docker / docker/build-push-action

A documentation for using ssh key from github secret to `--ssh` variable

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Description

It'd be incredibly helpful to have an example of how to use the --ssh option when one has a private key stored as a secret on the repository.

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Research direction

Start by reading the repository documentation for the --ssh option and its GitHub Actions examples. Add a documented example showing how a private key stored in a repository secret is supplied to --ssh; done means the example is clear and usable without additional context.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, github-actions
Domain
ci-cd, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
Half a day
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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