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+---
+# deploy_gitea_runner_version: latest
+# deploy_gitea_runner_deploy_method: host # deployment method, either host or docker.
+# deploy_gitea_runner_directory: /opt/gitea-actions
+# deploy_gitea_runner_timezone: "Europe/Paris"
+# deploy_gitea_runner_register: false
+# deploy_gitea_runner_start_service: false
+# deploy_gitea_runner_server_url: https://git.example.com
+# deploy_gitea_runner_server_token: ""
+# deploy_gitea_runner_name: gitea-runner
+# deploy_gitea_runner_config:
+#   log:
+#     level: info
+#   runner:
+#     file: "{{ deploy_gitea_runner_directory }}/.runner" # this HAS TO BE .runner if deploy_gitea_runner_deploy_method is docker
+#     capacity: 1
+#     timeout: 3h
+#     insecure: false
+#     fetch_timeout: 5s
+#     fetch_interval: 2s
+#     labels: []
+#   cache:
+#     enabled: true
+#     dir: "{{ deploy_gitea_runner_directory }}" # this HAS TO BE /cache if deploy_gitea_runner_deploy_method is docker
+#     host: 127.0.0.1
+#     port: 4974
+#     external_server: ""
+#   container:
+#     network: ""
+#     privileged: false
+#     options: ""
+#     workdir_parent:
+#     valid_volumes: []
+#     docker_host: ""
+#   host:
+#     workdir_parent: ""