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Ansible Role: `bsmeding.gitea_runner`

GitHub: ansible_role_gitea_runner
Ansible Galaxy: bsmeding.gitea_runner

The following documentation is taken from the repository README.

This role sets up the Gitea ACT Runner container using Ansible. ACT Runner is a runner for Gitea Actions, compatible with GitHub Actions workflows.

Requirements

Docker must be installed on the target host (see Ansible role bsmeding.docker).
community.docker Ansible collection.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see defaults/main.yml):

Container Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`gitea_runner__name`	`gitea_runner`	Name of the container.
`gitea_runner__image`	`gitea/act_runner:latest`	Docker image to use.
`gitea_runner__pull_image`	`true`	Pull the image before creating the container.
`gitea_runner__network`	`proxy`	Name of the Docker network for the runner.
`gitea_runner__network_cidr`	`''`	CIDR for the runner network (optional).
`gitea_runner__network_mode`	`default`	Docker network mode (`default`, `bridge`, `host`, etc.).
`gitea_runner__home`	`/opt/{{ gitea_runner__name }}`	Host directory for persistent data.
`gitea_runner__skip_setup`	`false`	Disable setup stage of the role.

Gitea ACT Runner Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`gitea_runner__gitea_url`	`''`	Required: Gitea instance URL (e.g., `https://gitea.example.com`).
`gitea_runner__gitea_token`	`''`	Required: Registration token from Gitea (Settings → Actions → Runners → New Runner).
`gitea_runner__runner_name`	`{{ gitea_runner__name }}`	Name of the runner as it appears in Gitea.
`gitea_runner__runner_labels`	`[]`	List of labels for the runner (e.g., `['ubuntu-latest', 'docker']`).
`gitea_runner__runner_capacity`	`1`	Number of concurrent jobs the runner can handle.
`gitea_runner__log_level`	`info`	Log level (`debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`).

Advanced Configuration

gitea_runner__default_env: Default environment variables (PUID/PGID, TZ, etc.).
gitea_runner__env: Custom environment variables to merge/override.
docker_uid: UID for the user inside the container (default: 1040).
docker_gid: GID for the group inside the container (default: 1001).

Getting a Registration Token

Log in to your Gitea instance.
Go to Settings → Actions → Runners.
Click New Runner.
Copy the registration token.
Set gitea_runner__gitea_token in your playbook or host vars.

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: bsmeding.gitea_runner
      vars:
        gitea_runner__gitea_url: "https://gitea.example.com"
        gitea_runner__gitea_token: "your_registration_token_here"
        gitea_runner__runner_name: "my-runner"
        gitea_runner__runner_labels:
          - ubuntu-latest
          - docker
          - self-hosted
        gitea_runner__runner_capacity: 2
        gitea_runner__network: "proxy"

Network Configuration

The runner needs access to Docker socket (/var/run/docker.sock) to run jobs. This is automatically configured via gitea_runner__file_volumes.

Using Custom Networks

gitea_runner__network_mode: 'default'
gitea_runner__container_networks:
  - name: bridge
  - name: proxy

Using Network Mode

gitea_runner__network_mode: 'host'

License

MIT

Author Information

This role was created by Bart Smeding.

Ansible Role: bsmeding.gitea_runner