GitHub Actions for creating user SSH keys on Packet.com

Automate your access

This GitHub Action will store a new user level SSH key on packet.com. SSH keys grant you access to resources such as deployed servers within a project.

Creating projects

With this action you can automate your workflow by adding user level SSH keys using the packet.com api.

To use this action you will first need an authentication token which can be generated through the Packet Portal.

You will also need a public/private key pair. Learn how to generate keys.

NEVER share your private key with anyone!

Packet.com is NOT a free service, so you will be asked to provide billing information. This action will NOT have access to that information.

Sample workflow that uses the packet-create-user-ssh-key action

# File: .github/workflows/workflow.yml

on: [push]

name: Packet Project Sample

jobs:
  store-new-public-key:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: Store new user level SSH key
    steps:
      - uses: mattdavis0351/packet-create-user-ssh-key@v1
        id: key
        with:
          API_key: ${{ secrets.PACKET_API_KEY }}
          key_label: our-admin
          public_key: ${{ secrets.PACKET_PUBLIC_KEY }}

Available Inputs

Input	Description	Default	Required
API_key	Packet.com API authorization token	No key supplied	✅
key_label	Desired label for users SSH key	Generated by GitHub Actions	✅
public_key	Public key for user stored in as repository secret	No key supplied	✅

Outputs from action

This action supplies the following outputs which can be consumed by subsequent actions in the current job.

Output	Description
key_id	ID of the newly stored SSH key returned as a string
key_owner	Owner of the newly stored SSH key returned as a string