Enable AL-Go for GitHub on GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency by freddydk · Pull Request #2309 · microsoft/AL-Go

Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) · 2026-07-07T16:01:27Z

❔What, Why & How

This pull request introduces comprehensive updates to improve compatibility with GitHub Enterprise (GHE) hosts. The main focus is to ensure that all scripts and workflows dynamically use the correct GitHub server and API URLs, rather than hardcoding references to github.com and api.github.com. This enables repositories using AL-Go for GitHub to work seamlessly on both public GitHub and GHE instances. Additionally, documentation has been updated to clarify support and provide guidance for GHE users.

GitHub Enterprise compatibility and dynamic host resolution:

All PowerShell scripts and workflow files now use the GITHUB_SERVER_URL and GITHUB_API_URL environment variables instead of hardcoded github.com and api.github.com URLs for REST API calls and repository links. This affects actions such as dependency probing, deployments, pull request validation, and workflow post-processing. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
The workflow now explicitly verifies that the AL-Go for GitHub repository itself only runs on github.com, preventing unsupported usage on GHE for the main repo.
The gh CLI commands set the GH_HOST environment variable to ensure API calls target the correct host on GHE. [1] [2] [3]

Documentation and user guidance:

Added a new scenario guide, Scenarios/UsingGitHubEnterprise.md, detailing how to use AL-Go for GitHub on GHE, including setup instructions and best practices.
The README.md is updated to reference the new GHE usage guide.
Release notes summarize the GHE compatibility improvements and clarify the support policy.

Other improvements and fixes:

Improved template repository download logic to construct API URLs correctly for both public GitHub and GHE, and to use authenticated or anonymous requests as appropriate. [1] [2] [3]
Minor comments and clarifications added to template scripts regarding authentication requirements.

These changes ensure that AL-Go for GitHub works reliably in both public and enterprise GitHub environments, with clear documentation and robust host detection.

This functionality was sponsored by Fellowmind, Sweden.

Updated instructions and add images

Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) · 2026-07-07T16:03:41Z

@microsoft-github-policy-service agree

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Pull request overview

Enables AL-Go templates and actions to operate on GitHub Enterprise Cloud data-residency hosts.

Changes:

Replaces hardcoded GitHub URLs with runtime server/API URLs.
Updates release uploads, dependency retrieval, and template downloads for enterprise hosts.
Adds enterprise documentation, release notes, safeguards, and regression fixes.

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File	Description
`Tests/DownloadProjectDependencies.Test.ps1`	Tests URL secrets.
`Tests/Deploy.Module.Test.ps1`	Configures API URL in tests.
`Templates/Per Tenant Extension/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yaml`	Makes release operations host-aware.
`Templates/Per Tenant Extension/.AL-Go/localDevEnv.ps1`	Clarifies GitHub CLI authentication.
`Templates/AppSource App/.github/workflows/CreateRelease.yaml`	Makes release operations host-aware.
`Templates/AppSource App/.AL-Go/localDevEnv.ps1`	Clarifies GitHub CLI authentication.
`Scenarios/UsingGitHubEnterprise.md`	Adds enterprise setup guidance.
`RELEASENOTES.md`	Announces enterprise compatibility.
`README.md`	Links the enterprise guide.
`Actions/WorkflowPostProcess/WorkflowPostProcess.ps1`	Targets the active GitHub CLI host.
`Actions/VerifyPRChanges/VerifyPRChanges.ps1`	Uses the runtime API URL.
`Actions/PullRequestStatusCheck/PullRequestStatusCheck.ps1`	Targets the runtime GitHub host.
`Actions/Github-Helper.psm1`	Derives dependency API hosts.
`Actions/GetArtifactsForDeployment/GetArtifactsForDeployment.psm1`	Uses host-aware API and run URLs.
`Actions/GetArtifactsForDeployment/GetArtifactsForDeployment.ps1`	Produces host-aware links.
`Actions/DownloadProjectDependencies/DownloadProjectDependencies.psm1`	Resolves whole-URL secrets.
`Actions/DetermineProjectsToBuild/DetermineProjectsToBuild.psm1`	Initializes empty project metadata.
`Actions/DetermineProjectsToBuild/DetermineProjectsToBuild.Action.ps1`	Emits host-aware build links.
`Actions/Deploy/Deploy.psm1`	Uses the runtime API URL.
`Actions/Deliver/Deliver.ps1`	Handles package lookup failures.
`Actions/CheckForUpdates/CheckForUpdates.ps1`	Configures the GitHub CLI host.
`Actions/CheckForUpdates/CheckForUpdates.HelperFunctions.ps1`	Adds host-aware template downloads.
`Actions/AL-Go-Helper.ps1`	Updates defaults and dependency URLs.
`.github/workflows/CI.yaml`	Restricts AL-Go development CI to GitHub.com.

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Working as expected.

Arend-Jan Kauffmann (ajkauffmann) · 2026-09-16T06:59:02Z

We are waiting for this! Having data residency for our codebase is paramount for us and our customers, so we need GitHub Enterprise. Without proper support from AL-Go, we can't move to GHE.

James Pearson (jimmymcp) · 2026-09-16T09:35:22Z

We've been running AL-Go on GHE with these changes for a couple of months. Would love to see this officially adopted.

Flemming Bakkensen (FBakkensen) · 2026-09-16T09:44:30Z

We are really waiting for this, using ghe is non-negotiable for us, and having to rely on a fork is far from ideal.

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Cross-host credentials, local dependency URLs, and the GHE action bootstrap path remain incomplete.

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Preserve repository host when creating local dependency URLs · New
Prevent workflow tokens from being sent to other hosts · New
This unrelated default change forces direct AL-Go users onto a mutable main.zip. It also disables…
Support mirroring AL-Go actions for GitHub Enterprise bootstrap · New

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appDependencyProbingPaths.repo accepts any HTTPS host (see Actions/AL-Go-Helper.ps1:929-938),…

Maria Zhelezova (mazhelez) · 2026-09-24T09:07:23Z

Freddy Kristiansen (@freddydk) Thank you for your contribution!

We are excited for AL-Go to support GHE. However, we are currently unable to test your solution properly and, while we figure out the setup, the feature has to marked as "preview" or "experimental".

Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) · 2026-09-25T21:14:57Z

@microsoft-github-policy-service agree

### ❔What, Why & How Fixes #2389 URLs in localdevenv and the settings schema are wrong when running a self-hosted AL-Go from a fork. This fix is also included in PR #2309 (this is where the problem occured for partners using my fork) --------- Co-authored-by: Freddy Kristiansen <fkr@freddy.dk>

Alexander Holstrup (aholstrup1) · 2026-10-07T09:35:24Z

+### Include agentic workflows when updating system files from AL-Go or indirect templates
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+Update AL-Go System Files will now also include .md files from .github/workflows. This is the recommended location for storing agentic workflows (.md files).


let's make this a separate effort? Doesn't really seem related to GitHub enterprise support

Correct, but the people using this will be broken if I remove it...
Will try to figure out what I can do - maybe create another branch they can use and then remove it from here.

Alexander Holstrup (aholstrup1) · 2026-10-07T09:35:55Z

+# Using AL-Go for GitHub on GitHub Enterprise (GHE)
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+Repositories using AL-Go for GitHub are supported on **GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency** (also known as **GHE**, where your enterprise lives on a dedicated host like `https://<enterprise>.ghe.com`).


You could add a note in here that this is in preview (same way you did in the releasenotes)

Alexander Holstrup (aholstrup1) · 2026-10-07T09:45:17Z

+> [!NOTE]
+> The mirror-clone in step 2 reads from the **public** `github.com` template, which does not require authentication. Step 3 and step 4 target your enterprise host, using the credentials you authenticated with in step 1.
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+## Automated approach


While this tool sounds very useful, I am not sure we are allowed to / should reference third-party tools in our docs like this.

Could we document it just with the manual steps for now?

Sure - will fix this - I will add a blog post about the tool then, no problem.

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🟡 Changes recommended

Anonymous cross-host release downloads remain broken, and local test execution has a missing server environment setup.

3 open findings

Anonymous dependency downloads reacquire an unscoped authentication token · New
Tests fail when GITHUB_SERVER_URL is undefined · New
Add test coverage for empty repository project detection · New

4 resolved since last review

Prevent workflow tokens from being sent to other hosts
Preserve repository host when creating local dependency URLs
This unrelated default change forces direct AL-Go users onto a mutable main.zip. It also disables…
Support mirroring AL-Go actions for GitHub Enterprise bootstrap

🧠 Review effort: Balanced

                    }
                }
-                $dependency | Add-Member -name "AuthTokenSecret" -MemberType NoteProperty -Value $token
+                $dependency | Add-Member -name "AuthTokenSecret" -MemberType NoteProperty -Value $useToken


    Write-Host "Checking PR Build status for run $RunId in repository $Repository"

    $workflowJobs = Invoke-CommandWithRetry -RetryCount 5 -FirstDelay 5 -MaxWaitBetweenRetries 60 -ScriptBlock {
+        $env:GH_HOST = ([Uri]$env:GITHUB_SERVER_URL).Host


+        # Initialize in case no projects are found
+        $projectBuildInfo = @{ projectDependencies = @{} }


Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) · 2026-10-20T06:11:24Z

Closing this as it is being split in two PRs, where the data residency is here: #2407

Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) added 8 commits July 7, 2026 07:36

allow CheckforUpdates to use GHE.COM

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set GH HOST

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fix api calls and hardcoded hosts

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Updated instructions and add images

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Updated instructions and add images

Merge branch 'main' into main

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Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) added 5 commits July 8, 2026 12:15

remove --

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Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/Freddy-DK/AL-Go

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use github api url

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fix release and deployment for ghe

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support internal dependencies from ghe

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Maria Zhelezova (mazhelez) mentioned this pull request Jul 13, 2026

[Bug]: Failed to download dependency from GitHub packages #2316

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Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) added 7 commits July 14, 2026 16:25

Merge branch 'main' into main

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ignore failure when getting nuget package

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Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/Freddy-DK/AL-Go

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Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) added 2 commits September 25, 2026 19:50

use preview BcContainerHelper

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use repositoryUrl instead of repository

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Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) added 5 commits September 25, 2026 23:15

Merge branch 'main' into main

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release notes

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Freddy Kristiansen (freddydk) requested a review from Alexander Holstrup (aholstrup1) September 29, 2026 04:24

fix urls

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Freddy (Bunker) (FreundDK) mentioned this pull request Oct 2, 2026

fix URLs for self-hosted AL-Go #2388

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		### Include agentic workflows when updating system files from AL-Go or indirect templates

		Update AL-Go System Files will now also include .md files from .github/workflows. This is the recommended location for storing agentic workflows (.md files).

		# Using AL-Go for GitHub on GitHub Enterprise (GHE)

		Repositories using AL-Go for GitHub are supported on GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency (also known as GHE, where your enterprise lives on a dedicated host like `https://<enterprise>.ghe.com`).

		# Initialize in case no projects are found
		$projectBuildInfo = @{ projectDependencies = @{} }

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