7.3. Editing a BuildConfig

Procedure

1. In the Builds view of the Developer perspective, click the Options menu to see the Edit BuildConfig option.
2. Click Edit BuildConfig to see the Form view option.

3. In the Git section, enter the Git repository URL for the codebase you want to use to create an application. The URL is then validated.

   • Optional: Click Show Advanced Git Options to add details such as:

     • Git Reference to specify a branch, tag, or commit that contains code you want to use to build the application.
     • Context Dir to specify the subdirectory that contains code you want to use to build the application.
     • Source Secret to create a Secret Name with credentials for pulling your source code from a private repository.

4. In the Build from section, select the option that you would like to build from. You can use the following options:

   • Image Stream tag references an image for a given image stream and tag. Enter the project, image stream, and tag of the location you would like to build from and push to.
   • Image Stream image references an image for a given image stream and image name. Enter the image stream image you would like to build from. Also enter the project, image stream, and tag to push to.
   • Docker image: The Docker image is referenced through a Docker image repository. You will also need to enter the project, image stream, and tag to refer to where you would like to push to.
5. Optional: In the Environment Variables section, add the environment variables associated with the project by using the Name and Value fields. To add more environment variables, use Add Value, or Add from ConfigMap and Secret .

6. Optional: To further customize your application, use the following advanced options:

   Trigger

   Triggers a new image build when the builder image changes. Add more triggers by clicking Add Trigger and selecting the Type and Secret.

   Secrets

   Adds secrets for your application. Add more secrets by clicking Add secret and selecting the Secret and Mount point.

   Policy

   Click Run policy to select the build run policy. The selected policy determines the order in which builds created from the build configuration must run.

   Hooks

   Select Run build hooks after image is built to run commands at the end of the build and verify the image. Add Hook type, Command, and Arguments to append to the command.

7. Click Save to save the BuildConfig.