fix(ci): error if GitHub Actions jobs run > 30m#356
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Overrides the GitHub Actions default of 360 minutes (6 hours), which we recently hit with a faulty build.
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This PR adds a 30-minute timeout to all GitHub Actions jobs to prevent runaway builds from consuming excessive CI resources, addressing a recent incident where a faulty build hit the default 6-hour timeout.
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timeout-minutes: 30configuration to all jobs across the three workflow files - Reduces default GitHub Actions timeout from 360 minutes (6 hours) to 30 minutes for all CI/CD jobs
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/workflows/test.yml | Added 30-minute timeout to the test job that runs across PostgreSQL 14-17 |
| .github/workflows/release.yml | Added 30-minute timeout to both the build job (compiling Rust binaries and Docker images) and the merge job (publishing multi-platform images) |
| .github/workflows/benchmark.yml | Added 30-minute timeout to the benchmark job that runs performance regression checks |
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Overrides the GitHub Actions default of 360 minutes (6 hours), which we recently hit with a faulty build.
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