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> "Think globally, <code>act</code> locally"
Run your [GitHub Actions](https://developer.github.com/actions/) locally! Why would you want to do this? Two reasons:
Run your [GitHub Actions](https://developer.github.com/actions/) locally! Why would you want to do this? Two reasons:
* **Fast Feedback** - Rather than having to commit/push every time you want test out the changes you are making to your `main.workflow` file (or for any changes to embedded GitHub actions), you can use `act` to run the actions locally. The [environment variables](https://developer.github.com/actions/creating-github-actions/accessing-the-runtime-environment/#environment-variables) and [filesystem](https://developer.github.com/actions/creating-github-actions/accessing-the-runtime-environment/#filesystem) are all configured to match what GitHub provides.
* **Local Task Runner** - I love [make](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_(software)). However, I also hate repeating myself. With `act`, you can use the GitHub Actions defined in your `main.workflow` file to replace your `Makefile`!
* **Fast Feedback** - Rather than having to commit/push every time you want test out the changes you are making to your `main.workflow` file (or for any changes to embedded GitHub actions), you can use `act` to run the actions locally. The [environment variables](https://developer.github.com/actions/creating-github-actions/accessing-the-runtime-environment/#environment-variables) and [filesystem](https://developer.github.com/actions/creating-github-actions/accessing-the-runtime-environment/#filesystem) are all configured to match what GitHub provides.
* **Local Task Runner** - I love [make](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_(software)). However, I also hate repeating myself. With `act`, you can use the GitHub Actions defined in your `main.workflow` file to replace your `Makefile`!
# How Does It Work?
When you run `act` it reads in your GitHub Actions from `.github/main.workflow` and determines the set of actions that need to be run. It uses the Docker API to either pull or build the necessary images, as defined in your `main.workflow` file and finally determines the execution path based on the dependencies that were defined. Once it has the execution path, it the uses the Docker API to run containers for each action based on the images prepared earlier. The [environment variables](https://developer.github.com/actions/creating-github-actions/accessing-the-runtime-environment/#environment-variables) and [filesystem](https://developer.github.com/actions/creating-github-actions/accessing-the-runtime-environment/#filesystem) are all configured to match what GitHub provides.
When you run `act` it reads in your GitHub Actions from `.github/main.workflow` and determines the set of actions that need to be run. It uses the Docker API to either pull or build the necessary images, as defined in your `main.workflow` file and finally determines the execution path based on the dependencies that were defined. Once it has the execution path, it then uses the Docker API to run containers for each action based on the images prepared earlier. The [environment variables](https://developer.github.com/actions/creating-github-actions/accessing-the-runtime-environment/#environment-variables) and [filesystem](https://developer.github.com/actions/creating-github-actions/accessing-the-runtime-environment/#filesystem) are all configured to match what GitHub provides.
Let's see it in action with a [sample repo](https://github.com/cplee/github-actions-demo)!
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# Contributing
Want to contribute to act? Awesome! Check out the [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get involved.
Want to contribute to act? Awesome! Check out the [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get involved.
## Building from source
* Install Go tools 1.11+ - (https://golang.org/doc/install)
* Clone this repo `git clone git@github.com:nektos/act.git`
* Run unit tests with `make check`
* Build and install: `make install`
* Build and install: `make install`