linkerd / linkerd/linkerd2

ci: Use self-hosted runners for CI (esp arm testing)

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Description

GitHub Actions runners can be hard to come by so that many workflows backup (at the time of writing we have 3 running and 6 queued workflows). Can we augment this with self-hosted runners? In order to do this, we'd need to make this setup reproducible, probably with Terraform, as we may have to abandon/reprovision/move these compute resources.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the repository's existing GitHub Actions workflows and the current runner requirements, with particular attention to ARM testing. Define what compute resources and Terraform configuration are needed for a reproducible self-hosted setup. Done means the runners can be provisioned, abandoned, and reprovisioned while supporting the affected CI workflows.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, terraform
Domain
ci-cd, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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