devbox-install-action

This action downloads the devbox CLI and installs the Nix packages defined in your devbox.json.

Example Workflow

name: Testing with devbox

on: push

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Install devbox
        uses: jetify-com/[email protected]

      - name: Run arbitrary commands
        run: devbox run -- echo "done!"

      - name: Run a script called test
        run: devbox run test

Configure Action

Action Inputs

Input argument	description	default
project-path	Path to the folder that contains a valid devbox.json	repo's root directory
enable-cache	Cache the entire Nix store in github based on your devbox.json	false
refresh-cli	Specify whether the CLI should be redownloaded	false
devbox-version	Specify devbox CLI version you want to pin to. Only supports >0.2.2	latest
sha256-checksum	Specify an explicit checksum for the devbox binary
disable-nix-access-token	Disable configuration of nix access-tokens with the GitHub token used in the workflow	false
skip-nix-installation	Skip the installation of nix	false

Example Configuration

Here's an example job with all inputs:

- name: Install devbox
  uses: jetify-com/[email protected]
  with:
    project-path: 'path-to-folder'
    enable-cache: 'true'
    refresh-cli: 'false'
    devbox-version: 0.13.4
    disable-nix-access-token: 'false'
    sha256-checksum: <checksum>