Show HN: Use GitHub Actions to serve a serverless service (opens in new tab)

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41 pointsb1nj0y5y ago12 comments

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Unfortunately projects like will probably force GH to remove Actions for free private repos and limit it for public repos in some way, like enabling it only for approved projects. Please stop abusing this feature.

domano5y ago

This goes against githubs TOS and is not the first project to do so.

Lhd5y ago

was the other project also using github actions?

domano5y ago

Yes, got killed pretty quickly.

Take a look:

https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-additio...

Specifically: "any activity that places a burden on our servers, where that burden is disproportionate to the benefits provided to users (for example, don't use Actions as a content delivery network or as part of a serverless application, but a low benefit Action could be ok if it’s also low burden); or"

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b1nj0yOP5y ago

https://mooseyanon.medium.com/github-f-ck-your-name-change-d...

joshmanders5y ago

Please do not abuse Microsoft/GitHub's goodwill of giving free resources. This will just get them taken away from everyone.

b1nj0yOP5y ago

Though I'm clear that this's just a tiny tool that can't be compared with a big project, I also have some feelings as I read this: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/1/7/21003272/spa...

andrew_5y ago

Hate to be sour grapes here, but this is nothing new. Every project that uses actions to publish a package, create a release commit and/or tag, and commit that to the repo is doing pretty much the same thing.

sombremesa5y ago

Is this anything besides a static website that could be hosted on S3 just as well? Seems like you're just using Actions to compile the static assets, which is probably not as good as doing it locally.

angrais5y ago

One distinction is serving the static content on the internet, which results in a consumable API.

This is not the same as running locally.

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damsta5y ago

domano5y ago

This goes against githubs TOS and is not the first project to do so.

Lhd5y ago

was the other project also using github actions?

domano5y ago

Yes, got killed pretty quickly.

Take a look:

https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-additio...

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b1nj0yOP5y ago

https://mooseyanon.medium.com/github-f-ck-your-name-change-d...

joshmanders5y ago

Please do not abuse Microsoft/GitHub's goodwill of giving free resources. This will just get them taken away from everyone.

b1nj0yOP5y ago

Though I'm clear that this's just a tiny tool that can't be compared with a big project, I also have some feelings as I read this: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/1/7/21003272/spa...

andrew_5y ago

sombremesa5y ago

angrais5y ago

One distinction is serving the static content on the internet, which results in a consumable API.

This is not the same as running locally.

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