Sync workflow: every failure is now reported as `ERROR: [category] message` with the categories configuration, credentials (HTTP 401), permissions (HTTP 403) and api (other HTTP errors, unreachable service); HTTP 404 is a configuration error. Before changing anything the workflow checks that the GitHub token can administer the mirror repository and stops with a permissions error otherwise. No secret value is printed. Guides: onboarding (with runner labels, prerequisites and offline runner symptoms), credentials (minimum permissions, preflight, rotation) and troubleshooting (every message mapped to a category and a fix). README capability table updated. MIL-002 records the verification of scoped workflow support: Gitea 1.27.3 runs the workflow in this repository; delivery to other repositories is not yet verified. Task: MIL-002#2 Task: MIL-002#3 Task: MIL-002#4 Task: MIL-002#5 Task: MIL-002#6 Task: MIL-002#7 Refs #9 Refs #10 Refs #11 Refs #12 Refs #13 Refs #14 Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Onboarding a repository
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How a DevOps professional makes a TirSystem repository use the shared
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**Sync GitHub mirror metadata** workflow, and which runners it needs. Only
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this workflow exists today; the quality-check and release workflows are
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planned (see the [Project Plan](../docs/project-plan.md)).
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## What has been verified
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| Item | Status |
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| --- | --- |
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| Gitea version | 1.27.3 |
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| `.gitea/scoped_workflows/sync-github-metadata.yml` runs in this repository | Verified: run 16, `workflow_dispatch`, succeeded |
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| The same workflow applies to other repositories automatically | **Not verified.** Confirm how scoped workflows are delivered on the instance (admin or organization settings) before relying on it. |
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Until delivery is verified, onboard a repository by copying the workflow (below).
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## Steps
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1. **Check the prerequisites** in the repository: Actions are enabled, and a
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runner with the label `ubuntu-latest` and `python3` is online (see
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[Runners](#runners)).
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2. **Configure exactly one GitHub push mirror** in the repository settings
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(Settings, Repository, Mirror settings, Push mirror). The workflow fails
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when there are zero or several GitHub mirrors.
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3. **Add the two secrets** in the repository (or organization) settings,
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using the scopes in [credentials.md](credentials.md):
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- `TOKEN_FOR_GITEA`
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- `CREDENTIALS_FOR_GITHUB` (JSON with `GITHUB_PAT`)
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4. **Deliver the workflow:**
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- *If scoped workflows apply to the repository:* nothing to copy.
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- *Otherwise:* copy `.gitea/scoped_workflows/sync-github-metadata.yml`
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from this repository to `.gitea/workflows/` in the target repository.
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Pin the copy to a reviewed version of this repository and re-copy
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when it changes.
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5. **Set a description and topics** on the Gitea repository, so there is
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something to sync.
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6. **Run it once manually:** Actions, **Sync GitHub mirror metadata**,
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Run workflow. The log must end with `Synced description and topics to
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<owner>/<repo>.` and the GitHub repository must show the same description
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and topics.
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7. If it fails, use [troubleshooting.md](troubleshooting.md).
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## Runners
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| Item | Value |
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| --- | --- |
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| Label the workflow uses | `ubuntu-latest` |
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| Labels offered by the runner on this instance | `ubuntu-latest`, `ubuntu-24.04`, `ubuntu-22.04` |
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| Tools the workflow needs | `python3` (standard library only), outbound HTTPS to the Gitea API and `api.github.com` |
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| Needed for `actions/checkout` (used by the validation workflow) | `git` and Node.js, normally in the runner image |
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**Check that a suitable runner is online** (needs permission to view runners):
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```bash
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curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
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https://git.tirsystem.com/api/v1/repos/<owner>/<repo>/actions/runners
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```
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For runners shared by the whole instance, an administrator uses
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`/api/v1/admin/actions/runners`. At the time of writing the repository and
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organization lists are empty and one instance-level runner (`36cd20104923`)
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is `online`.
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**Offline or incompatible runner**
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| Symptom | Likely cause | Action |
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| Run stays `waiting` | No online runner has the label in `runs-on` | Start the runner, or register one with the label |
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| Job fails at the start with a missing command | Runner image lacks `python3`, `git` or Node.js | Use an image that has them |
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| Job cannot reach the API | Runner has no outbound HTTPS | Fix runner network or proxy settings |
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