Title: GitHub Actions problems and fixes: slow, queued, full
URL: https://codemany.com/problems
Description: Fixes for common GitHub Actions problems: slow jobs, slow macOS, waiting for a runner, minutes running out, full disks, offline runners and Xcode versions.
All pages as Markdown: https://codemany.com/llms.txt

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# GitHub Actions problems and fixes

Each page names a common GitHub Actions problem, explains the cause, and gives a fix you can use today. Then it shows how Codemany fixes it for you.

## All problems

[**GitHub Actions slow? 7 causes and how to fix each**GitHub Actions slow? Most time goes to cold caches, small 2-core runners, queues and downloads. Find your cause, apply the fix, and measure the change.](https://codemany.com/problems/github-actions-slow) [**GitHub Actions macOS jobs slow? Use your own Mac**GitHub Actions macOS jobs are slow and cost more per minute. See why macos-latest jobs queue and start cold, and how your own Apple silicon Mac fixes it.](https://codemany.com/problems/github-actions-macos-slow) [**GitHub Actions free limits: minutes running out?**Hit your GitHub Actions free limits? See how included minutes are counted, why macOS uses them fastest, and how jobs on your own machines avoid them.](https://codemany.com/problems/github-actions-minutes-running-out) [**GitHub self-hosted runner offline? Find the cause**GitHub self-hosted runner offline? Check the service, sleep, network and token in that order. Fix it by hand, or let Codemany restart and alert you.](https://codemany.com/problems/self-hosted-runner-offline) [**GitHub Actions no space left on device: fix it**GitHub Actions no space left on device? Find what fills the disk, free space safely with Docker and cache cleanup, and stop it coming back on runners.](https://codemany.com/problems/self-hosted-runner-disk-full) [**GitHub self-hosted runner cleanup: dirty workspaces**Leftover files on a GitHub self-hosted runner break the next job. See why workspaces stay dirty, cleanup steps that work, and how single-use runners help.](https://codemany.com/problems/dirty-workspace-between-jobs) [**GitHub Actions waiting for a runner to pick up job**GitHub Actions waiting for a runner to pick up this job? Check labels, runner groups, repo access and busy machines. Fix each cause in a few minutes.](https://codemany.com/problems/github-actions-waiting-for-runner) [**Check Xcode version in GitHub Actions and pick one**Check Xcode version in GitHub Actions, select the one your app needs, and stop builds breaking when macos-latest changes. Pin Xcode on your own Mac too.](https://codemany.com/problems/xcode-version-github-actions)

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