Add support for service containers (#1949)

* Support services (#42)

Removed createSimpleContainerName and AutoRemove flag

Co-authored-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jason Song <i@wolfogre.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gitea.com/gitea/act/pulls/42
Reviewed-by: Jason Song <i@wolfogre.com>
Co-authored-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>
Co-committed-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>

* Support services options (#45)

Reviewed-on: https://gitea.com/gitea/act/pulls/45
Reviewed-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>
Co-committed-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>

* Support intepolation for `env` of `services` (#47)

Reviewed-on: https://gitea.com/gitea/act/pulls/47
Reviewed-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>
Co-committed-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>

* Support services `credentials` (#51)

If a service's image is from a container registry requires authentication, `act_runner` will need `credentials` to pull the image, see [documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idservicesservice_idcredentials).
Currently, `act_runner` incorrectly uses the `credentials` of `containers` to pull services' images and the `credentials` of services won't be used, see the related code: 0c1f2edb99/pkg/runner/run_context.go (L228-L269)

Co-authored-by: Jason Song <i@wolfogre.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gitea.com/gitea/act/pulls/51
Reviewed-by: Jason Song <i@wolfogre.com>
Reviewed-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>
Co-committed-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>

* Add ContainerMaxLifetime and ContainerNetworkMode options

from: b9c20dcaa4

* Fix container network issue (#56)

Follow: https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/pulls/184
Close https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/issues/177

- `act` create new networks only if the value of `NeedCreateNetwork` is true, and remove these networks at last. `NeedCreateNetwork` is passed by `act_runner`. 'NeedCreateNetwork' is true only if  `container.network` in the configuration file of the `act_runner` is empty.
- In the `docker create` phase, specify the network to which containers will connect. Because, if not specify , container will connect to `bridge` network which is created automatically by Docker.
  - If the network is user defined network ( the value of `container.network` is empty or `<custom-network>`.  Because, the network created by `act` is also user defined network.), will also specify alias by `--network-alias`. The alias of service is `<service-id>`. So we can be access service container by `<service-id>:<port>` in the steps of job.
- Won't try to `docker network connect ` network after `docker start` any more.
  - Because on the one hand,  `docker network connect` applies only to user defined networks, if try to `docker network connect host <container-name>` will return error.
  - On the other hand, we just specify network in the stage of `docker create`, the same effect can be achieved.
- Won't try to remove containers and networks berfore  the stage of `docker start`, because the name of these containers and netwoks won't be repeat.

Co-authored-by: Jason Song <i@wolfogre.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gitea.com/gitea/act/pulls/56
Reviewed-by: Jason Song <i@wolfogre.com>
Co-authored-by: sillyguodong <gedong_1994@163.com>
Co-committed-by: sillyguodong <gedong_1994@163.com>

* Check volumes (#60)

This PR adds a `ValidVolumes` config. Users can specify the volumes (including bind mounts) that can be mounted to containers by this config.

Options related to volumes:
- [jobs.<job_id>.container.volumes](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idcontainervolumes)
- [jobs.<job_id>.services.<service_id>.volumes](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idservicesservice_idvolumes)

In addition, volumes specified by `options` will also be checked.

Currently, the following default volumes (see a72822b3f8/pkg/runner/run_context.go (L116-L166)) will be added to `ValidVolumes`:
- `act-toolcache`
- `<container-name>` and `<container-name>-env`
- `/var/run/docker.sock` (We need to add a new configuration to control whether the docker daemon can be mounted)

Co-authored-by: Jason Song <i@wolfogre.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gitea.com/gitea/act/pulls/60
Reviewed-by: Jason Song <i@wolfogre.com>
Co-authored-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>
Co-committed-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>

* Remove ContainerMaxLifetime; fix lint

* Remove unused ValidVolumes

* Remove ConnectToNetwork

* Add docker stubs

* Close docker clients to prevent file descriptor leaks

* Fix the error when removing network in self-hosted mode (#69)

Fixes https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/issues/255

Reviewed-on: https://gitea.com/gitea/act/pulls/69
Co-authored-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>
Co-committed-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>

* Move service container and network cleanup to rc.cleanUpJobContainer

* Add --network flag; default to host if not using service containers or set explicitly

* Correctly close executor to prevent fd leak

* Revert to tail instead of full path

* fix network duplication

* backport networkingConfig for aliaes

* don't hardcode netMode host

* Convert services test to table driven tests

* Add failing tests for services

* Expose service container ports onto the host

* Set container network mode in artifacts server test to host mode

* Log container network mode when creating/starting a container

* fix: Correctly handle ContainerNetworkMode

* fix: missing service container network

* Always remove service containers

Although we usually keep containers running if the workflow errored
(unless `--rm` is given) in order to facilitate debugging and we have
a flag (`--reuse`) to always keep containers running in order to speed
up repeated `act` invocations, I believe that these should only apply
to job containers and not service containers, because changing the
network settings on a service container requires re-creating it anyway.

* Remove networks only if no active endpoints exist

* Ensure job containers are stopped before starting a new job

* fix: go build -tags WITHOUT_DOCKER

---------

Co-authored-by: Zettat123 <zettat123@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jason Song <i@wolfogre.com>
Co-authored-by: sillyguodong <gedong_1994@163.com>
Co-authored-by: ChristopherHX <christopher.homberger@web.de>
Co-authored-by: ZauberNerd <zaubernerd@zaubernerd.de>

cmd/input.go

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ type Input struct {
 	matrix                             []string
 	actionCachePath                    string
 	logPrefixJobID                     bool
+	networkName                        string
 }
 
 func (i *Input) resolve(path string) string {

cmd/root.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/adrg/xdg"
 	"github.com/andreaskoch/go-fswatch"
+	docker_container "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	gitignore "github.com/sabhiram/go-gitignore"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ func Execute(ctx context.Context, version string) {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&input.cacheServerAddr, "cache-server-addr", "", common.GetOutboundIP().String(), "Defines the address to which the cache server binds.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint16VarP(&input.cacheServerPort, "cache-server-port", "", 0, "Defines the port where the artifact server listens. 0 means a randomly available port.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&input.actionCachePath, "action-cache-path", "", filepath.Join(CacheHomeDir, "act"), "Defines the path where the actions get cached and host workspaces created.")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&input.networkName, "network", "", "host", "Sets a docker network name. Defaults to host.")
 	rootCmd.SetArgs(args())
 
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
@@ -612,6 +614,7 @@ func newRunCommand(ctx context.Context, input *Input) func(*cobra.Command, []str
 			ReplaceGheActionWithGithubCom:      input.replaceGheActionWithGithubCom,
 			ReplaceGheActionTokenWithGithubCom: input.replaceGheActionTokenWithGithubCom,
 			Matrix:                             matrixes,
+			ContainerNetworkMode:               docker_container.NetworkMode(input.networkName),
 		}
 		r, err := runner.New(config)
 		if err != nil {

pkg/container/container_types.go

@@ -4,28 +4,32 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
 
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common"
 )
 
 // NewContainerInput the input for the New function
 type NewContainerInput struct {
-	Image       string
+	Image          string
-	Username    string
+	Username       string
-	Password    string
+	Password       string
-	Entrypoint  []string
+	Entrypoint     []string
-	Cmd         []string
+	Cmd            []string
-	WorkingDir  string
+	WorkingDir     string
-	Env         []string
+	Env            []string
-	Binds       []string
+	Binds          []string
-	Mounts      map[string]string
+	Mounts         map[string]string
-	Name        string
+	Name           string
-	Stdout      io.Writer
+	Stdout         io.Writer
-	Stderr      io.Writer
+	Stderr         io.Writer
-	NetworkMode string
+	NetworkMode    string
-	Privileged  bool
+	Privileged     bool
-	UsernsMode  string
+	UsernsMode     string
-	Platform    string
+	Platform       string
-	Options     string
+	Options        string
+	NetworkAliases []string
+	ExposedPorts   nat.PortSet
+	PortBindings   nat.PortMap
 }
 
 // FileEntry is a file to copy to a container

pkg/container/docker_network.go

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+//go:build !(WITHOUT_DOCKER || !(linux || darwin || windows))
+
+package container
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common"
+)
+
+func NewDockerNetworkCreateExecutor(name string) common.Executor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		cli, err := GetDockerClient(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer cli.Close()
+
+		// Only create the network if it doesn't exist
+		networks, err := cli.NetworkList(ctx, types.NetworkListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		common.Logger(ctx).Debugf("%v", networks)
+		for _, network := range networks {
+			if network.Name == name {
+				common.Logger(ctx).Debugf("Network %v exists", name)
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		_, err = cli.NetworkCreate(ctx, name, types.NetworkCreate{
+			Driver: "bridge",
+			Scope:  "local",
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func NewDockerNetworkRemoveExecutor(name string) common.Executor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		cli, err := GetDockerClient(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer cli.Close()
+
+		// Make shure that all network of the specified name are removed
+		// cli.NetworkRemove refuses to remove a network if there are duplicates
+		networks, err := cli.NetworkList(ctx, types.NetworkListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		common.Logger(ctx).Debugf("%v", networks)
+		for _, network := range networks {
+			if network.Name == name {
+				result, err := cli.NetworkInspect(ctx, network.ID, types.NetworkInspectOptions{})
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				if len(result.Containers) == 0 {
+					if err = cli.NetworkRemove(ctx, network.ID); err != nil {
+						common.Logger(ctx).Debugf("%v", err)
+					}
+				} else {
+					common.Logger(ctx).Debugf("Refusing to remove network %v because it still has active endpoints", name)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return err
+	}
+}

pkg/container/docker_run.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stdcopy"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func supportsContainerImagePlatform(ctx context.Context, cli client.APIClient) b
 
 func (cr *containerReference) Create(capAdd []string, capDrop []string) common.Executor {
 	return common.
-		NewInfoExecutor("%sdocker create image=%s platform=%s entrypoint=%+q cmd=%+q", logPrefix, cr.input.Image, cr.input.Platform, cr.input.Entrypoint, cr.input.Cmd).
+		NewInfoExecutor("%sdocker create image=%s platform=%s entrypoint=%+q cmd=%+q network=%+q", logPrefix, cr.input.Image, cr.input.Platform, cr.input.Entrypoint, cr.input.Cmd, cr.input.NetworkMode).
 		Then(
 			common.NewPipelineExecutor(
 				cr.connect(),
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (cr *containerReference) Create(capAdd []string, capDrop []string) common.E
 
 func (cr *containerReference) Start(attach bool) common.Executor {
 	return common.
-		NewInfoExecutor("%sdocker run image=%s platform=%s entrypoint=%+q cmd=%+q", logPrefix, cr.input.Image, cr.input.Platform, cr.input.Entrypoint, cr.input.Cmd).
+		NewInfoExecutor("%sdocker run image=%s platform=%s entrypoint=%+q cmd=%+q network=%+q", logPrefix, cr.input.Image, cr.input.Platform, cr.input.Entrypoint, cr.input.Cmd, cr.input.NetworkMode).
 		Then(
 			common.NewPipelineExecutor(
 				cr.connect(),
@@ -346,8 +347,8 @@ func (cr *containerReference) mergeContainerConfigs(ctx context.Context, config
 	}
 
 	if len(copts.netMode.Value()) == 0 {
-		if err = copts.netMode.Set("host"); err != nil {
+		if err = copts.netMode.Set(cr.input.NetworkMode); err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot parse networkmode=host. This is an internal error and should not happen: '%w'", err)
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Cannot parse networkmode=%s. This is an internal error and should not happen: '%w'", cr.input.NetworkMode, err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -391,10 +392,11 @@ func (cr *containerReference) create(capAdd []string, capDrop []string) common.E
 		input := cr.input
 
 		config := &container.Config{
-			Image:      input.Image,
+			Image:        input.Image,
-			WorkingDir: input.WorkingDir,
+			WorkingDir:   input.WorkingDir,
-			Env:        input.Env,
+			Env:          input.Env,
-			Tty:        isTerminal,
+			ExposedPorts: input.ExposedPorts,
+			Tty:          isTerminal,
 		}
 		logger.Debugf("Common container.Config ==> %+v", config)
 
@@ -430,13 +432,14 @@ func (cr *containerReference) create(capAdd []string, capDrop []string) common.E
 		}
 
 		hostConfig := &container.HostConfig{
-			CapAdd:      capAdd,
+			CapAdd:       capAdd,
-			CapDrop:     capDrop,
+			CapDrop:      capDrop,
-			Binds:       input.Binds,
+			Binds:        input.Binds,
-			Mounts:      mounts,
+			Mounts:       mounts,
-			NetworkMode: container.NetworkMode(input.NetworkMode),
+			NetworkMode:  container.NetworkMode(input.NetworkMode),
-			Privileged:  input.Privileged,
+			Privileged:   input.Privileged,
-			UsernsMode:  container.UsernsMode(input.UsernsMode),
+			UsernsMode:   container.UsernsMode(input.UsernsMode),
+			PortBindings: input.PortBindings,
 		}
 		logger.Debugf("Common container.HostConfig ==> %+v", hostConfig)
 
@@ -445,7 +448,22 @@ func (cr *containerReference) create(capAdd []string, capDrop []string) common.E
 			return err
 		}
 
-		resp, err := cr.cli.ContainerCreate(ctx, config, hostConfig, nil, platSpecs, input.Name)
+		var networkingConfig *network.NetworkingConfig
+		logger.Debugf("input.NetworkAliases ==> %v", input.NetworkAliases)
+		if hostConfig.NetworkMode.IsUserDefined() && len(input.NetworkAliases) > 0 {
+			endpointConfig := &network.EndpointSettings{
+				Aliases: input.NetworkAliases,
+			}
+			networkingConfig = &network.NetworkingConfig{
+				EndpointsConfig: map[string]*network.EndpointSettings{
+					input.NetworkMode: endpointConfig,
+				},
+			}
+		} else {
+			logger.Debugf("not a use defined config??")
+		}
+
+		resp, err := cr.cli.ContainerCreate(ctx, config, hostConfig, networkingConfig, platSpecs, input.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create container: '%w'", err)
 		}

pkg/container/docker_run_test.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func TestDocker(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	client, err := GetDockerClient(ctx)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer client.Close()
 
 	dockerBuild := NewDockerBuildExecutor(NewDockerBuildExecutorInput{
 		ContextDir: "testdata",

pkg/container/docker_stub.go

@@ -55,3 +55,15 @@ func NewDockerVolumeRemoveExecutor(volume string, force bool) common.Executor {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+func NewDockerNetworkCreateExecutor(name string) common.Executor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func NewDockerNetworkRemoveExecutor(name string) common.Executor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		return nil
+	}
+}

pkg/runner/job_executor.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type jobInfo interface {
 	result(result string)
 }
 
+//nolint:contextcheck,gocyclo
 func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executor {
 	steps := make([]common.Executor, 0)
 	preSteps := make([]common.Executor, 0)
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executo
 
 		postExec := useStepLogger(rc, stepModel, stepStagePost, step.post())
 		if postExecutor != nil {
-			// run the post exector in reverse order
+			// run the post executor in reverse order
 			postExecutor = postExec.Finally(postExecutor)
 		} else {
 			postExecutor = postExec
@@ -101,7 +102,12 @@ func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executo
 			// always allow 1 min for stopping and removing the runner, even if we were cancelled
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(common.WithLogger(context.Background(), common.Logger(ctx)), time.Minute)
 			defer cancel()
-			err = info.stopContainer()(ctx) //nolint:contextcheck
+
+			logger := common.Logger(ctx)
+			logger.Infof("Cleaning up container for job %s", rc.JobName)
+			if err = info.stopContainer()(ctx); err != nil {
+				logger.Errorf("Error while stop job container: %v", err)
+			}
 		}
 		setJobResult(ctx, info, rc, jobError == nil)
 		setJobOutputs(ctx, rc)

pkg/runner/run_context.go

@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
-
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/container"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/exprparser"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux"
 )
 
 // RunContext contains info about current job
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type RunContext struct {
 	IntraActionState    map[string]map[string]string
 	ExprEval            ExpressionEvaluator
 	JobContainer        container.ExecutionsEnvironment
+	ServiceContainers   []container.ExecutionsEnvironment
 	OutputMappings      map[MappableOutput]MappableOutput
 	JobName             string
 	ActionPath          string
@@ -87,6 +88,18 @@ func (rc *RunContext) jobContainerName() string {
 	return createContainerName("act", rc.String())
 }
 
+// networkName return the name of the network which will be created by `act` automatically for job,
+// only create network if using a service container
+func (rc *RunContext) networkName() (string, bool) {
+	if len(rc.Run.Job().Services) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-network", rc.jobContainerName(), rc.Run.JobID), true
+	}
+	if rc.Config.ContainerNetworkMode == "" {
+		return "host", false
+	}
+	return string(rc.Config.ContainerNetworkMode), false
+}
+
 func getDockerDaemonSocketMountPath(daemonPath string) string {
 	if protoIndex := strings.Index(daemonPath, "://"); protoIndex != -1 {
 		scheme := daemonPath[:protoIndex]
@@ -226,6 +239,7 @@ func (rc *RunContext) startHostEnvironment() common.Executor {
 	}
 }
 
+//nolint:gocyclo
 func (rc *RunContext) startJobContainer() common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		logger := common.Logger(ctx)
@@ -259,41 +273,126 @@ func (rc *RunContext) startJobContainer() common.Executor {
 		ext := container.LinuxContainerEnvironmentExtensions{}
 		binds, mounts := rc.GetBindsAndMounts()
 
+		// specify the network to which the container will connect when `docker create` stage. (like execute command line: docker create --network <networkName> <image>)
+		// if using service containers, will create a new network for the containers.
+		// and it will be removed after at last.
+		networkName, createAndDeleteNetwork := rc.networkName()
+
+		// add service containers
+		for serviceID, spec := range rc.Run.Job().Services {
+			// interpolate env
+			interpolatedEnvs := make(map[string]string, len(spec.Env))
+			for k, v := range spec.Env {
+				interpolatedEnvs[k] = rc.ExprEval.Interpolate(ctx, v)
+			}
+			envs := make([]string, 0, len(interpolatedEnvs))
+			for k, v := range interpolatedEnvs {
+				envs = append(envs, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
+			}
+			username, password, err = rc.handleServiceCredentials(ctx, spec.Credentials)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to handle service %s credentials: %w", serviceID, err)
+			}
+			serviceBinds, serviceMounts := rc.GetServiceBindsAndMounts(spec.Volumes)
+
+			exposedPorts, portBindings, err := nat.ParsePortSpecs(spec.Ports)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse service %s ports: %w", serviceID, err)
+			}
+
+			serviceContainerName := createContainerName(rc.jobContainerName(), serviceID)
+			c := container.NewContainer(&container.NewContainerInput{
+				Name:           serviceContainerName,
+				WorkingDir:     ext.ToContainerPath(rc.Config.Workdir),
+				Image:          spec.Image,
+				Username:       username,
+				Password:       password,
+				Env:            envs,
+				Mounts:         serviceMounts,
+				Binds:          serviceBinds,
+				Stdout:         logWriter,
+				Stderr:         logWriter,
+				Privileged:     rc.Config.Privileged,
+				UsernsMode:     rc.Config.UsernsMode,
+				Platform:       rc.Config.ContainerArchitecture,
+				Options:        spec.Options,
+				NetworkMode:    networkName,
+				NetworkAliases: []string{serviceID},
+				ExposedPorts:   exposedPorts,
+				PortBindings:   portBindings,
+			})
+			rc.ServiceContainers = append(rc.ServiceContainers, c)
+		}
+
 		rc.cleanUpJobContainer = func(ctx context.Context) error {
-			if rc.JobContainer != nil && !rc.Config.ReuseContainers {
+			reuseJobContainer := func(ctx context.Context) bool {
-				return rc.JobContainer.Remove().
+				return rc.Config.ReuseContainers
-					Then(container.NewDockerVolumeRemoveExecutor(rc.jobContainerName(), false)).
+			}
-					Then(container.NewDockerVolumeRemoveExecutor(rc.jobContainerName()+"-env", false))(ctx)
+
+			if rc.JobContainer != nil {
+				return rc.JobContainer.Remove().IfNot(reuseJobContainer).
+					Then(container.NewDockerVolumeRemoveExecutor(rc.jobContainerName(), false)).IfNot(reuseJobContainer).
+					Then(container.NewDockerVolumeRemoveExecutor(rc.jobContainerName()+"-env", false)).IfNot(reuseJobContainer).
+					Then(func(ctx context.Context) error {
+						if len(rc.ServiceContainers) > 0 {
+							logger.Infof("Cleaning up services for job %s", rc.JobName)
+							if err := rc.stopServiceContainers()(ctx); err != nil {
+								logger.Errorf("Error while cleaning services: %v", err)
+							}
+							if createAndDeleteNetwork {
+								// clean network if it has been created by act
+								// if using service containers
+								// it means that the network to which containers are connecting is created by `act_runner`,
+								// so, we should remove the network at last.
+								logger.Infof("Cleaning up network for job %s, and network name is: %s", rc.JobName, networkName)
+								if err := container.NewDockerNetworkRemoveExecutor(networkName)(ctx); err != nil {
+									logger.Errorf("Error while cleaning network: %v", err)
+								}
+							}
+						}
+						return nil
+					})(ctx)
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
 
+		jobContainerNetwork := rc.Config.ContainerNetworkMode.NetworkName()
+		if rc.containerImage(ctx) != "" {
+			jobContainerNetwork = networkName
+		} else if jobContainerNetwork == "" {
+			jobContainerNetwork = "host"
+		}
+
 		rc.JobContainer = container.NewContainer(&container.NewContainerInput{
-			Cmd:         nil,
+			Cmd:            nil,
-			Entrypoint:  []string{"tail", "-f", "/dev/null"},
+			Entrypoint:     []string{"tail", "-f", "/dev/null"},
-			WorkingDir:  ext.ToContainerPath(rc.Config.Workdir),
+			WorkingDir:     ext.ToContainerPath(rc.Config.Workdir),
-			Image:       image,
+			Image:          image,
-			Username:    username,
+			Username:       username,
-			Password:    password,
+			Password:       password,
-			Name:        name,
+			Name:           name,
-			Env:         envList,
+			Env:            envList,
-			Mounts:      mounts,
+			Mounts:         mounts,
-			NetworkMode: "host",
+			NetworkMode:    jobContainerNetwork,
-			Binds:       binds,
+			NetworkAliases: []string{rc.Name},
-			Stdout:      logWriter,
+			Binds:          binds,
-			Stderr:      logWriter,
+			Stdout:         logWriter,
-			Privileged:  rc.Config.Privileged,
+			Stderr:         logWriter,
-			UsernsMode:  rc.Config.UsernsMode,
+			Privileged:     rc.Config.Privileged,
-			Platform:    rc.Config.ContainerArchitecture,
+			UsernsMode:     rc.Config.UsernsMode,
-			Options:     rc.options(ctx),
+			Platform:       rc.Config.ContainerArchitecture,
+			Options:        rc.options(ctx),
 		})
 		if rc.JobContainer == nil {
 			return errors.New("Failed to create job container")
 		}
 
 		return common.NewPipelineExecutor(
+			rc.pullServicesImages(rc.Config.ForcePull),
 			rc.JobContainer.Pull(rc.Config.ForcePull),
 			rc.stopJobContainer(),
+			container.NewDockerNetworkCreateExecutor(networkName).IfBool(createAndDeleteNetwork),
+			rc.startServiceContainers(networkName),
 			rc.JobContainer.Create(rc.Config.ContainerCapAdd, rc.Config.ContainerCapDrop),
 			rc.JobContainer.Start(false),
 			rc.JobContainer.Copy(rc.JobContainer.GetActPath()+"/", &container.FileEntry{
@@ -369,16 +468,50 @@ func (rc *RunContext) UpdateExtraPath(ctx context.Context, githubEnvPath string)
 	return nil
 }
 
-// stopJobContainer removes the job container (if it exists) and its volume (if it exists) if !rc.Config.ReuseContainers
+// stopJobContainer removes the job container (if it exists) and its volume (if it exists)
 func (rc *RunContext) stopJobContainer() common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		if rc.cleanUpJobContainer != nil && !rc.Config.ReuseContainers {
+		if rc.cleanUpJobContainer != nil {
 			return rc.cleanUpJobContainer(ctx)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
+func (rc *RunContext) pullServicesImages(forcePull bool) common.Executor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		execs := []common.Executor{}
+		for _, c := range rc.ServiceContainers {
+			execs = append(execs, c.Pull(forcePull))
+		}
+		return common.NewParallelExecutor(len(execs), execs...)(ctx)
+	}
+}
+
+func (rc *RunContext) startServiceContainers(_ string) common.Executor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		execs := []common.Executor{}
+		for _, c := range rc.ServiceContainers {
+			execs = append(execs, common.NewPipelineExecutor(
+				c.Pull(false),
+				c.Create(rc.Config.ContainerCapAdd, rc.Config.ContainerCapDrop),
+				c.Start(false),
+			))
+		}
+		return common.NewParallelExecutor(len(execs), execs...)(ctx)
+	}
+}
+
+func (rc *RunContext) stopServiceContainers() common.Executor {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		execs := []common.Executor{}
+		for _, c := range rc.ServiceContainers {
+			execs = append(execs, c.Remove().Finally(c.Close()))
+		}
+		return common.NewParallelExecutor(len(execs), execs...)(ctx)
+	}
+}
+
 // Prepare the mounts and binds for the worker
 
 // ActionCacheDir is for rc
@@ -853,3 +986,53 @@ func (rc *RunContext) handleCredentials(ctx context.Context) (string, string, er
 
 	return username, password, nil
 }
+
+func (rc *RunContext) handleServiceCredentials(ctx context.Context, creds map[string]string) (username, password string, err error) {
+	if creds == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if len(creds) != 2 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid property count for key 'credentials:'")
+		return
+	}
+
+	ee := rc.NewExpressionEvaluator(ctx)
+	if username = ee.Interpolate(ctx, creds["username"]); username == "" {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to interpolate credentials.username")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if password = ee.Interpolate(ctx, creds["password"]); password == "" {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to interpolate credentials.password")
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// GetServiceBindsAndMounts returns the binds and mounts for the service container, resolving paths as appopriate
+func (rc *RunContext) GetServiceBindsAndMounts(svcVolumes []string) ([]string, map[string]string) {
+	if rc.Config.ContainerDaemonSocket == "" {
+		rc.Config.ContainerDaemonSocket = "/var/run/docker.sock"
+	}
+	binds := []string{}
+	if rc.Config.ContainerDaemonSocket != "-" {
+		daemonPath := getDockerDaemonSocketMountPath(rc.Config.ContainerDaemonSocket)
+		binds = append(binds, fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", daemonPath, "/var/run/docker.sock"))
+	}
+
+	mounts := map[string]string{}
+
+	for _, v := range svcVolumes {
+		if !strings.Contains(v, ":") || filepath.IsAbs(v) {
+			// Bind anonymous volume or host file.
+			binds = append(binds, v)
+		} else {
+			// Mount existing volume.
+			paths := strings.SplitN(v, ":", 2)
+			mounts[paths[0]] = paths[1]
+		}
+	}
+
+	return binds, mounts
+}

pkg/runner/runner.go

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	docker_container "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
-
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // Runner provides capabilities to run GitHub actions
@@ -20,44 +20,45 @@ type Runner interface {
 
 // Config contains the config for a new runner
 type Config struct {
-	Actor                              string                     // the user that triggered the event
+	Actor                              string                       // the user that triggered the event
-	Workdir                            string                     // path to working directory
+	Workdir                            string                       // path to working directory
-	ActionCacheDir                     string                     // path used for caching action contents
+	ActionCacheDir                     string                       // path used for caching action contents
-	BindWorkdir                        bool                       // bind the workdir to the job container
+	BindWorkdir                        bool                         // bind the workdir to the job container
-	EventName                          string                     // name of event to run
+	EventName                          string                       // name of event to run
-	EventPath                          string                     // path to JSON file to use for event.json in containers
+	EventPath                          string                       // path to JSON file to use for event.json in containers
-	DefaultBranch                      string                     // name of the main branch for this repository
+	DefaultBranch                      string                       // name of the main branch for this repository
-	ReuseContainers                    bool                       // reuse containers to maintain state
+	ReuseContainers                    bool                         // reuse containers to maintain state
-	ForcePull                          bool                       // force pulling of the image, even if already present
+	ForcePull                          bool                         // force pulling of the image, even if already present
-	ForceRebuild                       bool                       // force rebuilding local docker image action
+	ForceRebuild                       bool                         // force rebuilding local docker image action
-	LogOutput                          bool                       // log the output from docker run
+	LogOutput                          bool                         // log the output from docker run
-	JSONLogger                         bool                       // use json or text logger
+	JSONLogger                         bool                         // use json or text logger
-	LogPrefixJobID                     bool                       // switches from the full job name to the job id
+	LogPrefixJobID                     bool                         // switches from the full job name to the job id
-	Env                                map[string]string          // env for containers
+	Env                                map[string]string            // env for containers
-	Inputs                             map[string]string          // manually passed action inputs
+	Inputs                             map[string]string            // manually passed action inputs
-	Secrets                            map[string]string          // list of secrets
+	Secrets                            map[string]string            // list of secrets
-	Vars                               map[string]string          // list of vars
+	Vars                               map[string]string            // list of vars
-	Token                              string                     // GitHub token
+	Token                              string                       // GitHub token
-	InsecureSecrets                    bool                       // switch hiding output when printing to terminal
+	InsecureSecrets                    bool                         // switch hiding output when printing to terminal
-	Platforms                          map[string]string          // list of platforms
+	Platforms                          map[string]string            // list of platforms
-	Privileged                         bool                       // use privileged mode
+	Privileged                         bool                         // use privileged mode
-	UsernsMode                         string                     // user namespace to use
+	UsernsMode                         string                       // user namespace to use
-	ContainerArchitecture              string                     // Desired OS/architecture platform for running containers
+	ContainerArchitecture              string                       // Desired OS/architecture platform for running containers
-	ContainerDaemonSocket              string                     // Path to Docker daemon socket
+	ContainerDaemonSocket              string                       // Path to Docker daemon socket
-	ContainerOptions                   string                     // Options for the job container
+	ContainerOptions                   string                       // Options for the job container
-	UseGitIgnore                       bool                       // controls if paths in .gitignore should not be copied into container, default true
+	UseGitIgnore                       bool                         // controls if paths in .gitignore should not be copied into container, default true
-	GitHubInstance                     string                     // GitHub instance to use, default "github.com"
+	GitHubInstance                     string                       // GitHub instance to use, default "github.com"
-	ContainerCapAdd                    []string                   // list of kernel capabilities to add to the containers
+	ContainerCapAdd                    []string                     // list of kernel capabilities to add to the containers
-	ContainerCapDrop                   []string                   // list of kernel capabilities to remove from the containers
+	ContainerCapDrop                   []string                     // list of kernel capabilities to remove from the containers
-	AutoRemove                         bool                       // controls if the container is automatically removed upon workflow completion
+	AutoRemove                         bool                         // controls if the container is automatically removed upon workflow completion
-	ArtifactServerPath                 string                     // the path where the artifact server stores uploads
+	ArtifactServerPath                 string                       // the path where the artifact server stores uploads
-	ArtifactServerAddr                 string                     // the address the artifact server binds to
+	ArtifactServerAddr                 string                       // the address the artifact server binds to
-	ArtifactServerPort                 string                     // the port the artifact server binds to
+	ArtifactServerPort                 string                       // the port the artifact server binds to
-	NoSkipCheckout                     bool                       // do not skip actions/checkout
+	NoSkipCheckout                     bool                         // do not skip actions/checkout
-	RemoteName                         string                     // remote name in local git repo config
+	RemoteName                         string                       // remote name in local git repo config
-	ReplaceGheActionWithGithubCom      []string                   // Use actions from GitHub Enterprise instance to GitHub
+	ReplaceGheActionWithGithubCom      []string                     // Use actions from GitHub Enterprise instance to GitHub
-	ReplaceGheActionTokenWithGithubCom string                     // Token of private action repo on GitHub.
+	ReplaceGheActionTokenWithGithubCom string                       // Token of private action repo on GitHub.
-	Matrix                             map[string]map[string]bool // Matrix config to run
+	Matrix                             map[string]map[string]bool   // Matrix config to run
+	ContainerNetworkMode               docker_container.NetworkMode // the network mode of job containers (the value of --network)
 }
 
 type caller struct {

pkg/runner/runner_test.go

@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ func TestRunEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		{workdir, "set-env-step-env-override", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
 		{workdir, "set-env-new-env-file-per-step", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
 		{workdir, "no-panic-on-invalid-composite-action", "push", "jobs failed due to invalid action", platforms, secrets},
+
+		// services
+		{workdir, "services", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
+		{workdir, "services-host-network", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
+		{workdir, "services-with-container", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
 	}
 
 	for _, table := range tables {

pkg/runner/testdata/services-host-network/push.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: services-host-network
+on: push
+jobs:
+  services-host-network:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      nginx:
+        image: "nginx:latest"
+        ports:
+          - "8080:80"
+    steps:
+      - run: apt-get -qq update && apt-get -yqq install --no-install-recommends curl net-tools
+      - run: netstat -tlpen
+      - run: curl -v http://localhost:8080

pkg/runner/testdata/services-with-container/push.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: services-with-containers
+on: push
+jobs:
+  services-with-containers:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-containerized-services/about-service-containers#running-jobs-in-a-container
+    container:
+      image: "ubuntu:latest"
+    services:
+      nginx:
+        image: "nginx:latest"
+        ports:
+          - "8080:80"
+    steps:
+      - run: apt-get -qq update && apt-get -yqq install --no-install-recommends curl
+      - run: curl -v http://nginx:80

pkg/runner/testdata/services/push.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: services
+on: push
+jobs:
+  services:
+    name: Reproduction of failing Services interpolation
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:12
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: runner
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: mysecretdbpass
+          POSTGRES_DB: mydb
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+    steps:
+      - name: Echo the Postgres service ID / Network / Ports
+        run: |
+          echo "id: ${{ job.services.postgres.id }}"
+          echo "network: ${{ job.services.postgres.network }}"
+          echo "ports: ${{ job.services.postgres.ports }}"