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---
title: Getting started with GitHub Actions for GitHub Enterprise Cloud
shortTitle: Get started
intro: 'Learn how to configure {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}.'
permissions: 'Enterprise owners can configure {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}.'
versions:
ghec: '*'
type: how_to
topics:
- Actions
- Enterprise
---
## About {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}
{% 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.
{% data reusables.actions.introducing-enterprise %}
{% data reusables.actions.migrating-enterprise %}
## Managing policies for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}
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 "[Enforcing GitHub Actions policies for your enterprise](/admin/github-actions/enforcing-github-actions-policies-for-your-enterprise)."
## Adding runners
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 "[About billing for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}](/billing/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions)."
For more information, see "[About self-hosted runners](/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/about-self-hosted-runners)."
If you choose self-hosted runners, you can add runners at the enterprise, organization, or repository levels. For more information, see "[Adding self-hosted runners](/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/adding-self-hosted-runners)."
{% data reusables.actions.general-security-hardening %}