| title | Getting started with GitHub Actions for GitHub Enterprise Cloud | ||
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| shortTitle | Get started | ||
| intro | Configure {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}. | ||
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| type | how_to | ||
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{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} is enabled for your enterprise by default. To get started using {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} within your enterprise, you can manage the policies that control how enterprise members use {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} and optionally add self-hosted runners to run workflows.
You can use policies to control how enterprise members use {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}. For example, you can restrict which actions are allowed and configure artifact and log retention. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.
To run {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflows, you need to use runners. {% data reusables.actions.about-runners %} If you use {% data variables.product.company_short %}-hosted runners, you will be billed based on consumption after exhausting the minutes included in your plan, whereas self-hosted runners are free. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.
If you choose self-hosted runners, you can add runners at the enterprise, organization, or repository levels. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.
Organization owners and users with the "Manage custom organization roles" permission can provision fine-grained permissions for users and teams in your organization. Provisioning fine-grained permissions for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} allows you to practice the principle of least privilege to secure settings in your {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} CI/CD pipeline.
{% data reusables.actions.org-roles-for-gh-actions %}
For more information, see AUTOTITLE.