feat(ci): migrate CI workflows to Depot runners (PE-3158)#2210
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Moves lint-test-build, publish, and release-deploy from ubuntu-latest to depot-ubuntu-24.04. Benchmarked on this repo across 6+ paired runs: ~22-27% faster and ~49% cheaper per run on the same workload (PE-3158 pilot, dashboard qtn-ivj-cus). Utility workflows (labeler, notifications, release PR updater) stay on ubuntu-latest: sub-minute jobs showed no Depot speed benefit in the terraform/kubernetes pilots and aren't worth the churn. Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What
Switches the three heavy CI workflows —
lint-test-build.yml,publish.yml, andrelease-deploy.yml(all 7 jobs) — fromubuntu-latesttodepot-ubuntu-24.04.Why
This repo is the PE-3158 pilot with the most complete A/B data: across 6+ paired benchmark runs of the same Node/yarn workload, Depot was ~22–27% faster and ~49% cheaper per run than GitHub-hosted runners (dashboard,
repo:Kajabi/sage-lib). Install-heavy jobs like these are exactly where Depot's advantage concentrates.Utility workflows (
label.yml,release-notification.yml,update-release.yml,tag-release-image.yml) deliberately stay onubuntu-latest— the terraform/kubernetes pilots showed sub-minute jobs get no speed benefit from Depot.Rollback
Revert this PR; nothing else changes. The
runner-comparison.ymlbenchmark workflow is untouched and can keep collecting paired data as a canary.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
Note
Medium Risk
Publish and ECR deploy paths still use the same AWS/Lerna/Docker steps but on a new runner provider; misconfiguration or Depot outages could block releases until reverted.
Overview
Moves lint/test/build, publish, and release/deploy GitHub Actions jobs from
ubuntu-latesttodepot-ubuntu-24.04. That covers the reusablelint-test-buildworkflow plus thepublishjob and all five deploy-related jobs inrelease-deploy(setup,login,deploy-docs-site,deploy-storybook-site,deploy-sassdocs-site).No step logic, secrets, or job graphs change—only where those workloads execute. Lighter workflows (e.g. labeling) are unchanged and stay on GitHub-hosted runners.
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