You don't need to run an instance of Allstar to use it. The OpenSSF runs an instance that anyone can install and use here. However, you may wish to create and run your own instance of Allstar for security or customization reasons.
Follow the instructions here to create a new app.
- Name/Description/Homepage URL Something specific to your instance.
- Callback URL Leave blank, Allstar does not auth as a user.
- Request user authorization (OAuth) during installation uncheck.
- Webhooks/Subscribe to events Uncheck and leave blank. Allstar does not listen for webhooks at this time.
- Permissions Follow this example:
Note: As Allstar is developed, it may evolve the permissions needed or start listening for webhooks, please follow along development in this repo.
See the instructions to create and download a private key. Also note down the App ID in the General / About section of your new app.
Upload the private key contents to a supported service by Go CDK Runtime Configuration. Also note, the Runtime Configuration library will support a local file as well.
Edit pkg/config/operator/operator.go and set the AppID and KeySecret link. Alternatively, you can provide the AppID and KeySecret as environment variables APP_ID and KEY_SECRET. You may need to edit pkg/ghclients/ghclients.go and add a new import line for your secret service, ex: _ "gocloud.dev/runtimevar/gcpsecretmanager".
Warning, this is not a recommended practice for security. If you are not using a supported runtime you may provide the contents of the private key directly in the environment variable PRIVATE_KEY. Allstar will only use this if the contents of KEY_SECRET is set exactly to direct.
Build cmd/allstar/ and run in any environment. No cli configuration needed. Allstar does not currently listen to webhooks, so no incoming network configuration needed. Only outgoing calls to GitHub are made. Allstar is currently stateless. It is best to only run one instance to avoid potential race conditions on enforcement actions, ex: pinging an issue twice at the same time.