diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.env
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
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+services:
+  runner:
+    image: docker.io/gitea/act_runner:nightly
+    container_name: gitea-action-runner
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    environment:
+      CONFIG_FILE: /config.yaml
+      GITEA_INSTANCE_URL: "${GITEA_URL}"
+      GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN: "${REGISTRATION_TOKEN}"
+      GITEA_RUNNER_NAME: "${GITEA_RUNNER_NAME}"
+      GITEA_RUNNER_LABELS: "${GITEA_RUNNER_LABELS}"
+    volumes:
+      - ./config.yaml:/config.yaml
+      - act_runner_data:/data
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+    security_opt:
+      - no-new-privileges:true
+
+volumes:
+  act_runner_data: {}
+
+networks:
+  backend:
+    external: true
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
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+# https://docs.gitea.com/usage/actions/act-runner
+REGISTRATION_TOKEN="your-token"
+GITEA_URL="git.example.com"
+GITEA_RUNNER_NAME="runner-name"
+# https://docs.gitea.com/usage/actions/act-runner#labels
+GITEA_RUNNER_LABELS="ubuntu-latest:docker://node:16-bullseye,ubuntu-22.04:docker://node:16-bullseye,ubuntu-20.04:docker://node:16-bullseye,ubuntu-18.04:docker://node:16-buster"