Fix e2e runner missing docker CLI on Debian trixie by Copilot · Pull Request #20 · tg123/docker-sshd

Copilot · 2026-02-16T18:42:30Z

The e2e workflow failed because kind could not create its cluster inside the runner container:

ERROR: failed to create cluster: failed to get docker info:
command "docker info --format '{{json .}}'" failed with error:
exec: "docker": executable file not found in $PATH

On Debian trixie (the golang:1.26 base), the docker.io package ships only the daemon; the docker CLI now lives in the separate docker-cli package, which is merely a Recommends. Combined with --no-install-recommends, the CLI was never installed, while kind shells out to it.

Changes

e2e/Dockerfile.testrunner: install docker-cli instead of docker.io. The runner needs only the client, as it targets the mounted host /var/run/docker.sock rather than running its own daemon.

-    ... openssh-client curl ca-certificates docker.io ...
+    ... openssh-client curl ca-certificates docker-cli ...

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tg123 · 2026-02-16T18:50:39Z

@copilot could you please take a look at https://github.com/tg123/sshpiper/tree/master/e2e
1 create a separate pipeline
2 use docker compose
3 kube still be covered as well

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Copilot · 2026-02-16T18:54:49Z

@copilot could you please take a look at https://github.com/tg123/sshpiper/tree/master/e2e
1 create a separate pipeline
2 use docker compose
...

Done in commit 3e740ad. I split e2e into a separate workflow (.github/workflows/e2e.yml), switched docker e2e setup to Docker Compose (.github/e2e/docker-compose.yml), and kept kube coverage in that e2e pipeline via the kube-sshd smoke check.

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tg123 · 2026-02-16T19:12:15Z

+      - name: Build test binaries
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /tmp/bin
+          go build -o /tmp/bin/docker-sshd ./cmd/docker-sshd


@copilot move go build and go test into a container of docker compose, so users can test all by themselves

Done in commit 6d0c2c1. go build and go test now run inside the docker compose e2e-runner container (e2e/docker-compose.yml), and the workflow now invokes that compose runner after kind setup.

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Copilot · 2026-02-16T19:20:03Z

Just as a heads up, I was blocked by some firewall rules while working on your feedback. Expand below for details.

tg123 · 2026-02-16T19:28:49Z

@copilot fix lint

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Copilot · 2026-02-16T19:30:06Z

Just as a heads up, I was blocked by some firewall rules while working on your feedback. Expand below for details.

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Copilot · 2026-02-16T19:36:04Z

@copilot fix lint

Fixed in commit a5a1d8c. I addressed the lint failure by handling the kubectl cleanup error in e2e/e2e_test.go instead of ignoring the returned error value.

tg123 · 2026-02-16T22:41:49Z

Lets setup kind inside docker compose to avoid host network

You can copy sshpiper kind setup @copilot

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Copilot · 2026-02-16T22:48:08Z

Lets setup kind inside docker compose to avoid host network

You can copy sshpiper kind setup @copilot

Implemented in commit 68cb597. I moved kind create/export/delete into the compose runner flow (based on the sshpiper approach), so e2e runs without host network dependency.

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tg123 · 2026-04-25T08:30:58Z

@copilot fix e2e

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Pull request overview

Sets up a dedicated, Docker Compose runner-based CI E2E pipeline for docker-sshd and kube-sshd, including spinning up a Kind Kubernetes cluster inside the compose runner.

Changes:

Added a new GitHub Actions workflow to run E2E via Docker Compose (.github/workflows/e2e.yml) and removed the previous E2E smoke checks from tests.yml.
Introduced compose-driven E2E orchestration under e2e/, including a dedicated test runner image and services.
Added Go-based E2E tests covering both the Docker and Kubernetes execution paths.

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File	Description
e2e/e2e_test.go	Adds Docker/Kubernetes E2E tests that start the binaries and verify SSH execution behavior.
e2e/docker-compose.yml	Defines the compose services for an E2E target container and a privileged runner that builds binaries, creates Kind, and runs tests.
e2e/Dockerfile.testrunner	Creates the runner image with Go, SSH client, Docker CLI, kubectl, and Kind.
.github/workflows/tests.yml	Removes prior E2E smoke job, leaving unit tests only.
.github/workflows/e2e.yml	Adds dedicated E2E workflow that runs compose-based E2E in CI.

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Copilot · 2026-04-25T08:35:16Z

+	cmd := exec.Command(bin, "--address", "127.0.0.1", "--port", "2232", "--server-key", key)
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("start docker-sshd: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = cmd.Process.Kill()
+		_, _ = cmd.Process.Wait()
+	}()
+
+	out := retrySSH(t, "2232", container+"@127.0.0.1")
+	if !hasOKLine(out) {


The tests bind docker-sshd/kube-sshd to fixed ports 2232 and 2233. If those ports are already in use on the runner (or if tests ever run concurrently), the tests will fail even when the code is correct. Consider selecting an ephemeral free port (e.g., by binding a listener to 127.0.0.1:0, reading the chosen port, then starting the process with that port).

Copilot · 2026-04-25T08:35:17Z

+    environment:
+      - KUBECONFIG=/root/.kube/config
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/src
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - ${KUBECONFIG:-/tmp/invalid-kubeconfig-path}:/root/.kube/config:ro
+    command:
+      - /bin/sh
+      - -ec
+      - |
+        export GOFLAGS=-buildvcs=false
+        mkdir -p /tmp/bin
+        go build -o /tmp/bin/docker-sshd ./cmd/docker-sshd
+        go build -o /tmp/bin/kube-sshd ./cmd/kube-sshd
+        if [ "$${KUBE_SSHD_E2E:-1}" = "1" ]; then
+          kind get clusters | grep -qx docker-sshd-e2e || kind create cluster --name docker-sshd-e2e
+          kind export kubeconfig --name docker-sshd-e2e --internal
+          kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod -n kube-system --all --timeout=2m


kind export kubeconfig writes to $KUBECONFIG (set to /root/.kube/config), but that path is bind-mounted read-only from the host (:ro). On CI where KUBECONFIG is typically unset, Docker will also create /tmp/invalid-kubeconfig-path as a directory and mount it onto /root/.kube/config, which will cause kind export kubeconfig/kubectl to fail. Consider removing this volume mount by default (let the runner generate its own kubeconfig), or mount a writable file path and only override it via a separate compose override/profile for local runs.

Copilot · 2026-04-25T08:35:17Z

+    command:
+      - /bin/sh
+      - -ec
+      - |
+        export GOFLAGS=-buildvcs=false
+        mkdir -p /tmp/bin
+        go build -o /tmp/bin/docker-sshd ./cmd/docker-sshd
+        go build -o /tmp/bin/kube-sshd ./cmd/kube-sshd
+        if [ "$${KUBE_SSHD_E2E:-1}" = "1" ]; then
+          kind get clusters | grep -qx docker-sshd-e2e || kind create cluster --name docker-sshd-e2e
+          kind export kubeconfig --name docker-sshd-e2e --internal
+          kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod -n kube-system --all --timeout=2m
+        fi
+        DOCKER_SSHD_E2E=$${DOCKER_SSHD_E2E:-1} \
+        KUBE_SSHD_E2E=$${KUBE_SSHD_E2E:-1} \
+        DOCKER_SSHD_BIN=/tmp/bin/docker-sshd \
+        KUBE_SSHD_BIN=/tmp/bin/kube-sshd \
+        go test ./e2e -v
+        if [ "$${KUBE_SSHD_E2E:-1}" = "1" ]; then
+          kind delete cluster --name docker-sshd-e2e || true
+        fi


Because the shell runs with -e, if go test ./e2e fails the script will exit before the kind delete cluster block runs, leaving Kind containers/networks behind (especially noticeable on self-hosted/local runners). Use a trap inside this script to always delete the cluster on EXIT, or temporarily disable -e around go test and ensure cleanup runs in all cases.

Copilot · 2026-04-25T08:35:17Z

+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openssh-client curl ca-certificates docker.io && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && curl -fsSL https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.34.1/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl -o /usr/local/bin/kubectl \
+    && GOBIN=/usr/local/bin go install sigs.k8s.io/kind@v0.30.0 \
+    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl


The Dockerfile hardcodes downloading kubectl for linux/amd64, which will break the runner image build on ARM64 hosts (e.g., Apple Silicon) and any non-amd64 CI. Also, the direct curl download is not integrity-verified. Consider using ARG TARGETARCH (BuildKit) to select the correct kubectl binary, and verify the download via the published SHA256 (or install via a trusted package source).

Suggested change

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openssh-client curl ca-certificates docker.io && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \

&& curl -fsSL https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.34.1/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl -o /usr/local/bin/kubectl \

&& GOBIN=/usr/local/bin go install sigs.k8s.io/kind@v0.30.0 \

&& chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl

ARG TARGETARCH

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openssh-client curl ca-certificates docker.io && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \

&& KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.34.1 \

&& KUBECTL_ARCH="${TARGETARCH:-amd64}" \

&& curl -fsSL "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/${KUBECTL_ARCH}/kubectl" -o /tmp/kubectl \

&& curl -fsSL "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/${KUBECTL_ARCH}/kubectl.sha256" -o /tmp/kubectl.sha256 \

&& echo "$(cat /tmp/kubectl.sha256) /tmp/kubectl" | sha256sum -c - \

&& install -m 0755 /tmp/kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl \

&& rm -f /tmp/kubectl /tmp/kubectl.sha256 \

&& GOBIN=/usr/local/bin go install sigs.k8s.io/kind@v0.30.0

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-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openssh-client curl ca-certificates docker.io && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
-    && curl -fsSL https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.34.1/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl -o /usr/local/bin/kubectl \
-    && GOBIN=/usr/local/bin go install sigs.k8s.io/kind@v0.30.0 \
-    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+ARG TARGETARCH
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openssh-client curl ca-certificates docker.io && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.34.1 \
+    && KUBECTL_ARCH="${TARGETARCH:-amd64}" \
+    && curl -fsSL "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/${KUBECTL_ARCH}/kubectl" -o /tmp/kubectl \
+    && curl -fsSL "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/${KUBECTL_ARCH}/kubectl.sha256" -o /tmp/kubectl.sha256 \
+    && echo "$(cat /tmp/kubectl.sha256)  /tmp/kubectl" | sha256sum -c - \
+    && install -m 0755 /tmp/kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl \
+    && rm -f /tmp/kubectl /tmp/kubectl.sha256 \
+    && GOBIN=/usr/local/bin go install sigs.k8s.io/kind@v0.30.0

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