Github actions runner on Linode

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash
# <UDF name="REPO_URL" label="Github repo URL" default="" example="https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/REPO_NAME" />
# <UDF name="TOKEN" label="Github repo token" default="" example="Shown to you when you start adding your runner (under repo / settings / actions / runners)" />

yum -y install zip unzip wget curl

cd /root/

mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner

# Download the latest runner package
curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.278.0/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.278.0.tar.gz

# Extract the installer
tar xzf ./actions-runner-linux-x64-2.278.0.tar.gz

# allow it to run as root, you should be safe as long as you only run your own stuff
export RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT="1"

# install deps
./bin/installdependencies.sh

# configure
./config.sh --unattended --url $REPO_URL --token $TOKEN

# install service
./svc.sh install

# start it up
./svc.sh start