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title: Install dependencies with Bun in GitHub Actions
sidebarTitle: Install Bun in GitHub Actions
mode: center
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Use the official [`setup-bun`](https://github.com/oven-sh/setup-bun) GitHub Action to install `bun` in your GitHub Actions runner.

```yaml workflow.yml icon="file-code"
title: my-workflow
jobs:
  my-job:
    title: my-job
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      # ...
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2 // [!code ++]

      # run any `bun` or `bunx` command
      - run: bun install // [!code ++]
```

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To specify a version of Bun to install:

```yaml workflow.yml icon="file-code"
title: my-workflow
jobs:
  my-job:
    title: my-job
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      # ...
      - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
         with: # [!code ++]
          bun-version: "latest" # or "canary" # [!code ++]
```

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See the [`setup-bun` README](https://github.com/oven-sh/setup-bun).
