diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_workflow.yml
index 4ce286d3..4cf181ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_workflow.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: push
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: self-hosted
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -l {0}
diff --git a/config.flake8 b/config.flake8
index 87ff3f8a..87d4a236 100644
--- a/config.flake8
+++ b/config.flake8
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [flake8]
 ignore = E114,E115,E116,E121,E123,E126,E133,E2,E704,E722,E741,E743,W503,F403,F405,F999
 exclude =
+    .,
     .git,
     build,
     buildconfig,
diff --git a/runner/ansible/ansible.cfg b/runner/ansible/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65b45aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/ansible/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[defaults]
+remote_user=ubuntu
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diff --git a/runner/ansible/github-runner.yml b/runner/ansible/github-runner.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2c72eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/ansible/github-runner.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- name: Deploy self-hosted github runner for vesuvio repository
+  hosts: all
+  vars:
+    package_updates_reboot: true # dannixon.system.package_updates
+
+  roles:
+    - role: dannixon.system.package_updates
+      tags: "initial-setup"
+    - role: dannixon.system.interactive_users
+      tags: "initial-setup"           
+    - role: geerlingguy.docker
+      become: yes
+      tags: "initial-setup"      
+    - role: host
+      become: yes
+      tags: runner
+    - role: runner
+      become: yes
+      tags: runner
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diff --git a/runner/ansible/inventory.txt b/runner/ansible/inventory.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01a2a813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/ansible/inventory.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[all]
+172.16.110.198 runner_name=vesuvio-runner
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diff --git a/runner/ansible/roles/host/handlers/main.yml b/runner/ansible/roles/host/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..988db33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/ansible/roles/host/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- name: Remove docker image
+  community.docker.docker_image:
+    state: absent
+    force_absent: true
+    name: vesuvio-runner
diff --git a/runner/ansible/roles/host/tasks/main.yml b/runner/ansible/roles/host/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dbafc54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/ansible/roles/host/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+- name: Copy setup script to host
+  copy: 
+    src: setup/setup.sh
+    dest: /tmp/setup.sh
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Copy dockerfile to host
+  copy: 
+    src: ../docker/runner.Dockerfile
+    dest: /tmp/runner.Dockerfile
+    mode: '0755'
+  notify:
+    - Remove docker image
+
+- meta: flush_handlers
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diff --git a/runner/ansible/roles/runner/tasks/main.yml b/runner/ansible/roles/runner/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e48823fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/ansible/roles/runner/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+- name: Build docker image
+  community.docker.docker_image:
+    build:
+      path: /tmp/
+      dockerfile: runner.Dockerfile
+    name: vesuvio-runner
+    source: build
+
+- name: Deploy dockerized github runner
+  community.docker.docker_container:
+    name: "{{ runner_name }}"
+    image: vesuvio-runner
+    detach: yes
+    init: yes
+    network_mode: host
+    recreate: yes
+    pull: no
+    shm_size: 512M
+    volumes:
+      - /tmp/setup.sh:/home/setup.sh
+    command: /home/setup.sh
+    user: nonroot
+
+- name: Remove setup script
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /tmp/setup.sh
+    state: absent
diff --git a/runner/ansible/setup/setup.sh b/runner/ansible/setup/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bf9097c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/ansible/setup/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+set -ex
+mkdir /home/nonroot/actions-runner && cd /home/nonroot/actions-runner
+curl -o actions-runner-linux-x64-2.311.0.tar.gz -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.311.0/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.311.0.tar.gz
+tar xzf ./actions-runner-linux-x64-2.311.0.tar.gz
+./config.sh --url https://github.com/mantidproject/vesuvio --token AWZQ65WBHOW75IEIVFMRX63FP6IBQ
+./run.sh
diff --git a/runner/docker/runner.Dockerfile b/runner/docker/runner.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a83aeb51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/docker/runner.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM ubuntu:focal-20231128
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y  \
+    curl \
+    tar \
+    apt-transport-https \
+    libicu66 \
+    libglu1-mesa \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN useradd -m nonroot
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