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We build an Electron app for MacOS regularly. We run these builds on Github’s MacOS VMs. The internet fails to connect when running yarn install about 3 out o

We build an Electron app for MacOS regularly. We run these builds on Github’s MacOS VMs. The internet fails to connect when running yarn install about 3 out of every 5 times. We’ve gotten multiple refunds for this issue, but it’s still a complete mess. Unfortunately we’ve built much of our process around GH Actions... if not I’m sure we would be on CircleCI or TravisCI already. We’ve also considered switching to self-hosted runners.

pilif 5y ago
We’re running everything on self-hosted runners and it works like a charm. They are also way, way faster than what GitHub can provide. We get the advantages of the huge GitHub Actions ecosystem while having impressive (and fully controllable) performance and very easy access to out infrastructure for deployments.
- giorgioz 5y ago
  What do you use to run the self-hosted runners?
  - iBotPeaches 5y ago
    In our case, we use a mac mini solely for building mobile applications via fastlane with a self-runner. Doing that with the GitHub runner on Mac would be mega expensive. The rest of the CI/test process runs on GitHub runners.
    - easton 5y ago
      Does that work with M1/Apple Silicon Macs or Intel-only?
      - pilif 5y ago
        GitHub right now only has their self-hosted Mac runner released as an Intel Build, but it works fine through Rosetta, though running Apple Silicon Xcode might require some additional wrapping of commands with `arch` which might or might not be built into the pre-built action you're using. We're currently using an Intel Mac we've used from before we migrated from Jenkins to GitHub actions, so your mileage may vary.
desert_boi 5y ago
We're using https://next.yarnpkg.com/features/zero-installs https://next.yarnpkg.com/features/zero-installs, and it gets rid of one off issues like this (unless you have native deps which require an install).
- sebmellen 5y ago
  Thank you for the link, looks interesting! I wish this were available in Yarn V1 :/
twistedpair 5y ago
FWIW, GitHub Actions macs are MacStadium macs.

pilif 5y ago

We’re running everything on self-hosted runners and it works like a charm. They are also way, way faster than what GitHub can provide. We get the advantages of the huge GitHub Actions ecosystem while having impressive (and fully controllable) performance and very easy access to out infrastructure for deployments.

giorgioz 5y ago
What do you use to run the self-hosted runners?
- iBotPeaches 5y ago
  In our case, we use a mac mini solely for building mobile applications via fastlane with a self-runner. Doing that with the GitHub runner on Mac would be mega expensive. The rest of the CI/test process runs on GitHub runners.
  - easton 5y ago
    Does that work with M1/Apple Silicon Macs or Intel-only?
    - pilif 5y ago
      GitHub right now only has their self-hosted Mac runner released as an Intel Build, but it works fine through Rosetta, though running Apple Silicon Xcode might require some additional wrapping of commands with `arch` which might or might not be built into the pre-built action you're using. We're currently using an Intel Mac we've used from before we migrated from Jenkins to GitHub actions, so your mileage may vary.

desert_boi 5y ago

We're using https://next.yarnpkg.com/features/zero-installs https://next.yarnpkg.com/features/zero-installs, and it gets rid of one off issues like this (unless you have native deps which require an install).

sebmellen 5y ago
Thank you for the link, looks interesting! I wish this were available in Yarn V1 :/

twistedpair 5y ago

FWIW, GitHub Actions macs are MacStadium macs.