diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 95201aed..3ad418f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   debug-inputs:
     name: Debug inputs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - name: Debug
         run: |
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
   buildid:
     name: Generate build ID
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     outputs:
       buildids: ${{ steps.get.outputs.bid }}
     steps:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "bid=${bdat}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   start-self-host:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: debug-inputs
     steps:
       - name: Download aws-cli
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           rm start.sh || true
 
   check-build-is-correct:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: [debug-inputs]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     name: Generate build data
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: check-build-is-correct
     outputs:
       build_date: ${{ steps.data.outputs.builddate }}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint
 
   check-release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: [build-data, lint]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
   source:
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: [build-data, check-release]
 
     steps:
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ jobs:
     name: AppImage build - Linux ${{ matrix.arch }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     strategy:
       matrix:
         arch: [x86_64, aarch64]
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ./dist/zen-${{ matrix.arch }}.AppImage.zsync
 
   stop-self-hosted:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: [windows-step-3, linux]
     if: always()
     steps:
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ jobs:
         lint,
         stop-self-hosted,
       ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     environment:
       name: ${{ inputs.update_branch == 'release' && 'Deploy-Release' || 'Deploy-Twilight' }}
 
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions: write-all
     name: Prepare Flatpak
     needs: [release, linux, build-data]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Flatpak repository
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions: write-all
     name: Release Flatpak
     needs: [prepare-flatpak, build-data]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Flatpak repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-release-build.yml
index 651faba4..099f8e2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-release-build.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     # aarch64 does not need full 16x
-    runs-on: ${{ (inputs.release-branch == 'release' && matrix.arch == 'x86_64') && 'self-hosted' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ (inputs.release-branch == 'release' && matrix.arch == 'x86_64') && 'self-hosted' || 'blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml
index fbc84a12..843fbdd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
   windows-build:
     name: Build Windows - ${{ matrix.arch }}
     # aarch64 does not need full 16x, and we also dont use full LTO when generating GPO
-    runs-on: ${{ (inputs.release-branch == 'release' && !inputs.generate-gpo && matrix.arch == 'x86_64') && 'self-hosted' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ (inputs.release-branch == 'release' && !inputs.generate-gpo && matrix.arch == 'x86_64') && 'self-hosted' || 'blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404' }}
     env:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: ${{ inputs.use-sccache && 'true' || 'false' }}
       CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SEGMENT_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MINS: 5
         id: cache-win-cross
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ${HOME}/win-cross
           key: win-cross