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runner

The machine or container that runs a CI job's steps.

A runner is the host, provided by a CI service or self-hosted on the user's own machine, that checks out the code and executes a workflow's jobs.

Examples

  • When a pull request is opened, a fresh runner checks out the greenhouse node's repository and runs ./ci/run.sh steps from the workflow file.

  • A runner is somebody's computer and somebody pays for its minutes, so check the CI provider's current billing before relying on free ones.

See also

continuous integration self-hosted runner build matrix
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