Deploy GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on Google Axion C4A virtual machine

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for developers who want to deploy a GitHub Actions self-hosted runner on an Arm-based Google Axion C4A instance.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

• Provision an Arm virtual machine on the Google Cloud Platform using the C4A Google Axion instance family
• Set up and validate a GitHub Actions self-hosted runner on the Arm virtual machine
• Deploy a basic CI workflow with NGINX and verify execution on Arm infrastructure

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

• A Google Cloud Platform (GCP) account with billing enabled
• A GitHub account; you can sign up for GitHub