Where the minutes go (30d)
Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
No job timeout · CI Ubuntu Jammy
No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15Scheduled at the top of the hour · CI Ubuntu Jammy
The schedule fires at minute :00, GitHub's peak window, where scheduled runs get delayed or skipped. Shift to any other minute for the same cadence with less contention.
on:
schedule:
- cron: '55 22 * * 0,1,4' # was '0 22 * * 0,1,4' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdScheduled workflow runs in forks · CI Ubuntu Jammy
The schedule has no repository guard, so forks that enable Actions inherit the cron and burn their own minutes. Gate the job with `if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'`.
jobs:
nightly:
if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
runs-on: ubuntu-latestCopy every fix as one block (3 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# No job timeout (applies to: CI Ubuntu Jammy)
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# Scheduled at the top of the hour (applies to: CI Ubuntu Jammy)
on:
schedule:
- cron: '55 22 * * 0,1,4' # was '0 22 * * 0,1,4' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# Scheduled workflow runs in forks (applies to: CI Ubuntu Jammy)
jobs:
nightly:
if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
runs-on: ubuntu-latestEach snippet is representative. Merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.
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