GitHub-hosted runners VM size #26678

teqdruid · 2020-10-07T20:14:36Z

teqdruid
Oct 7, 2020

Hi All-

The GitHub-host runners only support a woefully underpowered VM type. (2 cores, 7GB RAM.) I know that self-hosted runners are an option, but they’re not recommended for public projects. For large projects (like LLVM) or ones that have to build large projects, this isn’t ideal.

Is there a plan to address this need? This could be by providing a secure option for self-hosted runner VMs on public repos (with shutdown and scaling support to save $$). Could also be by paying for beefier machines. Obviously, dealing with PRs from other repos would have to be controlled.

~John

Answered by byrneh

Oct 8, 2020

Hi @teqdruid, I think this is a well known use case, I suspect this future roadmap feature below may deliver what you need

github.com/github/roadmap

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BrightRan · 2020-10-08T07:25:04Z

BrightRan
Oct 8, 2020

@teqdruid,

Thanks for your feedback.

I recommend that you can directly share your suggestions here. That will allow you to directly interact with the appropriate engineering team, and make it more convenient for the engineering team to collect and categorize your suggestions.

In addition, you also can follow the “GitHub public roadmap” repository where you can learn about what new features the appropriate engineering teams are working on, what stage these features are in, and when the teams expect to bring them to users.

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byrneh · 2020-10-08T08:25:17Z

byrneh
Oct 8, 2020

Hi @teqdruid, I think this is a well known use case, I suspect this future roadmap feature below may deliver what you need

github.com/github/roadmap

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Summary GitHub hosted runners will come in new more powerful configurations which can include more CPU cores, RAM, disk space, and...

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teqdruid · 2020-10-08T18:28:13Z

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Oct 8, 2020
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Excellent! That’s exactly what I asking about!

Would this be available to public repos? How would pricing work for them?

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byrneh · 2020-10-08T19:31:57Z

byrneh
Oct 8, 2020

@teqdruid, unfortunately the public roadmap item has moved moved to Future column so that is 3Q 2021 or later, (unless it gets moved earlier), so I would not expect much additional detail for a good while yet.

I guess that leaves you with the answer of self-hosted runners, which are not recommended with public repositories for reasons already stated by GitHub, and which you have already noted.
However this is not an issue with GitHub-hosted runners because each GitHub-hosted runner is always a clean isolated virtual machine, and it is destroyed at the end of the job execution.
So if you were able to implement some self-hosted runners with same operating model (always clean and isolated and destroyed at end of jo execution) as GitHubs own default runners do your risk position should be unchanged.
I appreciate this may be easier said than done (and costly), I am not an Actions user yet so cannot comment on technicalities of the suggestion.

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Jongy · 2022-04-19T14:49:02Z

Jongy
Apr 19, 2022

Hi, did this get resolved? Can I have my GitHub hosted runners with a different machine size? 2 CPUs 7GB are not enough 😦

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byrneh · 2022-04-19T21:44:54Z

byrneh
Apr 19, 2022

@Jongy unfortunately current sizings are still as listed here supported-runners-and-hardware-resources

I can’t see anything on the Public Roadmap for this, so its a matter of watching the roadmap and announcements and using self-hosted runners sized to your needs unless someone knows differently. I wouldn’t assume if will be a free offering if/when something is delivered.

In this repository, you can find the official GitHub public feedback discussions, you could add your voice hear.
An example of similar requirement you could add your voice to is here
Please let us pay for a faster CI box for Github Workflows #8358

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danielcompton · 2022-05-10T23:52:21Z

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May 10, 2022

It looks like this is on the roadmap under:

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**Summary** GitHub-managed runners will now include the option to choose more …powerful combinations of CPU, RAM, & disk space for your jobs. These more powerful configurations are also privately pooled on your behalf, which means you can optionally enable a static Public IP range for use with your firewall, or proxy/bastion server.

Intended Outcome
Our current runners are static in configuration and can be limiting for more intensive or specialized workflows. These new configurations will make running more complicated workflows easier and faster.

How will it work?
You will create as many different runner configurations as you need. They will have custom names, labels, runner groups, and hardware configurations. More powerful runners will come with higher prices per minute but they are fully managed by GitHub.

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FezVrasta Aug 3, 2022

Is there any update on this? Any way to opt into the beta somehow? I would need it for a private repository.

kennysong Aug 5, 2022

Same question.

stiv-yakovenko · 2023-02-22T13:15:56Z

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Feb 22, 2023

Any progress?

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