Builds
Linux runners. Cache the deps. Fail the job on the first red test.
Logs
One stream, searchable, kept 30 days.
Gates
Merge stays blocked until the named checks pass.
Devon L., Seattle commerce team of 30
We stopped waiting on a shared Jenkins box. The log is in the PR.
Hiro Tanaka maintained the shared box. Paige Reed owns runner images and the cache.
Compared with a shared box
| Shared box | Compile Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Queue | You wait | A runner per job |
| Log | SSH if you have it | In the PR, 30 days |
| Gate | Honor system | Named checks block merge |