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Github Actions

In Github Reposition​

  • Go to Settings
  • Click on Actions on the left sidebar
    • click on Runners
  • Click on New self-hosted runner
  • Select the runner image and architecture

In DigitalOcean​

  • follow details shown at Github
  • example
    • Create a folder

      mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner

    • Download the latest runner package

      sudo curl -o actions-runner-osx-x64-2.294.0.tar.gz -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.294.0/actions-runner-osx-x64-2.294.0.tar.gz

    • Optional: Validate the hash

      echo "11041376754f6beaccb56101a3e79bf5fc5d6ff628460fa1ae419f9f439e24a2 actions-runner-osx-x64-2.294.0.tar.gz" | shasum -a 256 -c

    • Extract the installer

      sudo tar xzf ./actions-runner-osx-x64-2.294.0.tar.gz

    • Give permissions

      sudo chmod -R 777 ~/the/path/to/actions-runner

    • Create the runner and start the configuration experience

      ./config.sh --url https://github.com/reshinto/myrepo --token sdgsdgbershteht

      • enter name of runner
      • enter labels, ignore if not required
      • enter work folder, ignore if using default
      • at Github the runner will be available but offline
    • start runner
      • install service

        sudo ./svc.sh install

      • run service

        sudo ./svc.sh start

      • at Github the runner will be available but idle

In root directory of Project Repository​

  • create yml file of any name in the following path, create folders if it does not exist

    • ~/projectName/.github/workflows/projectname.yml

    • contents

      name: portfolio CI

      on:
        push:
          branches: [dev]
        pull_request:
          branches: [dev]

      jobs:
        build:
          runs-on: self-hosted

          steps:
            - name: Checkout
              uses: actions/checkout@v3

            - name: Build
              uses: actions/setup-node@v3
              with:
                node-version: 16
            - run: |
                yarn
                yarn run build
                yarn run deploy-gh

  • git add, commit and push, github actions should work

How it works​

  • github data will be updated on ~/the/path/to/actions-runner/_work/myrepo/myrepo/
    • whatever run commands declared will be run at this level