# myoung34/docker-github-actions-runner

This will run the new self-hosted github actions runners with docker-in-docker

Repository: https://github.com/myoung34/docker-github-actions-runner
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-github-actions-runner
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: hacktoberfest, cicd, docker, github, github-actions, gitlab-ci, hacktoberfest-accepted
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:35:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2473, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 35.5, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2435, forks 473 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:51.399174+00:00)

## What it is
A Docker image that packages GitHub Actions self-hosted runners with Docker-in-Docker support, published to Docker Hub for x86_64 and arm64. It is built nightly from upstream runner releases and configured via environment variables.

## Use cases
- run self-hosted github actions runners in docker
- docker-in-docker github actions runner image
- scale ephemeral CI runners on kubernetes
- arm64 self-hosted github actions runner
- self-host runners without polluting the host machine
- run github actions CI on my own servers

## When to choose
- you need self-hosted GitHub Actions runners deployed as containers, including ephemeral or autoscaled setups
- you need arm64 or multi-architecture runner images
- you want Docker available inside the runner via Docker-in-Docker

## When to avoid
- you rely on GitHub Actions job services or containerd-based features, which are unsupported on self-hosted runners
- you cannot gate workflow changes, since environment variables are vulnerable to exfiltration from malicious PRs
- you want a fully managed runner solution without maintaining container images

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: ci-cd, container-runtime, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: github-actions, self-hosted-runner, docker-in-docker, docker-image, shell, devops, containers, automation, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- myoung34/docker-github-actions-runner (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.399174+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:31:02.579196+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/myoung34/docker-github-actions-runner (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.399174+00:00, sha e68d9c20ef89)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.