What is the easiest way to use this repository to spawn self-hosted runners?

[domvo]

I would like to use the information in this repository to spin up a self hosted github actions runner. I have on-premise machines or aws ec2 instances that I can use for that.

I see a lot of powershell files that look like they are used to be run in Azure. I see some Hashicorp hcl files - can they be used to build the images with packer?

I'd really appreciate just a few hints on how to make it work. Thanks!

[nnellans]

See the instructions: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/docs/create-image-and-azure-resources.md

There are 2 main scripts provided in this repo:

• The first one is to help you run Packer to build the VHD image. You must run it on a machine that has packer, powershell, azure cli, etc. (the full requirements are in the instructions). The problem with this script is that it currently creates a VHD, which will eventually be deprecated, as opposed to a Managed Image or a Compute Gallery Image Version.
• The second script is meant to help you create a new Azure VM using the VHD you built from the first script.

After you have created a VM from the image, it is still up to you to install the Runner software and connect it to your GitHub.

[pkit]

@domvo
You will need to build the Azure vhd by using the supplied scripts
Then copy that vhd to S3 (beware, it's big asf ~80GB)
Then import it as an AMI with vm-import
Then you can run it on AWS EC2.

To run locally:

• download the VHD from Azure
• convert it to qcow2 format (it's a raw vhd)
• run it in KVM locally