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GitHub Actions in Action
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GitHub Actions in Action

by Marcel de Vries, Rob Bos, Michael Kaufmann
December 2024
Beginner to intermediate
256 pages
6h 44m
English
Manning Publications
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6 Self-hosted runners

This chapter covers

  • Setting up self-hosted runners
  • Securely configuring your runners
  • Using ephemeral runners
  • Choosing autoscaling options
  • Setting up autoscaling with Actions-Runner-Controller

In chapter 5, we saw how we can use GitHub-hosted runners, when they are useful, as well as how billing works for those hosted runners. You can also install your own runners in your own environments, which are referred to as self-hosted runners. Creating self-hosted runners gives you full control over their execution environment, like placing it inside of the company network or adding specific hardware or software capabilities. Self-hosted runners can also be beneficial from a cost perspective, since you do not need to pay for any ...

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