actions / actions/actions-runner-controller
VerticalRunnerAutoscaler like Kubernetes VPA to scale-up/down Runners
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- Dominant language
- Go
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
In a CI job, there are jobs that use many resources while other doesn't.
Describe the solution you'd like
Like Kubernetes VPA, we like to have a feature that
- Scale-up/down the Runner by resource usage like VPA
Describe alternatives you've considered
Using the Kubernetes native VPA. But pods can't be the target because it's not replicaset or deployment.
Additional context
Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing how the controller currently manages runner resources and how Kubernetes VPA handles pods, then define the scaling behavior and validation needed for GitHub Actions runners.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, go, kubernetes
- Domain
- ci-cd, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100