From 80648f8e7a06470c1fd1bacfe4173a3b41e19bd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: juvdiaz <juvenal.diaz@oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 14:44:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Run cluster rebuild when Actions has no kubeconfig

---
 .gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 README.md                         | 11 ++++++++---
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml b/.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml
index 9b2e016..1197606 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml
@@ -155,4 +155,23 @@ jobs:
           fi
           git -C "${deploy_dir}" push local-bootstrap HEAD:main
 
-          "${deploy_dir}/lab.sh" apps
+          kubeconfig_probe="${KUBECONFIG_PATH:-${TF_VAR_kubeconfig_path:-${HOME}/.kube/config}}"
+          action_command="${HOMELAB_ACTION_COMMAND:-auto}"
+          if [[ "${action_command}" == "auto" ]]; then
+            if [[ -s "${kubeconfig_probe}" ]]; then
+              action_command="apps"
+            else
+              action_command="rebuild-cluster"
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          case "${action_command}" in
+            apps | rebuild-cluster)
+              echo "Running lab.sh ${action_command}"
+              "${deploy_dir}/lab.sh" "${action_command}"
+              ;;
+            *)
+              echo "Unsupported HOMELAB_ACTION_COMMAND: ${action_command}" >&2
+              exit 1
+              ;;
+          esac
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abb7a4c..d9e50fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ The Debian bare repo remains the GitOps mirror:
 ```
 
 Argo CD consumes that Debian mirror through the default `gitops_repo_url`.
-Gitea Actions pushes the `main` commit into the mirror before running
-`./lab.sh apps`.
+Gitea Actions pushes the `main` commit into the mirror before running the
+selected deploy command.
 
 Deploy or refresh the external Gitea container from the Debian host with:
 
@@ -424,7 +424,12 @@ a repository-scoped Debian host runner with the label `homelab-debian`.
 The workflow only blocks automatic deploy for Raspberry Pi Gitea service
 changes: files under `infra/gitea/`, or edits inside the `deploy_gitea`,
 `install_gitea_backup_timer`, `backup_gitea`, or `drill_gitea_restore`
-functions in `lab.sh`. Other changes proceed directly to `./lab.sh apps`.
+functions in `lab.sh`. Other changes use `HOMELAB_ACTION_COMMAND=auto` by
+default: Actions runs `./lab.sh apps` when the Debian runner already has a
+cluster kubeconfig, or `./lab.sh rebuild-cluster` when it does not.
+
+Set `HOMELAB_ACTION_COMMAND=apps` or `HOMELAB_ACTION_COMMAND=rebuild-cluster`
+on the runner to force one path.
 
 `./lab.sh bootstrap-gitea-repo` also registers the Debian host SSH public key
 with the Gitea repository and switches the Debian working copy's `gitea` remote