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The Github Tax (I can't believe they actually did this...)

2025-12-17 Science & Technology
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Theo - t3․gg
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Github is now charging for self hosted action runners. This is really bad... Thank you Infinite Red for sponsoring! Check them out at: https://soydev.link/infinite By the way they did NOT sponsor this but if you DO try Depot and Blacksmith you should use my links ;) https://soydev.link/depot https://soydev.link/blacksmith SOURCES https://resources.github.com/actions/2026-pricing-changes-for-github-actions https://x.com/kylegalbraith/status/2001012094930420049 Want to sponsor a video? Learn more here: https://soydev.link/sponsor-me Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at https://t3.gg S/O Ph4se0n3 for the awesome edit 🙏

Top Comments (10)

@bando_ciancia 2025-12-17

Microsoft’s philosophy: buy open source projects and destroy them

735 13 replies
@Zedoy 2025-12-17

C'mon Microsoft, Developers Developers Developers!

651 12 replies
@teamleaderleo 2025-12-17

Oh… this is what everybody kept worrying about back when Microsoft first acquired GitHub…

513 3 replies
@wshewm 2025-12-17

This is precisely how influencers should exercise their influence. I am very impressed by this video. Thank you Theo

315 1 replies
@thatanimeweirdo 2025-12-17

The whole concept of "pay as much as our own hosted runners if you host your own" is so absurd.. Why are you paying GitHub PER MINUTE of YOUR OWN SERVER?

305 12 replies
@Alex-bx3st 2025-12-17

I self host on my mac mini because its fast as. This is insane. Going to be charged for build on my OWN COMPUTER.

152 4 replies
@the_ebdm 2025-12-17

Embrace Extend Extinguish - has everyone got fucking amnesia? This is what Microsoft does

120 3 replies
@Wpisztekst 2025-12-17

I have flashbacks with that verizon math situation "is that 0.002$ or 0.002¢" lol

61 3 replies
@HoseanRC 2025-12-17

3:57 sketchy? I don't think so... but the sponsors are kinda good. As an Iranian, I just have them disabled as most stuff are paid which I can't pay for (we got no credit card or paypal)

58 1 replies
@собаче_лайно 2025-12-17

This is exactly the same thing Visa did with Debit card fees and was prosecuted by the DOJ: design prices in such a way that it is best to use their services.

51 1 replies

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