How to clone Private Git Repo when using helm chart?

[jseiser]

We are using the official helm chart, and our terraform modules are hosted in our private self hosted gitlab.

The Terraform modules are declared like this

source = "git::ssh://git@gitlab.ourdomain.com/modules/terraform_modules.git//kube_network?ref=develop"

This is mentioned in the docs, but i dont understand what its actually going to do

https://www.runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.html#write-git-creds

[nitrocode]

It should allow an atlantis instance to use the git creds to clone a private internal terraform module

See https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/modules/sources#generic-git-repository

[nitrocode]

Can you elaborate on what git creds?

The git credentials associated with atlantis.

See https://www.runatlantis.io/docs/server-configuration.html#write-git-creds

I assume its the gitlab user, and gitlab token that we have specified to be able to interact with Gitlab?

I'm referring to github. However, it should not be different with gitlab. I have not tested with gitlab. Perhaps it is different?

It also doesnt appear the helm chart, is actually configurable in this respect.
if you set environment.ATLANTIS_WRITE_GIT_CREDS = true It does not actually get set.

That's odd and surprising. Sounds like a bug.

[jseiser]

@nitrocode ignore my last part, im dumb, and have 2 atlantis ENV's and may have been looking at the wrong one :D

[nitrocode]

No worries! Sounds like you fixed it?

[evheniyt]

I also have an issue with pulling private module from gitlab
The source format is source = "git::ssh://git@gitlab.com/<org_name>/devops/terraform-modules.git//aws/irsa?ref=v1.3.10"
ATLANTIS_WRITE_GIT_CREDS is set to true
The error looks like this

│ Could not download module "irsa" (main.tf:31) source code from "git::ssh://git@gitlab.com/<org_name>/devops/terraform-modules.git?ref=v1.3.10": error downloading
│ 'ssh://git@gitlab.com/<org_name>/devops/terraform-modules.git?ref=v1.3.10': /usr/bin/git exited with 128: Cloning into '.terraform/modules/irsa'...
│ fatal: unable to access 'https://<org_name>@gitlab.com/<org_name>/devops/terraform-modules.git/': URL using bad/illegal format or missing URL

what is interesting, is that I could successfully clone the repo (inside the container) by using the https link from the output git clone https://<org_name>@gitlab.com/<org_name>/devops/terraform-modules.git/

[evheniyt]

ok, found the issue...
In my case, I have configured gitlab.user in the format username@company.com. When I have changed it to be just username everything works fine

[jseiser]

@nitrocode

This just worked for us.

[jamengual]

I will close it for now then