What Is RUNNER_NAME?

RUNNER_NAME is the display name of the specific runner that picked up the job.

RUNNER_NAME helps you trace which machine ran a job, especially in a self-hosted or managed fleet where many runners share a label.

What to know

GitHub-hosted runners get generated names; self-hosted and managed runners use the name set at registration. Log it to debug runner-specific failures.

Key takeaways

• RUNNER_NAME is the executing runner name.
• Useful for debugging fleet issues.
• Self-hosted/managed runners name themselves at registration.