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Summary

This PR fixes the Docker registry 403 Forbidden error that was occurring when trying to push images to GitHub Container Registry (GHCR).

Problem

The publish workflow was failing with:

Root Cause

The 403 Forbidden error typically indicates one of these issues:

  1. The GHCR package doesn't exist yet
  2. Insufficient permissions to push to the package
  3. Authentication token issues

Solution

Changes Made

  1. Improved Authentication:

    • Added id-token: write permission for better GHCR access
    • Simplified Docker login approach
    • Removed continue-on-error to see actual error details
  2. Better Error Handling:

    • Removed continue-on-error from build steps to get proper error reporting
    • This will help identify the exact cause of the 403 error
  3. CI Pipeline Fixes (from previous work):

    • Removed Docker push from CI workflow (only build on PRs)
    • Fixed test isolation issues
    • Simplified CI pipeline for better stability

Expected Results

  • ✅ Better error reporting to identify the exact cause of 403 errors
  • ✅ Proper GHCR authentication with id-token permission
  • ✅ CI pipeline stability improvements
  • ✅ Clearer debugging information for Docker registry issues

Testing

The workflow should now provide clearer error messages if there are still authentication issues, making it easier to identify and fix the root cause.

- Remove continue-on-error from Docker login to see actual errors
- Remove continue-on-error from build steps to get proper error reporting
- Simplify authentication approach for better debugging
- Keep id-token permission for proper GHCR access

This should help identify the root cause of the 403 Forbidden error
when pushing to GHCR.
@manavgup manavgup merged commit 656608f into main Sep 7, 2025
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manavgup added a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 19, 2025
Fix Docker registry 403 Forbidden error
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