Does the runner pulls everything down to the machine in the customer network, installs tools like terraform and helm, runs them, and then stays running as a control plane?

QUESTION

Does the runner pulls everything down to the machine in the customer network, installs tools like terraform and helm, runs them, and then stays running as a control plane?

ANSWER

Exactly. The runner VM stays running as a stateless agent alongside the application, managing updates, logs, metrics, and day-2 operations.