GitHub Actions Deployment Validation

This recipe validates a deployed Django service before continuing a rollout.

name: Deploy Validation

on:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  validate:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check liveness
        run: curl -fsS "$APP_URL/healthz"
        env:
          APP_URL: ${{ vars.APP_URL }}

      - name: Check startup
        run: curl -fsS -H "X-Probe-Token: $PROBE_TOKEN" "$APP_URL/startupz"
        env:
          APP_URL: ${{ vars.APP_URL }}
          PROBE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PROBE_TOKEN }}

      - name: Check readiness
        run: curl -fsS -H "X-Probe-Token: $PROBE_TOKEN" "$APP_URL/readyz"
        env:
          APP_URL: ${{ vars.APP_URL }}
          PROBE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PROBE_TOKEN }}

      - name: Check version
        run: |
          response="$(curl -fsS -H "X-Probe-Token: $PROBE_TOKEN" "$APP_URL/version")"
          echo "$response"
          echo "$response" | grep "\"version\":\"$APP_VERSION\""
        env:
          APP_URL: ${{ vars.APP_URL }}
          APP_VERSION: ${{ github.sha }}
          PROBE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PROBE_TOKEN }}

Use token protection for /readyz, /startupz, and /version when validating a public URL.

If the workflow runs inside the Django runtime instead of calling a deployed URL, use the management command directly:

      - name: Check startup in-process
        run: python manage.py deploy_probes startupz --json

      - name: Check readiness in-process
        run: python manage.py deploy_probes readyz --json

      - name: Check version in-process
        run: python manage.py deploy_probes version --json