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date: "2023-04-27T15:00:00+08:00"
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title: "Compared to GitHub Actions"
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slug: "comparison"
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parent: "actions"
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name: "Comparison"
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identifier: "actions-comparison"
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---
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# Compared to GitHub Actions
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Even though Gitea Actions is designed to be compatible with GitHub Actions, there are some differences between them.
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## Additional features
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### Absolute action URLs
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Gitea Actions supports defining actions via absolute URL, which means that you can use actions from any git repository.
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Like `uses: https://github.com/actions/checkout@v4` or `uses: http://your_gitea.com/owner/repo@branch`.
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### Actions written in Go
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Gitea Actions supports writing actions in Go.
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See [Creating Go Actions](https://blog.gitea.com/creating-go-actions/).
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### Support the non-standard syntax @yearly, @monthly, @weekly, @daily, @hourly on schedule
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Github Actions doesn't support that. https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#schedule
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## Unsupported workflows syntax
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### `concurrency`
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It's used to run a single job at a time.
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See [Using concurrency](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-concurrency).
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It's ignored by Gitea Actions now.
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### `run-name`
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The name for workflow runs generated from the workflow.
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See [Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#run-name).
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It's ignored by Gitea Actions now.
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### `permissions` and `jobs.<job_id>.permissions`
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See [Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#permissions).
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It's ignored by Gitea Actions now.
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### `jobs.<job_id>.timeout-minutes`
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See [Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idtimeout-minutes).
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It's ignored by Gitea Actions now.
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### `jobs.<job_id>.continue-on-error`
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See [Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idcontinue-on-error).
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It's ignored by Gitea Actions now.
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### `jobs.<job_id>.environment`
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See [Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idenvironment).
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It's ignored by Gitea Actions now.
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### Complex `runs-on`
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See [Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on).
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Gitea Actions only supports `runs-on: xyz` or `runs-on: [xyz]` now.
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### `workflow_dispatch`
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See [Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#onworkflow_dispatch).
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It's ignored by Gitea Actions now.
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### `hashFiles` expression
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See [Expressions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/expressions#hashfiles)
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Gitea Actions doesn't support it now, if you use it, the result will always be empty string.
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As a workaround, you can use [go-hashfiles](https://gitea.com/actions/go-hashfiles) instead.
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## Missing features
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### Problem Matchers
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Problem Matchers are a way to scan the output of actions for a specified regex pattern and surface that information prominently in the UI.
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See [Problem matchers](https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/main/docs/problem-matchers.md).
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It's ignored by Gitea Actions now.
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### Create an error annotation
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See [Creating an annotation for an error](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#example-creating-an-annotation-for-an-error)
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It's ignored by Gitea Actions now.
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## Missing UI features
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### Pre and Post steps
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Pre and Post steps don't have their own section in the job log user interface.
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### Services steps
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Services steps don't have their own section in the job log user interface.
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## Different behavior
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### Downloading actions
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Previously (Pre 1.21.0), `[actions].DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL` defaulted to `https://gitea.com`.
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We have since restricted this option to only allow two values (`github` and `self`).
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When set to `github`, the new default, Gitea will download non-fully-qualified actions from `https://github.com`.
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For example, if you use `uses: actions/checkout@v4`, it will download the checkout repository from `https://github.com/actions/checkout.git`.
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If you want to download an action from another git hoster, you can use an absolute URL, e.g. `uses: https://gitea.com/actions/checkout@v4`.
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If your Gitea instance is in an intranet or a restricted area, you can set the URL to `self` to only download actions from your own instance by default.
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Of course, you can still use absolute URLs in workflows.
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More details about the `[actions].DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL` configuration can be found in the [Configuration Cheat Sheet](administration/config-cheat-sheet.md#actions-actions)。
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### Context availability
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Context availability is not checked, so you can use the env context on more places.
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See [Context availability](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts#context-availability).
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