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doc: actions/act-runner: document running as a systemd service (#27844) 

This documents running `act-runner` as a systemd service under a
dedicated user account.
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@ -268,6 +268,40 @@ The runner will fetch jobs from the Gitea instance and run them automatically.
Since act runner is still in development, it is recommended to check the latest version and upgrade it regularly.
## Systemd service
It is also possible to run act-runner as a [systemd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd) service. Create an unprivileged `act_runner` user on your system, and the following file in `/etc/systemd/system/act_runner.service`. The paths in `ExecStart` and `WorkingDirectory` may need to be adjusted depending on where you installed the `act_runner` binary, its configuration file, and the home directory of the `act_runner` user.
```ini
[Unit]
Description=Gitea Actions runner
Documentation=https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner
After=docker.service
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/act_runner daemon --config /etc/act_runner/config.yaml
ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/act_runner
TimeoutSec=0
RestartSec=10
Restart=always
User=act_runner
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
Then:
```bash
# load the new systemd unit file
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
# start the service and enable it at boot
sudo systemctl enable act_runner --now
```
If using Docker, the `act_runner` user should also be added to the `docker` group before starting the service. Keep in mind that this effectively gives `act_runner` root access to the system [[1]](https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/#docker-daemon-attack-surface).
## Configuration variable
You can create configuration variables on the user, organization and repository level.