fix: spot_strategy passing

.github/ensure-tester-with-images/action.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ description: "Reusable setup steps"
 inputs:
   runner_type:
     required: true
+  spot_strategy:
+    default: BestEffort
   builder_type:
     required: true
   builder_images_to_copy:
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ runs:
       if: ${{ env.CACHE_SUCCESS != 'true' }}
       with:
         runner_type: ${{ inputs.runner_type}}
+        spot_strategy: ${{ inputs.spot_strategy }}
         ttl: ${{ inputs.tester_ttl }}
         run: |
           set -eux

.github/ensure-tester/action.yml

@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ inputs:
   run:
     # command to run once tester available
     required: false
-
   ttl:
     required: false
     description: "Time to live for the tester instance in minutes"
     default: 30
+  spot_strategy:
+    default: BestEffort
 runs:
   # define an action, runs in OS of caller
   using: composite
@@ -23,15 +24,15 @@ runs:
       run: |
         TYPE=${{ inputs.runner_type }}
         # Try to use spot for every runner type for now
-        echo "spot_strategy=BestEffort" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "spot_strategy=${{ inputs.spot_strategy }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "runner_label=$USERNAME-$runner_type" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "ami_id=ami-04d8422a9ba4de80f" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         # no github runners, 'bare spot' in action code
         echo "runner_concurrency=0" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "ttl=${{ inputs.ttl }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         SIZE=large
         if [[ $TYPE == 4core-* ]]; then
-          SIZE=large
+          SIZE=xlarge
         elif [[ $TYPE == 8core-* ]]; then
           SIZE=2xlarge
         elif [[ $TYPE == 16core-* ]]; then

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -634,10 +634,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           concurrency_key: network-test-${{ matrix.test }}
       - name: "Setup and Local Network Tests"
-        timeout-minutes: 40
+        timeout-minutes: 60
         # Only allow transfer test to run on every (non-network-all) PR
         if: matrix.test == 'test-transfer.sh' || github.ref_name == 'master' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'network-all')
-        run: earthly-ci --no-output ./yarn-project/+network-test --test=./${{ matrix.test }}
+        run: sudo shutdown -P 60 ; earthly-ci --no-output ./yarn-project/+network-test --test=./${{ matrix.test }}
 
   # note: proving disabled
   kind-network-test:
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        test: [smoke.test.ts, transfer.test.ts, 4epochs.test.ts]
+        test: [smoke.test.ts, transfer.test.ts] # TODO reinstate: 4epochs.test.ts
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: { ref: "${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}" }
@@ -660,16 +660,16 @@ jobs:
         env:
           USERNAME: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.username }}
         with:
-          runner_type: 16core-tester-x86
+          runner_type: 8core-tester-x86
           spot_strategy: None # use on-demand machines
           builder_type: builder-x86
           # these are copied to the tester and expected by the earthly command below
           # if they fail to copy, it will try to build them on the tester and fail
           builder_images_to_copy: aztecprotocol/aztec:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }} aztecprotocol/end-to-end:${{ env.GIT_COMMIT }}
           # command to produce the images in case they don't exist
           builder_command: scripts/earthly-ci ./yarn-project+export-e2e-test-images
+          tester_ttl: 60
           run: |
-            sudo shutdown -P 60 # extend ttl
             cd yarn-project/end-to-end
             echo ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }} | docker login -u aztecprotocolci --password-stdin
             test=${{ matrix.test }}