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Re:GitHub will begin charging for self-hosted action runners... by saagarjha on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @05:12PM (#46295320)
Is it polling the runner, or is the runner sending it progress?
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Re:GitHub will begin charging for self-hosted action runners... by ExoticPearTree on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @05:37PM (#46295618)
The runner sends progress info, polls for jobs and so on. The runners don't have to be accessible from GitHub, they just needs general internet access (like through a NAT device).
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