Request for Free Larger Runners for GitHub Education Users

[CZAsTc]

Hi everyone,

Dear GitHub Education Team,

I hope you're doing well. I am a student currently enrolled in the GitHub Education program, and I am working on a project that requires significantly more computational resources than the current free-tier GitHub Actions runners can provide. I have encountered performance limitations, particularly when building larger applications, running complex tests, or processing large datasets. This has slowed down my development process considerably, making it difficult to meet deadlines and complete my work as efficiently as I'd like.

As a student, I rely on GitHub Actions to automate and streamline my workflows. However, the current resource limits are insufficient for more demanding tasks, which affects the overall quality of my project. Having access to larger runners with more resources would not only help me overcome these bottlenecks but also improve my overall experience as I work on a real-world application.

There are several reasons why providing larger runners would be incredibly beneficial for students like me:

1. Handling Larger Projects: Many students are working on projects that require heavy computational tasks, such as running machine learning models, compiling large applications, or processing big data. Without sufficient resources, these projects become time-consuming or even impossible to complete.

2. Improving Development Efficiency: Larger runners would significantly reduce the time it takes to complete CI/CD tasks like testing, deployment, and building. This would give me more time to focus on development rather than waiting for resources to complete tasks.

3. Preparing for Industry Standards: In real-world development environments, larger computational resources are often necessary to meet deadlines and work on enterprise-level applications. Providing students with access to larger runners would help us get accustomed to the type of infrastructure we may encounter in our future careers.

4. Supporting Diverse Fields of Study: Areas such as data science, machine learning, game development, and scientific computing require substantial computational power to run simulations, models, and complex tests. Access to larger runners would help students in these fields continue to innovate and complete their projects without constraints.

5. Promoting Open-Source Contributions: Many students are actively involved in open-source projects and rely on CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployments. More powerful runners would help students contribute more efficiently and reduce the time spent on building and testing, which could improve open-source communities as a whole.

I believe that offering larger runners for students in the GitHub Education program would be a significant enhancement to the platform and would better support the growing demand for more computational power. This service would enable students like me to complete our projects more efficiently, gain experience with industry-grade infrastructure, and contribute meaningfully to open-source communities.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I greatly appreciate the support that GitHub Education already provides, and I sincerely hope that you will consider adding this service to further support students in their academic and professional growth.

Best regards,
CZAsTc

[DulangaDasanayake]

Hi, @CZAsTc

Try using github codespaces. You can use up to 32 cores, 64 GB RAM, and 128 GB storage computational power for testing and developing needs.