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Renovate - Automated updates

Vortex uses Renovate for automated dependency updates.

The configuration is stored in renovate.json. It is based on Renovate configuration for automated Drupal dependency updates project.

Features​

  1. Dual schedules for Drupal package updates:
    • Daily update schedule for critical Drupal core and related packages created in the deps/drupal-minor-patch-core branch.
    • Weekly update schedule for all other packages created in the deps/drupal-minor-patch-contrib branch.
  2. Container image updates in Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml files in the deps/docker branch.
  3. GitHub Actions updates in the deps/github-actions branch.
  4. Automatically adds a dependencies label to a pull request.
  5. Automatically adds assignees to a pull request.
  6. Configuration for running Renovate self-hosted instance using CircleCI.

Self-hosted vs GitHub app​

Renovate can run as a hosted GitHub app or as a standalone self-hosted service in CircleCI or GitHub Actions.

A self-hosted service can be beneficial when your project is restricted in terms of third-party access.

Setting up Renovate self-hosted in CircleCI​

Create a GitHub token with a permission to write to a repository and add it to the environment variable in CircleCI UI as a RENOVATE_TOKEN.

To test the run without making any changes, create the RENOVATE_DRY_RUN environment variable in CircleCI UI and set it to true.

To override the Git author, create the RENOVATE_GIT_AUTHOR environment variable in CircleCI UI and set it to Your name <your-user@your-server>.

To enable the Renovate Dependency Dashboard, create the RENOVATE_DEPENDENCY_DASHBOARD environment variable in CircleCI UI and set it to true. Note that triggering actions from the self-hosted service is not supported.

Setting up Renovate self-hosted in GitHub Actions​

Create a GitHub token with a permission to write to a repository and add it to the repository secrets as a RENOVATE_TOKEN.

To test the run without making any changes, create the RENOVATE_DRY_RUN environment variable in repository variables and set it to true.

To override the Git author, create the RENOVATE_GIT_AUTHOR environment variable in repository variables and set it to Your name <your-user@your-server>.

To enable the Renovate Dependency Dashboard, create the RENOVATE_DEPENDENCY_DASHBOARD environment variable in repository variables and set it to true. Note that triggering actions from the self-hosted service is not supported.