Controller is unable to clone from GitLab

Summary

Controller is unable to clone from GitLab to push changes in images. Potential issue with libgit2 package.

Steps to reproduce

Using self-hosted GitLab repo, define an ImageUpdateAutomation and other necessary flux custom resources.

What is the current bug behavior?

Unable to clone... unsupported URL protocol

What is the expected correct behavior?

Clone from checkout.ref.branch, commit and push updated image reference.

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

error	ImageUpdateAutomation applications-update
Unable to clone 'ssh://git@git.my.org.domain.mil:2222/my.project/flux-cd.git', error: unsupported URL protocol

Possible fixes

libgit2 library issue? It looks like the FluxCD Dockerfile has been modified a bit recently and has had to use the unstable dependency version to make it all work.

Defintion of Done

Bug has been identified and corrected within the container

Edited Oct 07, 2021 by Jody Des Roches

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