This version of GitHub Enterprise Server will be discontinued on 2026-08-25. Discontinued releases are not supported. No patch releases will be made, even for critical security issues. For better performance, improved security, and new features in GitHub Enterprise Server, see Overview of the upgrade process. For help with the upgrade, GitHub Enterprise Support.

Using GitHub-hosted runners

You can use GitHub's runners to execute your GitHub Actions workflows.

Note

GitHub Enterprise Server users should use self-hosted runners. GitHub-hosted runners are not supported.

Using GitHub-hosted runners

You can assign a job to run on a virtual machine hosted by GitHub.

Customizing GitHub-hosted runners

You can install additional software on GitHub-hosted runners as a part of your workflow.

Connecting to a private network with GitHub-hosted runners

You can connect GitHub-hosted runners to resources on a private network, including package registries, secret managers, and other on-premises services.