Runner Reference

Specs, installed software, and action references.

Reference data for GitHub Actions runners: machine specs (vCPU/RAM/disk), what software is preinstalled on each runner image, tool-version matrices, and how to use the most popular actions.

Runner specs

vCPU, RAM, disk per runner type.

Runner specs by sizeGitHub Actions runner hardware specs - vCPU, RAM, and disk for standard and larger Linux runners - and how ma…

Installed software

What ships on ubuntu-latest and friends.

Installed softwareWhat comes preinstalled on the ubuntu-latest GitHub Actions runner - languages, build tools, CLIs, and Docker…

Popular actions

checkout, setup-*, cache, upload-artifact.

Dependabot (config)Reference for dependabot.yml: configure automated dependency update PRs per ecosystem, including update sched… dorny/paths-filterReference for dorny/paths-filter: detect which paths changed in a push or PR and gate downstream jobs or step… Deprecations trackerA running list of GitHub Actions deprecations - Node runtime versions, workflow commands, and runner images -… JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-actionReference for JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action: deploy a built folder to a GitHub Pages branch, with fold… peaceiris/actions-gh-pagesReference for peaceiris/actions-gh-pages: push a built static site to the gh-pages branch using GITHUB_TOKEN… pnpm/action-setupReference for pnpm/action-setup: install the pnpm package manager and optionally run install, then pair with… slackapi/slack-github-actionReference for slackapi/slack-github-action: post build status to Slack via a webhook or the Web API, with pay…

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