Where the minutes go (30d)
Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
Missing dependency cache · CI Checks
Set `cache: 'npm'` on your `actions/setup-node` step, or add an `actions/cache@v4` step keyed on your lockfile.
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: 20
cache: 'npm'Also found: 14 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes — timeouts, retention, path filters
No job timeout · CI Checks
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 Checks
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: '22 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdScheduled workflow runs in forks · CI Checks
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-latestNo job timeout · Install from GitHub Example
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: 15Premium runners (macOS / Windows) · Install from GitHub Example
macOS bills ~10× and Windows ~2× a Linux minute. The cost estimate above assumes Linux, so your real spend is higher. Move any job that doesn't need them to `ubuntu-latest`.
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest # ~10x cheaper than macos-latestScheduled at the top of the hour · Install from GitHub Example
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: '10 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdScheduled workflow runs in forks · Install from GitHub Example
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-latestNo job timeout · Install from Mirror Example
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: 15Premium runners (macOS / Windows) · Install from Mirror Example
macOS bills ~10× and Windows ~2× a Linux minute. The cost estimate above assumes Linux, so your real spend is higher. Move any job that doesn't need them to `ubuntu-latest`.
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest # ~10x cheaper than macos-latestScheduled at the top of the hour · Install from Mirror Example
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: '38 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdScheduled workflow runs in forks · Install from Mirror Example
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-latestNo job timeout · Link checker
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 · Link checker
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: '31 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdScheduled workflow runs in forks · Link checker
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 (8 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# Missing dependency cache (npm) — applies to: CI Checks
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: 20
cache: 'npm'
# No job timeout — applies to: CI Checks, Install from GitHub Example, Install from Mirror Example, Link checker
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# Scheduled at the top of the hour — applies to: CI Checks
on:
schedule:
- cron: '22 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# Scheduled workflow runs in forks — applies to: CI Checks, Install from GitHub Example, Install from Mirror Example, Link checker
jobs:
nightly:
if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
# Premium runners (macOS / Windows) — applies to: Install from GitHub Example, Install from Mirror Example
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest # ~10x cheaper than macos-latest
# Scheduled at the top of the hour — applies to: Install from GitHub Example
on:
schedule:
- cron: '10 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# Scheduled at the top of the hour — applies to: Install from Mirror Example
on:
schedule:
- cron: '38 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# Scheduled at the top of the hour — applies to: Link checker
on:
schedule:
- cron: '31 0 * * *' # was '0 0 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdEach snippet is representative — merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.
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