Using `git`

Specifying git as your source:

spec:
  source:
    git:
      url: https://github.com/knative/build.git
      revision: master
  steps:
  - image: ubuntu
    args: ["cat", "README.md"]

Using `gcs`

Specifying gcs as your source:

spec:
  source:
    gcs:
      type: Archive
      location: gs://build-crd-tests/rules_docker-master.zip
  steps:
  - name: list-files
    image: ubuntu:latest
    args: ["ls"]

Using `custom`

Specifying custom as your source:

spec:
  source:
    custom:
      image: gcr.io/cloud-builders/gsutil
      args: ["rsync", "gs://some-bucket", "."]
  steps:
  - image: ubuntu
    args: ["cat", "README.md"]

Using an extra volume

Mounting multiple volumes:

spec:
  steps:
  - image: ubuntu
    entrypoint: ["bash"]
    args: ["-c", "curl https://foo.com > /var/my-volume"]
    volumeMounts:
    - name: my-volume
      mountPath: /var/my-volume

  - image: ubuntu
    args: ["cat", "/etc/my-volume"]
    volumeMounts:
    - name: my-volume
      mountPath: /etc/my-volume

  volumes:
  - name: my-volume
    emptyDir: {}

Using `steps` to push images

Defining a steps to push a container image to a repository.

spec:
  parameters:
  - name: IMAGE
    description: The name of the image to push
  - name: DOCKERFILE
    description: Path to the Dockerfile to build.
    default: /workspace/Dockerfile
  steps:
  - name: build-and-push
    image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor
    args:
    - --dockerfile=${DOCKERFILE}
    - --destination=${IMAGE}

Using a `ServiceAccount`

Specifying a ServiceAccount to access a private git repository:

apiVersion: build.knative.dev/v1alpha1
kind: Build
metadata:
  name: test-build-with-serviceaccount-git-ssh
  labels:
    expect: succeeded
spec:
  serviceAccountName: test-build-robot-git-ssh
  source:
    git:
      url: git@github.com:knative/build.git
      revision: master

  steps:
  - name: config
    image: ubuntu
    command: ["/bin/bash"]
    args: ["-c", "cat README.md"]

Where serviceAccountName: test-build-robot-git-ssh references the following ServiceAccount:

apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
  name: test-build-robot-git-ssh
secrets:
- name: test-git-ssh

And name: test-git-ssh, references the following Secret:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: test-git-ssh
  annotations:
    build.knative.dev/git-0: github.com
type: kubernetes.io/ssh-auth
data:
  # Generated by:
  # cat id_rsa | base64 -w 1000000
  ssh-privatekey: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBSU0EgUFJJVk.....[example]
  # Generated by:
  # ssh-keyscan github.com | base64 -w 100000
  known_hosts: Z2l0aHViLmNvbSBzc2g.....[example]

Note: For a working copy of this ServiceAccount example, see the build/test/git-ssh code sample.

Using `timeout`

Specifying timeout for your build:

spec:
  timeout: 20m
  source:
    git:
      url: https://github.com/knative/build.git
      revision: master
  steps:
  - image: ubuntu
    args: ["cat", "README.md"]

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