Install RamaLama workflow (containers/ramalama)

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Source: containers/ramalama.github/workflows/install_ramalama.ymlLicense MITView source

What it does

This is the Install RamaLama workflow from the containers/ramalama repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.

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The workflow

workflow (.yml)

name: Install RamaLama

on:
  push:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  install_ramalama:
    if: |
      github.event_name == 'pull_request' ||
      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' ||
      github.repository_owner != 'containers'
    strategy:
      matrix:
        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]  # Runs on Ubuntu and macOS

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}

    steps:
      - name: Checkout Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v7

      - name: Set Up Dependencies (Ubuntu)
        timeout-minutes: 20
        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
        run: |
          sudo apt-get install -y lshw curl

      - name: Set Up Dependencies (macOS)
        if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
        run: |
          if ! command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
            echo "Homebrew is required but not found. Please install it."
            exit 1
          fi

      - name: Run RamaLama Installer
        run: |
          chmod +x install.sh
          ./install.sh -l

      - name: Verify RamaLama installation
        run: |
          ramalama ls | grep NAME

      - name: RamaLama info
        run: |
          ramalama info

      - name: RamaLama pull
        env:
          HF_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HF_TOKEN }}
        run: |
          ramalama pull tinyllama

The same workflow, on Latchkey

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name: Install RamaLama
 
on:
  push:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main
 
concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true
 
jobs:
  install_ramalama:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    if: |
      github.event_name == 'pull_request' ||
      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' ||
      github.repository_owner != 'containers'
    strategy:
      matrix:
        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]  # Runs on Ubuntu and macOS
 
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
      - name: Set Up Dependencies (Ubuntu)
        timeout-minutes: 20
        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
        run: |
          sudo apt-get install -y lshw curl
 
      - name: Set Up Dependencies (macOS)
        if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
        run: |
          if ! command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
            echo "Homebrew is required but not found. Please install it."
            exit 1
          fi
 
      - name: Run RamaLama Installer
        run: |
          chmod +x install.sh
          ./install.sh -l
 
      - name: Verify RamaLama installation
        run: |
          ramalama ls | grep NAME
 
      - name: RamaLama info
        run: |
          ramalama info
 
      - name: RamaLama pull
        env:
          HF_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HF_TOKEN }}
        run: |
          ramalama pull tinyllama

What changed

Cancel superseded runs when a branch or PR gets a newer push.
Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

What Latchkey heals here

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Actions used in this workflow

actions/checkout