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Actions Running jobs on larger runners - GitHub Docs

Configures GitHub Actions workflows to execute on larger runners by specifying the runner type within a job definition.

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Actions Running jobs on larger runners - GitHub Docs

Configures GitHub Actions workflows to execute on larger runners by specifying the runner type within a job definition.

When To Use

Use when you need to assign a specific GitHub Actions job to a larger runner to handle resource-intensive tasks like heavy compilation or large-scale testing.

Reference Files

FileContainsUse For
SKILL.mdEntry point: scope, routing table, and workflow.Start here.
docs/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-running-jobs-on-larger-github-docs-workflow-guide.mdA guide explaining how to configure GitHub Actions workflows to run on larger runner machines.Questions about a guide explaining how to configure GitHub Actions workflows to run on larger runner machines.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-running-jobs-on-larger-github-docs-github.textA YAML workflow configuration demonstrating how to assign a job to a specific runner group for larger runner usage.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML workflow configuration demonstrating how to assign a job to a specific runner group for larger runner usage.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-running-jobs-on-larger-github-docs-github-2.textA GitHub Actions workflow YAML configuration demonstrating how to target a larger runner using specific labels like ubuntu-24.04-16core.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A GitHub Actions workflow YAML configuration demonstrating how to target a larger runner using specific labels like u...
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-running-jobs-on-larger-github-docs-github-3.textA GitHub Actions workflow YAML configuration demonstrating how to target a larger Windows runner using specific labels.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A GitHub Actions workflow YAML configuration demonstrating how to target a larger Windows runner using specific labels.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-running-jobs-on-larger-github-docs-github-4.textA GitHub Actions workflow YAML configuration demonstrating how to trigger a job on a macos-26-xlarge runner.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A GitHub Actions workflow YAML configuration demonstrating how to trigger a job on a macos-26-xlarge runner.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-running-jobs-on-larger-github-docs-github-5.textA YAML workflow configuration demonstrating how to target a specific runner group and label to utilize a larger runner.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML workflow configuration demonstrating how to target a specific runner group and label to utilize a larger runner.

What This Skill Covers

    • GitHub Actions / - How-tos / - Manage runners / - Larger runners / - Use larger runners
  • Main sections: Who can use this feature?, Platform navigation, In this article, Running jobs on your runner, Available macOS larger runners.

Workflow

  1. Open the most relevant file under docs/ for the exact documented workflow and wording.
  2. Open schemas/ files for exact structured contracts.
  3. Open examples/ files for concrete requests, commands, snippets, and manifests.
  4. Do not add behavior or configuration that is not present in the attached source files.

Canonical source: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/manage-runners/larger-runners/use-larger-runners