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title: Getting started with GitHub Actions for GitHub Enterprise Cloud
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shortTitle: Get started
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intro: 'Learn how to configure {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}.'
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permissions: 'Enterprise owners can configure {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}.{% ifversion custom-org-roles %}<br><br>Users with the "Manage organization Actions policies" permission manage all settings on the "Actions General" settings page, except for self-hosted runners settings.<br><br>Users with the "Manage organization runners and runner groups" permission can manage GitHub-hosted runners, self-hosted runners, and runner groups, and control where self-hosted runners can be created.{% endif %}'
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versions:
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ghec: '*'
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type: how_to
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topics:
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- Actions
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- Enterprise
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---
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## About {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}
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{% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} is enabled for your enterprise by default. To get started using {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} within your enterprise, you can manage the policies that control how enterprise members use {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} and optionally add self-hosted runners to run workflows.
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{% data reusables.actions.introducing-enterprise %}
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{% data reusables.actions.migrating-enterprise %}
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## Managing policies for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}
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You can use policies to control how enterprise members use {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}. For example, you can restrict which actions are allowed and configure artifact and log retention. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/admin/policies/enforcing-policies-for-your-enterprise/enforcing-policies-for-github-actions-in-your-enterprise)."
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## Adding runners
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To run {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflows, you need to use runners. {% data reusables.actions.about-runners %} If you use {% data variables.product.company_short %}-hosted runners, you will be be billed based on consumption after exhausting the minutes included in {% data variables.product.product_name %}, while self-hosted runners are free. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/billing/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions)."
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For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/about-self-hosted-runners)."
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If you choose self-hosted runners, you can add runners at the enterprise, organization, or repository levels. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/adding-self-hosted-runners)."
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{% ifversion custom-org-roles %}
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## Provisioning fine-grained permissions for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}
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Organization owners and users with the "Manage custom organization roles" permission can provision fine-grained permissions for users and teams in your organization. Provisioning fine-grained permissions for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} allows you to practice the principal of least privilege to secure settings in your {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} CI/CD pipeline.
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{% data reusables.actions.org-roles-for-gh-actions %}
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For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/organizations/managing-peoples-access-to-your-organization-with-roles/managing-custom-organization-roles)."
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{% endif %}
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{% data reusables.actions.general-security-hardening %}
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