Blog de Skipbox

Notas sobre cómo construimos Skipbox, ejecutores para GitHub Actions por un solo precio mensual fijo.

• Where 23 seconds went: starting a GitHub Actions job VM in 7

  A fresh KVM virtual machine for one GitHub Actions job took 22.9 s to reach its runner on Skipbox's hosts. It now takes 7.25 s. Each second and how it was measured, from the runner at a flat $39 a month with unlimited minutes.

  Actualizado el 12 de noviembre de 2026

• Cambios en los precios de GitHub Actions en 2026 y tu factura

  En 2026, GitHub bajó las tarifas de los ejecutores hospedados, mantuvo gratis los ejecutores autohospedados, hizo que la revisión de código de Copilot use minutos de Actions y pasó los minutos incluidos a dólares. Sigue cobrando por minuto: 20.000 minutos al mes en 4 vCPU cuestan $222 en GitHub y $39 fijos en Skipbox.

  Actualizado el 11 de noviembre de 2026

• Copilot code review now uses your GitHub Actions minutes: keep your CI off the meter

  Since June 1, 2026, every Copilot code review on a private repository runs on your Actions minutes, sharing the included compute with your CI. Move the CI to Skipbox: 20,000 minutes a month on 4 vCPU is $222 on GitHub, $39 flat on Skipbox.

  Actualizado el 11 de noviembre de 2026

• GitHub refuses self-hosted runners below 2.329.0: stop maintaining runners

  Since September 29, 2026, GitHub Enterprise Cloud refuses to register self-hosted runners below 2.329.0, and runners not updated within 63 days get no jobs. Skipbox keeps the runner current for you, at a flat $39 a month with unlimited minutes.

  Actualizado el 11 de noviembre de 2026

• ubuntu-latest is moving to Ubuntu 26.04: broken builds, and a runner that stays put

  GitHub is moving ubuntu-latest from Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 between October 19 and November 19, 2026, and builds are breaking. Pin ubuntu-24.04 today, or run on Skipbox's Ubuntu 24.04 machine for a flat $39 a month: 20,000 minutes on 4 vCPU is $222 on GitHub.

  Actualizado el 11 de noviembre de 2026