6 - Self-hosted runners

In this lab you will create and use your self-hosted runners.

Duration: 10-15 minutes

References:

• Adding self-hosted runners
• Using self-hosted runners in a workflow

(Optional) 6.1 Add a self-hosted runner

Prerequisites: Access to a Cloud platform to create a runner machine

1. If you have access to an Azure subscription, follow the guide to create a Linux virtual machine
   • Create a Linux virtual machine
2. Create a new private repository my-private-repo
   • Creating a new repository
3. Follow the guide to install the agent on the runner
   • Adding a self-hosted runner to a repository
4. Follow the guide to use the self-hosted runner in a workflow
   • Using self-hosted runners in a workflow
5. Create a new workflow .github/workflows/self-hosted-runners.yml in your private repository and run the workflow on the self-hosted runner ```YAML name: Self-Hosted Runners Hello

on: workflow_dispatch: inputs: name: description: ‘What is your name?’ required: true default: ‘World’

jobs: say_hello_linux: name: Say Hello from Linux Self-Hosted Runner runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, x64, self-hosted-linux] steps: - name: Say hello from self-hosted linux runner run: | echo “Hello $, from self-hosted linux runner!”

say_hello_windows: name: Say Hello from Windows Self-Hosted Runner runs-on: [self-hosted, windows, x64, self-hosted-windows] needs: say_hello_linux steps: - name: Say hello from self-hosted windows runner run: | echo “Hello $, from self-hosted windows runner!” ```

1. Clean up your runner resources if not needed