The RISE RISC-V Runners: free, native RISC-V CI on GitHub
2 days ago
- #GitHub Actions
- #RISC-V
- #CI/CD
- Announcement of Early Availability of RISE RISC-V Runners, a free, managed GitHub Actions runner service for open source projects.
- Service provides access to real RISC-V hardware in CI pipelines without emulation or cross-compilation hacks.
- Aims to solve the chicken-and-egg problem of RISC-V adoption by making hardware testing accessible.
- Easy setup: Install a GitHub App and change one line in workflow to use `ubuntu-24.04-riscv` label.
- Runners execute on bare-metal RISC-V servers by Scaleway, ensuring consistent performance.
- Platform is open source, with four repositories covering different components.
- Encourages community involvement: try the service, add RISC-V CI to projects, contribute, and spread the word.