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Actions Using custom images - GitHub Docs

Instructions for creating and using custom machine images for GitHub Actions larger runners to pre-install software and dependencies.

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Actions Using custom images - GitHub Docs

Instructions for creating and using custom machine images for GitHub Actions larger runners to pre-install software and dependencies.

When To Use

Use when you need to pre-configure GitHub Actions larger runners with specific software, tools, or dependencies to reduce job setup time.

Reference Files

FileContainsUse For
SKILL.mdEntry point: scope, routing table, and workflow.Start here.
docs/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-using-custom-images-github-docs-workflow-guide.mdA guide explaining how to create, manage, and use custom images for GitHub-hosted larger runners within an organization.Questions about a guide explaining how to create, manage, and use custom images for GitHub-hosted larger runners within an organization.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-using-custom-images-github-docs-github-ac.textA YAML workflow example demonstrating how to configure a GitHub Actions job to run on a runner using a custom container image.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML workflow example demonstrating how to configure a GitHub Actions job to run on a runner using a custom contain...
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-using-custom-images-github-docs-github-ac-2.textA YAML workflow configuration demonstrating how to use a custom image for a GitHub Actions runner.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML workflow configuration demonstrating how to use a custom image for a GitHub Actions runner.
examples/actions-how-tos-manage-runners-using-custom-images-github-docs-github-ac-3.textA YAML workflow configuration demonstrating how to run GitHub Actions jobs on a runner using a custom image.Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A YAML workflow configuration demonstrating how to run GitHub Actions jobs on a runner using a custom image.

What This Skill Covers

    • GitHub Actions / - How-tos / - Manage runners / - Larger runners / - Use custom images
  • Main sections: Who can use this feature?, In this article, Custom images, Prerequisites, Setting up an image-generation runner.

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-custom-images