Github actions runner

This page is documentation of the github actions runner we plan to use

Possible setup #1 - GitHub enterprise

Possible setup #2 - Self hosted runner

I made a self-hosted runner that runs in a container on s3df on a repository named BuildSystem.

But also communicates with github, and posts build results there under the 'Action' tab.

1. Here is setup
     

1. And then run, and manually trigger the workflow using Github CLI (I installed github CLI on my goenv)
   
   Result on github repo 'Actions'
   

To think about: Should we use github CLI to be the base tool for our CLI? It seems to have features we need like triggering a workflow manually. But it also allows you to create your own commands. Maybe we can make a simplified wrapper around the CLI - And make only certain options visible to the end user?

Resources: 

Provide runner as a Docker Image · Issue #367 · actions/runner (github.com)

Package actions-runner (github.com)

Adding self-hosted runners - GitHub Docs

If go this route:

1. Add the self-hosted runner at the organization level
2. (optional) configure the self-hosted runner as a service

Possible setup #3 - Self hosted runner with jobs in containers

Running jobs in a container - GitHub Docs