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Issue 2024 - September
GitHub dependabot Action silent fail
I've noticed that dependabot GitHub Action keeps on failing in many of my GitHub repositories as can be seen on provided image below. I've noticed this by pure accident, because I haven't received a single notification about this is happening despite the fact that I do receive notification when workflow fails.
I'm not aware of and couldn't find any “global” dashboard or overview where overview of state of GitHub Actions across all repositories would be visible. Not that there should be one, I'm just saying I couldn't find one. Simple notification via e-mail would suffice for me!
Why is simple in this case. I've restricted which actions are allowed(rather pointless in my case), however it didn't occur to me that dependabot is one as well. I guess have I allowed “Allow actions created by GitHub”, even “Allow actions by Marketplace verified creators” might do, there wouldn't be a problem
Another reason for failure can be problem with billing. However, that's another story
— Zdenek Styblik 2024/09/08 06:44