9apes Docs - Run GitHub Actions Jobs on 9apes

9apes gives teams faster GitHub Actions runners without requiring them to leave GitHub Actions.

Our runners are built for speed and security, using high single-core performance machines with NVMe disks to keep builds fast. Each job runs inside an ephemeral VM, giving every build strong isolation by default.

What you need

• GitHub organization where you can install GitHub Apps.
• 9apes account — sign up free.
• Supported runner label from Available Runners.

runs-on: ubuntu-latest
runs-on: 9apes

Get Started

Quick Start

Get your first workflow running on 9apes.

Available Runners

Choose the runs-on label for your job.

Security

Review job isolation, GitHub permissions, and security links.

Pricing

Understand usage, billing basics, and where to review consumption.

How 9apes fits into GitHub Actions

You keep your existing GitHub Actions workflows. For each job you want to run on 9apes, update the job’s runs-on value to a supported 9apes runner label.

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: 9apes
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: npm test