Question

Your integration test job runs on ubuntu-latest and needs a PostgreSQL 15 database available before the test step executes. Intermittent failures occur because tests start before the database is ready to accept connections. Which service container configuration best ensures the database is healthy before dependent steps run?

Accepted Answer

Add the postgres service under services: with an options: field defining --health-cmd pg_isready, --health-interval, --health-timeout, and --health-retries, and map ports:

Answer

Add a run step with sleep 30 before the test step to give the database time to start

Answer

Set needs: postgres on the test job so it waits for the postgres service to finish

Answer

Define the postgres container under container: at the job level instead of services: