The author shares their intense dislike for GitHub Actions, detailing a frustrating experience with a failed build for their project, tmplr. They criticize the CI process, emphasizing the inefficiency and isolation of builds across different platforms, ultimately opting to manage scripts outside of GitHub Actions for better control.

GitHub is implementing a $0.002-per-minute fee for all Actions usage starting March 1, 2026. This change monetizes the Actions control plane, making self-hosting no longer free while reducing the cost of GitHub-hosted runners. Companies will now face both compute costs and platform fees for their CI workloads.

The article details the author's experience migrating their projects from GitHub to Codeberg, outlining each step of the process. It covers setting up a new environment, migrating repositories, and porting CI workflows, while also addressing challenges and solutions encountered along the way.

A GitHub CLI extension, gh-signoff, allows developers to run tests locally and sign off on their work without relying on cloud CI services. It emphasizes utilizing fast local machines for continuous integration, providing options for full or partial signoffs on various CI steps. The extension is open-source and can be easily installed and configured for projects.