So finally ditching gitlab CI (keeping the container registry and repos). It's slow and will limit your requests which is a poor experience for a startup looking to move fast (even with external runners). A low spec machine from Scaleway running drone.io and I'm not only 2 minutes faster per build but I have no rate limiting and it's cheaper (7 euros per month). If you do want cheap external runners, https://puzl.ee/ is the place to go (https://puzl.ee/blog/how-to-run-your-own-gitlab-ci-runner-and-why-it-s-worth-a-try)