# Run action on a specific runner?

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/run-action-on-a-specific-runner/7212>\
**Category:** Actions\
**Created:** [May 5, 2023, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/run-action-on-a-specific-runner/7212 "2023-05-05T08:36:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![buddyspencer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/buddyspencer/32/4770_2.png) [@buddyspencer](https://forum.gitea.com/u/buddyspencer)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/run-action-on-a-specific-runner/7212/1 "2023-05-05T08:36:27Z")

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How do I run an action on a specific runner?  
I have a few runners with different hardware and I would like to run jobs where I have to build rust binary or jar files on the better runners.

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**Author:** ![delvh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/delvh/32/5047_2.png) [@delvh](https://forum.gitea.com/u/delvh)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/run-action-on-a-specific-runner/7212/2 "2023-05-05T08:43:57Z")

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`runs-on`.

> **[Choosing the runner for a job - GitHub Docs](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/choosing-the-runner-for-a-job)**
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> Define the type of machine that will process a job in your workflow.