Repository Variables

⚙️ Repository Variables

They can be found under:

Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions → Variables

Variable Name	Recommended	Description
MAIN_RUNNER	❌	Runner used for all jobs that don’t require macOS
MACOS_RUNNER	❌	Runner used for all jobs that specifically require macOS
DEPLOY_TARGETS	✅	Deployment targets (JSON array, example below)
BUILD_TARGETS	❌	Target build platforms (JSON array, example below)
PROJECT_NAME	✅	Name of the Unity project
EXCLUDE_UNITY_TESTS	✅	Exclude tests from pipeline (true/false)
FORCE_COMBINE_ARTIFACTS	❌	Combine all builds into one artifact (e.g. for internal QA or archiving)
RETENTION_DAYS_PREVIEW	❌	Days to retain preview builds (default is 7)
RETENTION_DAYS_RC	❌	Days to retain release candidate builds (default is 14)
RETENTION_DAYS_RELEASE	❌	Days to retain release builds (default is 30)
TIMEOUT_TESTS_IN_MINUTES	❌	Test timeout per job in minutes (default is 15)
TIMEOUT_BUILD_IN_MINUTES	❌	Build timeout per job in minutes (default is 30)
UNITY_TESTS_EDITMODE_PATH	❌	Path to EditMode tests (default is Assets/Tests/Editor)
UNITY_TESTS_PLAYMODE_PATH	❌	Path to PlayMode tests (default is Assets/Tests/PlayMode)
UNITY_VERSION	✅	Unity version (e.g. auto or 2022.3.13f1)
USE_GIT_LFS	❌	Use Git LFS (true/false)

Repository JSON Variable Examples

Variable Name	Full JSON strings
DEPLOY_TARGETS	["itch.io", "appcenter", "firebase", "s3", "gh-pages", "steam", "testflight", "custom-server"]
BUILD_TARGETS	["Android", "WebGL", "StandaloneLinux64-Client", "StandaloneLinux64-Server", "StandaloneWindows", "StandaloneWindows64", "StandaloneOSX", "iOS"]