GitHub/Actions Runner - Revision history

Kenneth: /* Logs */

2026-03-24T21:49:07Z

Logs

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:49, 24 March 2026
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	cd /c/a/_diag		cd /c/a/_diag
	while true ; do tail -F Runner* \| grep "WRITE LINE" ; done		while true ; do tail -f Runner* \| grep "WRITE LINE" ; sleep 3 ; done

	== keywords ==		== keywords ==

2026-03-24T21:46:45Z

Logs

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:46, 24 March 2026
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	cd /c/a/_diag		cd /c/a/_diag
	while true ; do tail -F Runner* \| grep "WRITE LINE" Runner* ; done		while true ; do tail -F Runner* \| grep "WRITE LINE" ; done

	== keywords ==		== keywords ==

2026-03-24T21:45:52Z

Logs

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:45, 24 March 2026
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	cd /c/a/_diag		cd /c/a/_diag
	tail -f Runner* \| grep "WRITE LINE" Runner*		while true ; do tail -F Runner* \| grep "WRITE LINE" Runner* ; done

	== keywords ==		== keywords ==

2026-03-24T21:31:39Z

Logs

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:31, 24 March 2026
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	...		...
	[2026-03-24 10:24:08Z INFO Terminal] WRITE LINE: 2026-03-24 10:24:08Z: Job automation completed with result: Succeeded		[2026-03-24 10:24:08Z INFO Terminal] WRITE LINE: 2026-03-24 10:24:08Z: Job automation completed with result: Succeeded

			Git-Bash
			cd /c/a/_diag
			grep "WRITE LINE" Runner*

			cd /c/a/_diag
			tail -f Runner* \| grep "WRITE LINE" Runner*

	== keywords ==		== keywords ==

2026-03-24T21:27:57Z

Windows Service

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 Credentials: (hidden file)
   C:\action_runner\.credentials
 == keywords ==

2026-02-02T04:16:24Z

Configure

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:16, 2 February 2026
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	# Last step, run it!		# Last step, run it!
	$ ./run.sh		$ ./run.sh


			Windows version:
			# Create the runner and start the configuration experience
			$ ./config.cmd --url https://github.com/...

	=== Configure Help ===		=== Configure Help ===

2026-02-02T04:15:45Z

Configure

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   # Create the runner and start the configuration experience
   $ ./config.sh --url https://github.com/[ORG] --token [TOKEN]
   # Last step, run it!
   $ ./run.sh
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   Configure a runner non-interactively with three extra labels:
    ./config.sh --unattended --url <url> --token <token> --labels L1,L2,L3
 </pre>

2026-01-21T06:09:59Z

Windows Service

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:09, 21 January 2026
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	Logs:		Logs:
	C:\actions-runner\_diag\Runner_*.log		C:\actions-runner\_diag\Runner_*.log

			Runner Details: (hidden file) (note: labels not stored locally)
			C:\action_runner\.runner
			{ "agentId":1234, "agentName":"NAME", "poolName":"POOLNAME", "gitHubUrl":"https://github.com/ORGNAME", "workFolder":"_work"...}

			Credentials: (hidden file)
			C:\action_runner\.credentials

	== keywords ==		== keywords ==

2026-01-21T05:57:54Z

Running as Service

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:57, 21 January 2026
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	== Running as Service ==		== Running as Service ==

			=== Linux Service ===

	For Linux systems that use systemd, you can use the svc.sh script that is created after successfully adding the runner to install and manage using the application as a service.		For Linux systems that use systemd, you can use the svc.sh script that is created after successfully adding the runner to install and manage using the application as a service.
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	Configuring the self-hosted runner application as a service - GitHub Docs		Configuring the self-hosted runner application as a service - GitHub Docs
	https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/configuring-the-self-hosted-runner-application-as-a-service		https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/configuring-the-self-hosted-runner-application-as-a-service

			=== Windows Service ===

			Path:
			C:\action_runner

			Logs:
			C:\actions-runner\_diag\Runner_*.log

	== keywords ==		== keywords ==

2025-12-02T08:14:47Z

Get Latest Version

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:14, 2 December 2025
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	LATEST=`echo $LATEST \| sed 's#.*tag/v##'`		LATEST=`echo $LATEST \| sed 's#.*tag/v##'`
	LATEST=`echo $LATEST \| sed 's/\r//'`		LATEST=`echo $LATEST \| sed 's/\r//'`
			curl -L -s "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v${LATEST}/actions-runner-linux-x64-${LATEST}.tar.gz" -o actions-runner-linux-x64-${LATEST}.tar.gz
			</pre>

			--- even more compact:

			compact_get_gha_latest.sh: <ref>https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/54078#discussioncomment-14800920</ref>
			<pre>
			LATEST=`curl -s -I https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/latest \| sed -n '/^location:/{ s#.*tag/v##; s/\r//g; p; }' `
	curl -L -s "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v${LATEST}/actions-runner-linux-x64-${LATEST}.tar.gz" -o actions-runner-linux-x64-${LATEST}.tar.gz		curl -L -s "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v${LATEST}/actions-runner-linux-x64-${LATEST}.tar.gz" -o actions-runner-linux-x64-${LATEST}.tar.gz
	</pre>		</pre>