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GitHub Actions Runners

Learn about the concept of runners in GitHub Actions.

GitHub-hosted runners

GitHub offers hosted virtual machines to run workflows. The virtual machine contains an environment of tools, packages, and settings available for GitHub Actions to use.

Larger runners

Learn about the types and uses of GitHub-hosted larger runners.

Self-hosted runners

You can host your own runners and customize the environment used to run jobs in your GitHub Actions workflows.

Private networking with GitHub-hosted runners

You can connect GitHub-hosted runners to resources on a private network, including package registries, secret managers, and other on-premises services.

Runner groups

Learn about what a runner group is, and how to use them to control access to runners at the organization and/or enterprise levels

Runner scale sets

Learn about what a runner scale set is and how they can interact with the Actions Runner Controller.

Actions Runner Controller

You can host your own runners and customize the environment used to run jobs in your GitHub Actions workflows.

Support for Actions Runner Controller

What to know before you contact GitHub Support for assistance with Actions Runner Controller.