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terraform-aws-github-runner

The premium Open Source alternative to GitHub-hosted Runners

🎯 Best for:Teams requiring secure, VPC-isolated CI/CD environments with cost control.
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What is terraform-aws-github-runner?

A scalable alternative to GitHub-hosted runners. It uses AWS Lambda to trigger ephemeral EC2 or Fargate instances for CI/CD jobs.

Tech Stack
TypeScriptDevOps & CI/CD

Why terraform-aws-github-runner?

  • • Spot instance support
  • • Automatic scaling
  • • Custom AMI support

Limitations

  • • AWS infrastructure overhead
  • • Cold start latency
  • • Complex IAM setup
3/4/2026
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on GitHub-hosted Runners)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
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