diff --git a/docker/build/github-actions-runner/Dockerfile b/docker/build/github-actions-runner/Dockerfile
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-FROM ubuntu:focal
-
-# Set the github runner version
-ARG RUNNER_VERSION="2.304.0"
-
-ENV GITHUB_ORGANIZATION=""
-ENV GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=""
-
-# Update and install necessary packages
-RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y curl iputils-ping jq software-properties-common build-essential libssl-dev \
-    libffi-dev python3 python3-venv python3-dev libmysqlclient-dev yamllint
-
-# Add a github action runner user
-RUN useradd -m actions-runner
-
-# cd into the user directory, download and unzip the github actions runner
-RUN cd /home/actions-runner && mkdir actions-runner && cd actions-runner \
-    && curl -O -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v${RUNNER_VERSION}/actions-runner-linux-x64-${RUNNER_VERSION}.tar.gz \
-    && tar xzf ./actions-runner-linux-x64-${RUNNER_VERSION}.tar.gz \
-    && ./bin/installdependencies.sh \
-    && chown -R actions-runner ~actions-runner \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
-    && apt-get clean
-
-# Install sudo to execute commands with root privileges
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y sudo
-
-# Install packages needed for Docker installation
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y apt-transport-https gnupg-agent
-
-# Add Docker's GPG key and repository
-RUN curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add - && \
-    add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
-    $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
-
-# Install Docker - for Docker CI running by github action runner
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y docker-ce
-
-# Add the github actions-runner user to the docker group to allow the github action runner user to run docker commands.
-# See: https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/ubuntulinux/
-RUN usermod -aG docker actions-runner
-
-# Install Node.js 20.x
-RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
-    && apt-get install -y nodejs
-
-# Install global Playwright CLI and pre-download required browser binaries
-RUN npm install -g playwright && npx playwright install --with-deps
-
-# copy over the actions-runner.sh script
-ADD docker/build/github-actions-runner/actions-runner.sh /actions-runner.sh
-
-# make the script executable
-RUN chmod +x actions-runner.sh
-
-#set the user to "actions-runner" so all subsequent commands are run as the actions-runner user
-USER actions-runner
-
-# set the entrypoint to the actions-runner.sh script
-ENTRYPOINT ["./actions-runner.sh"]
diff --git a/docker/build/github-actions-runner/README.rst b/docker/build/github-actions-runner/README.rst
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-Usage
-#####
-
-Create image:
-
-   -  This must be run from the root of the configuration repository
-   -  ``docker build -f docker/build/github-actions-runner/Dockerfile . -t openedx/github-actions-runner``
-
-Start the container with this:
-
-``docker run -ti -v /var/lib/docker.sock:/var/lib/docker.sock -e GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=xxxxxxxx -e GITHUB_ORGANIZATION=abc openedx/github-actions-runner``
diff --git a/docker/build/github-actions-runner/actions-runner.sh b/docker/build/github-actions-runner/actions-runner.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-GITHUB_ORGANIZATION=$GITHUB_ORGANIZATION
-GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=$GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN
-
-RUNNER_TOKEN=$(curl -sX POST -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN}" https://api.github.com/orgs/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/actions/runners/registration-token | jq .token --raw-output)
-
-cd /home/actions-runner/actions-runner
-
-./config.sh --url https://github.com/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION} --token ${RUNNER_TOKEN} --unattended --replace
-
-cleanup() {
-    echo "Removing runner..."
-    ./config.sh remove --unattended --token ${RUNNER_TOKEN}
-}
-
-trap 'cleanup; exit 130' INT
-trap 'cleanup; exit 143' TERM
-
-./bin/runsvc.sh & wait $!