github-aws-runners/terraform-aws-github-runner resource

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3113 stars · 743 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Terraform module that provisions auto-scaling, self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on AWS spot instances, using Lambda functions to orchestrate runner scale-up and scale-down. It supports ephemeral runners, scale-to-zero cost savings, Linux and Windows runners, and multiple runner configurations per deployment.

Use cases

• self-host github actions runners on aws
• autoscale ci runners based on github events
• run github actions workflows on spot instances to cut costs
• scale runners down to zero when idle
• create ephemeral runners for security
• deploy multiple runner configurations for an organization
• use custom amis and instance types for ci workloads

When to choose

• you want self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on AWS with automatic scaling
• you need cost-optimized CI via spot instances and scale-to-zero
• you want ephemeral, on-demand runners for better security
• you need Linux (x64/arm64) or Windows runners with custom AMIs
• you use GitHub Enterprise or data-residency runners

When to avoid

• you prefer Kubernetes-based runners like ARC
• you don't use AWS or Terraform
• you only need GitHub-hosted runners
• you want a fully managed solution without infrastructure maintenance

Facets

infra-config · maturity active

infrastructure-as-code ci-cd deployment serverless cloud cloud-computing developer-tools cloud serverless windows github-actions self-hosted-runners spot-instances aws-lambda autoscaling terraform-module ephemeral-runners devops automation terraform linux

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