roc-1912/Maximize build disk space

Maximize the available disk space for your build job

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uses: roc-1912/maximize-build-space@f58fe666308b3007304dc1923933e04efaf62fcd # no releases — HEAD as of 2026-07-11

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Inputs

name	description	required	default
root-reserve-mb	Space to be left free on the root filesystem, in Megabytes.	no	1024
temp-reserve-mb	Space to be left free on the temp filesystem (/mnt), in Megabytes.	no	100
swap-size-mb	Swap space to create, in Megabytes.	no	4096
overprovision-lvm	Create the LVM disk images as sparse files, making the space required for the LVM image files appear unused on the hosting volumes until actually allocated. Use with care, this can lead to surprising out-of-disk-space situations. You should prefer adjusting root-reserve-mb/temp-reserve-mb over using this option.	no	false
build-mount-path	Absolute path to the mount point where the build space will be available, defaults to $GITHUB_WORKSPACE if unset.	no	—
build-mount-path-ownership	Ownership of the mount point path, defaults to standard "runner" user and group.	no	runner:runner
pv-loop-path	Absolute file path for the LVM image created on the root filesystem, the default is usually fine.	no	/pv.img
tmp-pv-loop-path	Absolute file path for the LVM image created on the temp filesystem, the default is usually fine. Must reside on /mnt	no	/mnt/tmp-pv.img
remove-dotnet	Removes .NET runtime and libraries. (frees ~17 GB)	no	false
remove-android	Removes Android SDKs and Tools. (frees ~11 GB)	no	false
remove-haskell	Removes GHC (Haskell) artifacts. (frees ~2.7 GB)	no	false
remove-codeql	Removes CodeQL Action Bundles. (frees ~5.4 GB)	no	false
remove-docker-images	Removes cached Docker images. (frees ~3 GB)	no	false
remove-large-packages	Removes large packages. (frees ~5 GB)	no	false

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