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act alias for m1 chips with GH token & resusing containers
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act is a tool for running GitHub actions locally. Commands can get very unwieldy so I've created an alias in my .zshrc file that makes things easier:

alias actm="act -s GITHUB_TOKEN=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE --container-architecture linux/amd64 -r"

Breakdown:

  • Since some actions require the GITHUB_TOKEN that is included in every repo, it is added here. Replace YOUR_TOKEN_HERE with a personal access token from GitHub.
  • On computers with Apple's m-series chip, the --container-architecture linux/amd64 flag is required
  • The -r flag allows for containers from jobs to be reused, making for faster jobs.
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