diff --git a/docs/usage/actions/act-runner.md b/docs/usage/actions/act-runner.md index 7ed042f8..2fbb956b 100644 --- a/docs/usage/actions/act-runner.md +++ b/docs/usage/actions/act-runner.md @@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ docker pull gitea/act_runner:nightly # for the latest nightly build Configuration is done via a configuration file. It is optional, and the default configuration will be used when no configuration file is specified. +### Binary configuration + You can generate a configuration file by running the following command: ```bash @@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ The default configuration is safe to use without any modification, so you can ju ./act_runner --config config.yaml [command] ``` +### Docker configuration + You could also generate config file with docker: ```bash @@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ Tokens are valid for registering multiple runners, until they are revoked and re ### Register the runner -The act runner can be registered by running the following command: +If this has been installed using the binary package, the act runner can be registered by running the following command: ```bash ./act_runner register @@ -194,6 +198,8 @@ services: - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock ``` +When using docker, there is no requirement to enter the container and manually run `./act_runner daemon` command as shown below. Once the container has been started successfully, it will show up as an active runner in your Gitea instance. + ### Configuring cache when starting a Runner using docker image If you do not intend to use `actions/cache` in workflow, you can ignore this section.