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Copilot AI commented Sep 10, 2025

The GitHub Actions workflow was failing with "Username and password required" error during the Docker Hub login step, preventing automated Docker image builds and pushes.

Problem

The docker/login-action@v3 step was configured with username and password secrets but was still failing authentication:

- name: Log in to Docker Hub
  uses: docker/login-action@v3
  with:
    username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
    password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}

Root Cause

The action needed explicit registry configuration to properly identify Docker Hub as the target registry.

Solution

  1. Added explicit registry configuration: Added registry: docker.io parameter to clearly specify Docker Hub
  2. Added credential validation: Added a validation step that checks if secrets are configured before attempting login, providing better error messages for troubleshooting

Changes Made

- name: Validate Docker Hub credentials
  run: |
    if [ -z "${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}" ] || [ -z "${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}" ]; then
      echo "Error: DOCKER_USERNAME or DOCKER_PASSWORD secrets are not set"
      exit 1
    fi
    echo "Docker Hub credentials are configured"

- name: Log in to Docker Hub
  uses: docker/login-action@v3
  with:
    registry: docker.io
    username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
    password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}

This fix ensures the automated weekly builds will successfully authenticate with Docker Hub and push the PostgreSQL client Docker image.

Fixes #2.


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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Actions Build and Push does not work - login password required for docker login Fix Docker Hub login failure in GitHub Actions workflow Sep 10, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from JayPe69 September 10, 2025 14:00
@JayPe69 JayPe69 marked this pull request as ready for review September 11, 2025 12:21
@JayPe69 JayPe69 merged commit 9ed5093 into main Sep 11, 2025
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