Unable to create container instance of private Github Container Repository (ghcr) image.

Question

I am trying to create an Azure Container Instance of a private image on my ghcr.io (Github Container Repository).

I generated an personal access token on my Github account which has read permissions

I can use this personal access token to authenticate with the registry on my local linux box

But when I try to create a container with the same parameters I get an error that the image is not accessible

This is the deployment error I'm getting:

{  
  "code": "DeploymentFailed",  
  "message": "At least one resource deployment operation failed. Please list deployment operations for details. Please see https://aka.ms/DeployOperations for usage details.",  
  "details": [  
    {  
      "code": "InaccessibleImage",  
      "message": "The image 'ghcr.io/ecnepsnai/<OMITTED>:latest' in container group '<OMITTED>' is not accessible. Please check the image and registry credential."  
    }  
  ]  
}  

Answer 1

@Ian Spence , Thank you for sharing your concern here.

As it so happens, we could not reproduce this behavior with container images, particularly hosted in ghcr.io. However, evidently in your case, the deployment did fail with code: InaccessibleImage.

If an Azure Container Instance is initially unable to pull your image, it retries for a period of time. If the image pull operation continues to fail, ACI eventually fails the deployment, and you may see a Failed to pull image error.

To resolve this issue, delete the container instance and retry your deployment. Ensure that the image exists in the registry, and that you've typed the image name correctly (and the registry username and password too). Also please ensure that the GitHub PAT (Private Access Token) is not expired.

For more information on common issues with Azure Container Instances please visit Troubleshoot common issues in Azure Container Instances

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