actions/runner-images
GitHub Actions runner images
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Table of Contents This repository contains the source code used to create the VM images for GitHub-hosted runners used for Actions, as well as for Microsoft-hosted agents used for Azure Pipelines. To build a VM machine from this repo's source, see the instructions. See notable upcoming changes by viewing issues with the Announcement label. The purpose of a Beta is to collect feedback on an image before it is released to GA. The goal of a Beta is to identify and fix any potential issues that exist on that image. Images are updated on a weekly cadence. Any workflows that run on a beta image do not fall under the customer SLA in place for Actions. Customers choosing to use Beta images are encouraged to provide feedback in the runner-images repo by creating an issue. A Beta may take on different availability, i.e. public vs private. A GA (General Availability)…
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- GitHub Actions Runner Images
- About
- Available Images
- Label scheme
- Announcements
- Image Definitions
- Beta
- GA
- Latest Migration Process
- Image Releases
- Software and Image Support
- Support Policy
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GitHub Actions runner images
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- Owner
- actions
- Primary language
- PowerShell
- Stars
- 13,372
- Forks
- 3,872
- Open issues + pull requests
- 132
- License
- MIT
- Archived
- No
- Default branch
- main
- Created
- 2019-06-05T15:02:59.000Z
- Last push
- 2026-09-25T16:37:24.000Z
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