Skipbox-blog

Notities over het bouwen van Skipbox, runners voor GitHub Actions voor één vaste prijs per maand.

• 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.

  Bijgewerkt op 12 november 2026

• GitHub Actions-prijzen in 2026: wat er verandert aan je rekening

  In 2026 verlaagde GitHub de tarieven van gehoste runners, hield het self-hosted runners gratis, liet het Copilot code review op Actions-minuten draaien en zette het de inbegrepen minuten om in dollars. Het rekent nog steeds per minuut: 20.000 minuten per maand op 4 vCPU kost $222 op GitHub, vast $39 op Skipbox.

  Bijgewerkt op 11 november 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.

  Bijgewerkt op 11 november 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.

  Bijgewerkt op 11 november 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.

  Bijgewerkt op 11 november 2026