entropy•2w ago

Next build error when ran in github action

Hello, I'm trying to create a CI workflow for my nextjs website. The problem is that I keep getting a build error from convex when running my build step. I don't have this error when I run bun run build locally though.

Error: No address provided to ConvexReactClient.
If trying to deploy to production, make sure to follow all the instructions found at https://docs.convex.dev/production/hosting/

Error: No address provided to ConvexReactClient.
If trying to deploy to production, make sure to follow all the instructions found at https://docs.convex.dev/production/hosting/

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sshader•2w ago

Do you want your github action to both deploy your convex functions to production + build and deploy your Next.js frontend? Or do you only want to do parts of this (like only build the frontend). If you're trying to deploy both convex + frontend, you'll want a deploy command like npx convex deploy --cmd 'npm run build' (I'm not familiar enough with bun to know the exact equivalents -- see https://docs.convex.dev/production/hosting/custom#custom-hosting). Usually build on its own just builds the frontend, and needs to be wrapped in npx convex deploy which handles setting the convex URL in an environment variable (NEXT_PUBLIC_CONVEX_URL is the default for next apps) + deploying your convex functions

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entropyOP•2w ago

I was trying to just build my frontend to make sure it can complete successfully as a part of my CI. For actually deploying to vercel I haven't had issues using the below build command. I assumed that maybe this issue was that the convex url was missing, but even when pulling my env vars from vercel before the build step in my CI it still throws the error above.

cd ../../packages/backend && npx convex deploy --cmd 'cd ../../apps/web && turbo run build' --cmd-url-env-var-name NEXT_PUBLIC_CONVEX_URL

sshader•2w ago

what about setting NEXT_PUBLIC_CONVEX_URL explicitly in CI (just to rule out something fishy with pulling in env vars from elsewhere) I'm also kind of surprised that a build step would be hitting this error, since that looks like a runtime error. What does your build command look like? (Mine is just next build)

entropyOP•2w ago

root package.json "build": "turbo build --parallel" next app package.json "build": "next build" turbo.json

"build": {
  "env": ["CONVEX_DEPLOY_KEY", "CLERK_SECRET_KEY", "OPENPANEL_SECRET_KEY"],
  "inputs": ["$TURBO_DEFAULT$", ".env"],
  "dependsOn": ["^build"],
  "outputs": [".next/**", "!.next/cache/**", "next-env.d.ts", ".expo/**"]
}

"build": {
  "env": ["CONVEX_DEPLOY_KEY", "CLERK_SECRET_KEY", "OPENPANEL_SECRET_KEY"],
  "inputs": ["$TURBO_DEFAULT$", ".env"],
  "dependsOn": ["^build"],
  "outputs": [".next/**", "!.next/cache/**", "next-env.d.ts", ".expo/**"]
}

Here's my action as well

name: Continuous Integration

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  build:
    name: Lint, typecheck, and build
    timeout-minutes: 15
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      TURBO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TOKEN }}
      TURBO_TEAM: ${{ vars.TURBO_TEAM }}

    steps:
      - name: Check Out Code 
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Cache Turbo Build Setup
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with: 
          path: .turbo
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-${{ github.sha }}
          restore-keys: |
            ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-

      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
        with:
          bun-version: 1.1.36

      - name: Install Dependencies
        run: bun install

      - name: Check Linting
        run: bun lint

      - name: Check TypeScript Types
        run: bun typecheck

      - name: Build
        run: bun run build

name: Continuous Integration

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  build:
    name: Lint, typecheck, and build
    timeout-minutes: 15
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      TURBO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TURBO_TOKEN }}
      TURBO_TEAM: ${{ vars.TURBO_TEAM }}

    steps:
      - name: Check Out Code 
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Cache Turbo Build Setup
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with: 
          path: .turbo
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-${{ github.sha }}
          restore-keys: |
            ${{ runner.os }}-turbo-

      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
        with:
          bun-version: 1.1.36

      - name: Install Dependencies
        run: bun install

      - name: Check Linting
        run: bun lint

      - name: Check TypeScript Types
        run: bun typecheck

      - name: Build
        run: bun run build

this is without the testing I did with pulling env vars from vercel before building

Next build error when ran in github action

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