actions / actions/runner

is there a way do NOT download action every time on self hosted runner

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Description

My self hosted runner run behind a http proxy which has a limited network speed to github.

Every time a job start run, it download all actions even it has been downloaded before(saved at actions-runner/_work/_actions), and cost a lot of time.

is there a way to use action exist at actions-runner/_work/_actions instead of download from github every time?

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Research direction

Start by examining how the self-hosted runner handles actions stored in actions-runner/_work/_actions and when it downloads them from GitHub. Determine whether previously downloaded actions can be reused across jobs without breaking action updates; done means jobs use the existing cached actions instead of downloading them every time.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
ci-cd, devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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