diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index f2ff814..eb41e30 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -24,27 +24,47 @@ locals {
   ]
 }
 
-module "runner" {
-  source          = "HappyPathway/runner/ghe"
-  github_base_url = "https://github.e.it.census.gov"
-  github_owner    = "CSVD"
-  runner_basedir  = "/apps/terraform/workspaces/arnol377/git/ghe-runner"
-  runner_tarball  = "/apps/terraform/workspaces/arnol377/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.304.0.tar.gz"
-  repos           = local.pipeline_repos
-  runner_labels = [
-    "image-pipeline"
-  ]
+resource "aws_ecs_cluster" "github-runner" {
+  name = var.ecs_cluster_name
 }
 
-module "tf_workspace_runners" {
-  source          = "HappyPathway/runner/ghe"
-  github_base_url = "https://github.e.it.census.gov"
-  github_owner    = "CSVD"
-  runner_basedir  = "/apps/terraform/workspaces/arnol377/git/ghe-runner"
-  runner_tarball  = "/apps/terraform/workspaces/arnol377/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.304.0.tar.gz"
-  repos           = local.workspace_repos
+data "aws_region" "current" {}
+
+
+module "github-runner" {
+  for_each     = toset([for repo in local.all_repos : repo])
+  source       = "HappyPathway/github-runner/ecs"
+  ecs_cluster  = aws_ecs_cluster.github-runner.name
+  hostname     = each.value.hostname
+  image        = "229685449397.dkr.ecr.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/docker-image-pipeline/${var.image_name}:${var.image_version}"
+  repo_org     = var.repo_org
+  repo_name    = each.value
+  namespace    = "${terraform.workspace}-${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}-${data.aws_region.current.name}"
+  log_group    = aws_cloudwatch_log_group.function_log_group.name
+  runner_group = each.value.runner_group
+  server_url   = var.server_url
   runner_labels = [
-    "terraform-workspaces"
+    each.value.hostname,
+    "${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}-${data.aws_region.current.name}",
+    data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id,
+    data.aws_region.current.name,
+    "ecs-github-runner"
+  ]
+  certs = var.certs
+  network_configuration = {
+    subnets = coalescelist(
+      lookup(each.value, "subnets", var.subnets),
+      var.subnets
+    )
+    security_groups = coalescelist(
+      lookup(each.value, "security_groups", var.security_groups),
+      var.security_groups
+    )
+    assign_public_ip = lookup(each.value, "assign_public_ip", var.assign_public_ip)
+  }
+  tag = lookup(each.value, "tag", "github-runner")
+  depends_on = [
+    aws_ecs_cluster.github-runner
   ]
 }
 
@@ -75,18 +95,3 @@ module "repo_secrets" {
   ]
 
 }
-
-output "secrets" {
-  value = module.env_var
-}
-
-
-resource "null_resource" "gitignore" {
-  for_each = toset(formatlist("%s/%s", local.all_repos, local.all_repos))
-  triggers = {
-    repo = each.value
-  }
-  provisioner "local-exec" {
-    command = "grep -q ${each.value} .gitignore || echo ${each.value} >> .gitignore"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/varfiles/automation-repos.tfvar b/varfiles/automation-repos.tfvar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4129b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/varfiles/automation-repos.tfvar
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# The name of the ECS cluster
+image_name       = "github-runner"
+image_version    = "1.23.0"
+
+ecs_cluster_name = "automation-repo-runners"
+vpc_id           = "vpc-00576a396ec570b94"
+
+namespace        = "csvd-ghe-runner"
+repo_org         = "CSVD"
+
+subnets = [
+  "subnet-04b80d7ce5199f82b"
+]
+
+security_groups = [
+  # "sg-0d828d223df9834a6"
+  "sg-0641c697588b9aa6b"
+]
+
+certs = {
+  bucket = "image-pipeline-assets"
+  key    = "katello-server-ca.pem"
+}
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..150c477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+variable "ecs_cluster_name" {
+  description = "The name of the ECS cluster"
+  type        = string
+
+  validation {
+    condition     = length(var.ecs_cluster_name) > 0
+    error_message = "The ECS cluster name must not be empty."
+  }
+}
+
+variable "github_runners" {
+  description = "A list of GitHub runners"
+  type = list(object({
+    hostname  = string
+    namespace = optional(string, null)
+    repo_name = optional(string, null)
+    labels    = optional(list(string))
+    subnets   = optional(list(string))
+    tag       = optional(string)
+
+    network_configuration = optional(object({
+      subnets          = optional(list(string), []),
+      security_groups  = optional(list(string), []),
+      assign_public_ip = optional(bool, false)
+      }), {}
+    )
+
+    runner_group = optional(object({
+      name                       = optional(string)
+      visibility                 = optional(string, "selected")
+      selected_workflows         = optional(list(string), [])
+      selected_repository_ids    = optional(list(string), [])
+      allows_public_repositories = optional(bool, false)
+      create                     = optional(bool, false)
+    }), { create = false })
+    # end of variable definition
+  }))
+
+  validation {
+    condition     = length(var.github_runners) > 0
+    error_message = "The list of GitHub runners must not be empty."
+  }
+}
+
+variable "repo_org" {
+  description = "The GitHub organization"
+  type        = string
+
+  validation {
+    condition     = length(var.repo_org) > 0
+    error_message = "The GitHub organization must not be empty."
+  }
+}
+
+variable "namespace" {
+  description = "The namespace for the resources"
+  type        = string
+
+  validation {
+    condition     = length(var.namespace) > 0
+    error_message = "The namespace must not be empty."
+  }
+}
+
+variable "subnets" {
+  description = "A list of subnets"
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = []
+  validation {
+    condition     = length(var.subnets) >= 0
+    error_message = "The list of subnets must not be empty."
+  }
+}
+
+variable "security_groups" {
+  description = "A list of security groups"
+  type        = list(string)
+  default     = []
+  validation {
+    condition     = length(var.security_groups) >= 0
+    error_message = "The list of security groups must not be empty."
+  }
+}
+
+variable "assign_public_ip" {
+  default = false
+  type    = bool
+}
+
+variable "cluster_size" {
+  default = 3
+}
+
+variable "vpc_id" {}
+
+variable "create_vpc_endpoint" {
+  type    = bool
+  default = false
+}
+
+variable "image_name" {}
+variable "image_version" {}
+
+variable "server_url" {
+  default = ""
+}
+
+variable "certs" {
+  type = object({
+    bucket = string
+    key    = string
+  })
+  default = null
+}