Remove all tools

[RomainFallet]

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• Tool name: None
• Add or update? Remove
• Desired version: None
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Question, Bug, or Feature?: Question

Virtual environments affected

• [*] macOS 10.15
• [*] Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• [*] Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• [*] Windows Server 2016 R2
• [*] Windows Server 2019

Hello,

I would like to have fresh virtual machines instead of preinstalled ones in order to test installation scripts with Github Actions.

Is it possible to have an uninstall/cleanup script that does the exact opposite of all pre-installation things which I could run before my tests?

Thanks!

[oldskool]

Sounds like you want a clean Docker container and do your things in there.

So get a Dockerfile like (all code below is untested/from the top of my head, but just for illustation):

FROM ubuntu:18.04

COPY your-install-script.sh /

ENTRYPOINT /your-install-script.sh

And then just build and run that from the runner:

- name: Build empty container
  run: docker build -t my-installer-test .

- name: Run it
  run: docker run --rm my-installer-test

Should allow you to do just what you want in an empty environment.

[RomainFallet]

What about MacOS and Windows? They cannot run in docker.

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Le 3 janv. 2020 à 11:32, oldskool ***@***.***> a écrit :  Sounds like you want a clean Docker container and do your things in there. So get a Dockerfile like (all code below is untested/from the top of my head, but just for illustation): FROM ubuntu:18.04 COPY your-install-script.sh / ENTRYPOINT /your-install-script.sh And then just build and run that from the runner: - name: Build empty container run: docker build -t my-installer-test . - name: Run it run: docker run --rm my-installer-test Should allow you to do just what you want in an empty environment. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

[alepauly]

@RomainFallet we don't support that and there aren't any plans for something like that at this time. You can always self-host your runner. I know it's not as simple as the hosted runners but since you don't need anything preinstalled, it should be fairly straightforward to set up.

[samuela]

This is also a pain point simply because of how heavyweight the runners are. I frequently find myself debugging jobs that failed due disk space issues. There are even folks building sorta workarounds for this: https://github.com/easimon/maximize-build-space.

Is there any way we could just get a "minimal" runner? Something with only the bare essentials?