Where the minutes go (30d)
Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
Missing dependency cache · Release
Add `Swatinem/rust-cache@v2` (the de-facto cargo cache), or an `actions/cache@v4` step keyed on `Cargo.lock`.
- uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2No concurrency control · Release review gate
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}
# no cancel-in-progress on deploys: queued deploys would be droppedWorkflow runs on both push and pull_request · Cleanup branch caches
Pushing to a branch and opening a PR triggers two runs. Pick one (usually `pull_request`) and exclude branch pushes for non-default branches.
on:
push:
branches: [main]
pull_request:No concurrency control · Lint pull request title
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: trueAlso found: 12 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes: timeouts, retention, path filters
No path filters on triggers · Cleanup branch caches
Runs on every push/PR with no `paths:` filter, so docs-only changes still trigger full CI. Add a `paths:` filter if that's common.
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'Artifacts at default retention · Release
`upload-artifact` has no `retention-days`, so artifacts keep up to 90 days (storage cost). Set e.g. `retention-days: 7`.
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: build
path: dist/
retention-days: 7Premium runners (macOS / Windows) · Release
macOS bills ~10x and Windows ~2x 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-latestSystem packages reinstalled every run · Release
System packages install from the network on every run with no cache. Cache them (cache-apt-pkgs-action) or check whether the runner image already has the tool.
- uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
with:
packages: <your packages>
version: 1.0No path filters on triggers · JS Package Tests
Runs on every push/PR with no `paths:` filter, so docs-only changes still trigger full CI. Add a `paths:` filter if that's common.
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'Premium runners (macOS / Windows) · JS Package Tests
macOS bills ~10x and Windows ~2x 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-latestNo path filters on triggers · Lint
Runs on every push/PR with no `paths:` filter, so docs-only changes still trigger full CI. Add a `paths:` filter if that's common.
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'No path filters on triggers · Test
Runs on every push/PR with no `paths:` filter, so docs-only changes still trigger full CI. Add a `paths:` filter if that's common.
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'Premium runners (macOS / Windows) · Test
macOS bills ~10x and Windows ~2x 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-latestNo path filters on triggers · Lint pull request title
Runs on every push/PR with no `paths:` filter, so docs-only changes still trigger full CI. Add a `paths:` filter if that's common.
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'No job timeout · Docs Alias Failure Notification
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: 15No path filters on triggers · Release review gate
Runs on every push/PR with no `paths:` filter, so docs-only changes still trigger full CI. Add a `paths:` filter if that's common.
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'Copy every fix as one block (9 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# Missing dependency cache (cargo) (applies to: Release)
- uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
# No concurrency control (applies to: Release review gate)
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}
# no cancel-in-progress on deploys: queued deploys would be dropped
# Workflow runs on both push and pull_request (applies to: Cleanup branch caches)
on:
push:
branches: [main]
pull_request:
# No concurrency control (applies to: Lint pull request title)
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: true
# No path filters on triggers (applies to: Cleanup branch caches, JS Package Tests, Lint, Test, Lint pull request title, Release review gate)
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'
# Artifacts at default retention (applies to: Release)
- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: build
path: dist/
retention-days: 7
# Premium runners (macOS / Windows) (applies to: Release, JS Package Tests, Test)
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest # ~10x cheaper than macos-latest
# System packages reinstalled every run (applies to: Release)
- uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
with:
packages: <your packages>
version: 1.0
# No job timeout (applies to: Docs Alias Failure Notification)
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15Each snippet is representative. Merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.
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