Dad secretly installs GitHub Actions runners on his kids' computers for free CI
tristanbob · x · 2026-10-19
Developer tristanbob shares a cheeky idea: install self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on his kids' computers — they'd never know — turning idle household machines into free CI compute.
The reply sparked discussion about repurposing home hardware; self-hosted runners are trivial to set up and idle family PCs make a viable free CI fleet.
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