feast-init fails due to missing git dependency

[danchev]

Expected Behavior

I should be able to run a Feature Store on Kubernetes using the Feast Operator by following the operator-quickstart guide.

Current Behavior

The initialization process fails because the environment lacks git, which prevents the repository from being cloned. This subsequently causes feast-apply to fail because the required configuration files are never created.

Error Logs:

│ feast-apply Can't find feature repo configuration file at /feast-data/credit_scoring_local/feature_repo/feature_store.yaml. 
│                                                                                                                   
│ feast-init Creating feast repository...                                                                          
│ feast-init git clone https://github.com/feast-dev/feast-credit-score-local-tutorial /feast-data/credit_scoring_local && cd /feast-data/credit_scoring_loc │ 
│ feast-init bash: line 3: git: command not found                                                                   
│ feast-init bash: line 4: /feast-data/credit_scoring_local/feature_repo/feature_store.yaml: No such file or directory       
│ feast-init Feast repo creation complete 

Steps to reproduce

1. Clone the feast repository.
2. Navigate to examples/operator-quickstart.
3. Follow the instructions provided in the README to deploy on Kubernetes.

Alternatively, run:

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/feast-dev/feast/refs/heads/stable/infra/feast-operator/config/samples/v1_featurestore_git.yaml

Specifications

• Version: 0.62.0
• Platform: Kubernetes
• Subsystem: Feast Operator / Initialization

Possible Solution

The error bash: line 3: git: command not found indicates that the container image used by the Feast Operator (or the specific job running feast-init) does not have git installed.

Suggested Fixes:

1. Update the Image: Ensure the base image used for the initialization process includes git.
2. Alternative Initialization: Modify the feast-init script to use curl or wget to download the repository as a ZIP archive instead of relying on git clone.