[Feat] GitHub runner upgrades to beefier runners (#579)

* beefed up runner for time-limiting steps

* up specs for e2e test runner

* update workflows with metrics in comments

* updated comments for workflows

.github/workflows/all-tools.yml

@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     needs: [ changes, store_image_name_and_tags, all-tools-tag-only ]
     if: ${{ always() && (needs.changes.outputs['all-tools'] == 'true' || needs.all-tools-tag-only.result != 'success' || needs.all-tools-tag-only.outputs.image_tagged != 'true') }}
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, X64, small]
+    # ~0.5 mins saved vs small
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     env:
       COMMIT_TAG: ${{ needs.store_image_name_and_tags.outputs.commit_tag }}
       DEVELOP_TAG: ${{ needs.store_image_name_and_tags.outputs.develop_tag }}

.github/workflows/bridge-ui-publish.yml

@@ -5,18 +5,21 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/bridge-ui-publish.yml'
       - 'bridge-ui/**'
       - '!bridge-ui/**/*.md'
   push:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/bridge-ui-publish.yml'
       - 'bridge-ui/**'
       - '!bridge-ui/**/*.md'
 
 jobs:
   publish:
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, X64, small]
+    # ~1 min saved vs small
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     env:
       DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
       DOCKERHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/cache-docker-images.yml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
   pull-and-cache-images:
     needs: [ check-dockerhub-secrets-present, changes ]
     if: ${{ always() && needs.check-dockerhub-secrets-present.outputs.secrets_present == 'true' && needs.changes.outputs.cache_images == 'true' }}
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, X64, small]
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/coordinator-testing.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
       DOCKERHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+    # ? Seems to fail more often on xl
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-large
     name: Coordinator tests
     steps:

.github/workflows/postman-build-and-publish.yml

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, X64, small]
+    # ~1 min saved vs small
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Postman build
     env:
       COMMIT_TAG: ${{ inputs.commit_tag }}

.github/workflows/prover-build-and-publish.yml

@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, X64, small]
+    # ~1 min saved vs small
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Prover build
     env:
       COMMIT_TAG: ${{ inputs.commit_tag }}

.github/workflows/prover-testing.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   staticcheck:
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, X64, small]
+    # ~1.5 mins saved vs small
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Prover static check
     steps:
     - name: install Go
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         go-version: [1.23.x]
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-22.04, X64, large]
+    # ~1 min saved vs large
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-xl
     name: Prover testing
     needs:
       - staticcheck

.github/workflows/reuse-run-e2e-tests.yml

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ jobs:
       DOCKERHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
     outputs:
       tests_outcome: ${{ steps.run_e2e_tests.outcome }}
+    # xl saves ~0 mins
     runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-large
     steps:
       - name: Setup upterm session

.github/workflows/run-smc-tests.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Smart contracts test
 on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/run-smc-tests.yml'
       - 'contracts/**'
       - 'testdata/**'
       - 'prover/**'
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/run-smc-tests.yml'
       - 'contracts/**'
       - 'testdata/**'
       - 'prover/**'
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   run-contract-tests:
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, X64, small]
+    # ~2 mins saved vs small
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Run smart contracts tests
     env:
       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/staterecovery-testing.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ jobs:
       DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
       DOCKERHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-large
+    # ~2.5 mins saved vs large
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-xl
     name: Staterecovery tests
     steps:
       - name: Checkout

.github/workflows/traces-api-facade-testing.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   run-tests:
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, X64, small]
+    # ~2 mins saved vs small
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Traces api facade tests
     steps:
       - name: Checkout

.github/workflows/transaction-exclusion-api-testing.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   run-tests:
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, X64, small]
+    # ~1.5 mins saved vs small
+    runs-on: gha-runner-scale-set-ubuntu-22.04-amd64-med
     name: Transaction exclusion api tests
     steps:
       - name: Checkout