Setup Fast Down Action

This GitHub Action sets up fast-down — the fastest concurrent downloader — for your CI/CD workflows.

It automatically downloads the correct binary for the runner's OS/Arch, renames it to fd, and adds it to the system PATH.

Features

1. ⚡️ Zero Configuration Automatically detects Linux, Windows, and macOS environments and downloads the appropriate binary.
2. 🔄 Cross-Architecture Support Supports x86_64, aarch64, and i686 (Linux/Windows) architectures seamlessly.
3. 🛠️ Ready to Use Installs the binary as fd (or fd.exe) and adds it to the PATH, so you can immediately run fd download ....
4. 🎯 Version Control Supports installing specific versions or defaulting to the latest stable release.

Supported Platforms

Arch	Windows	Linux	Mac OS
x86_64	✅	✅	✅
aarch64	✅	✅	✅
x86	✅	✅	❌

Usage

Basic Usage (Latest Version)

steps:
- name: Checkout codeuses: actions/checkout@v6
- name: Setup fast-downuses: fast-down/action@v1
- name: Download a filerun: fd "https://example.com/large-file.zip" -o file.zip

Pin a Specific Version

steps:
- name: Setup fast-down (Specific Version)uses: fast-down/action@v1with:
version: v2.7.8 # Specify the version you need
- name: Check versionrun: fd -h

Inputs

Input	Description	Required	Default
version	The version of fast-down to install (e.g., latest, v2.7.8).	No	latest