batpool/Digitalocean GitHub Action Runner

Digitalocean droplet as a GitHub Actions self-hosted runner.

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Scorecard Score: Scorecard 2–4scored Jul 6, 2026
Maintenance Recency: Stalelast commit Oct 29, 2022
License: MPL 2.0
Runtime: Deprecated runtime

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uses: batpool/digitalocean-github-runner@4092e7b925ad870c64099652340dec32654ae598 # v3.1

tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?

Inputs

name	description	required	default
mode	Specify here which mode you want to use: - 'start' - to start a new runner; - 'stop' - to stop the previously created runner.	yes	—
github-token	GitHub Personal Access Token with the 'repo' scope assigned.	yes	—
do-pat	Digitalocean Personal Access Token. ex:- dop_v1_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.	yes	—
do-region	Digitalocean Droplet Region ex:- blr1.	no	—
do-image-id	Digitalocean Image ID ex :- ubuntu-22-10-x64. This input is required if you use the 'start' mode.	no	—
do-droplet-type	Digitalocean Droplet Type. ex :- s-1vcpu-1gb. This input is required if you use the 'start' mode.	no	—
label	Name of the unique label assigned to the runner. The label is used to remove the runner from GitHub when the runner is not needed anymore. This input is required if you use the 'stop' mode.	no	—
do-droplet-id	Digitalocean droplet Id of the created runner. The id is used to terminate the Digitalocean droplet when the runner is not needed anymore. This input is required if you use the 'stop' mode.	no	—
runner-home-dir	Directory that contains actions-runner software and scripts. E.g. /home/runner/actions-runner.	no	—

Outputs

name	description
label	Name of the unique label assigned to the runner. The label is used in two cases: - to use as the input of 'runs-on' property for the following jobs; - to remove the runner from GitHub when it is not needed anymore.
do-droplet-id	Droplet Id of the created runner. The id is used to terminate the Droplet when the runner is not needed anymore.