diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 151ee791c..acf74e39a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
 
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
       - name: Set up go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: "1.23"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java.yml b/.github/workflows/java.yml
index 88e3a3976..e1451d121 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
 
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-java@v5
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '8'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index a2f274704..71e0f9b5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/labeler@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/long_fuzz_tests_btree.yml b/.github/workflows/long_fuzz_tests_btree.yml
index dbf8006ef..9ea81fe70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/long_fuzz_tests_btree.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/long_fuzz_tests_btree.yml
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   run-long-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 0 
     
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - uses: useblacksmith/rust-cache@v3
       with:
         prefix-key: "v1-rust" # can be updated if we need to reset caches due to non-trivial change in the dependencies (for example, custom env var were set for single workspace project)
     - name: Set up Python 3.10
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: useblacksmith/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: "3.10"
     - name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/napi.yml b/.github/workflows/napi.yml
index 76e76c3df..2556af130 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/napi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/napi.yml
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ jobs:
         node:
           - '18'
           - '20'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
   publish:
     name: Publish
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version: 20
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index c136ae910..20b0d961a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   configure-strategy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     outputs:
       python-versions: ${{ steps.gen-matrix.outputs.python-versions }}
     steps:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
+          - blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
           - macos-latest
           - windows-latest
         python-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.configure-strategy.outputs.python-versions) }}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pytest tests
 
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
 
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make lint
 
   check-requirements:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
 
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
 #        run: make check-requirements
 
   linux:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ${{ env.working-directory }}
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
         target: [x86_64]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: useblacksmith/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Build wheels
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
           path: bindings/python/dist
 
   sdist:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ${{ env.working-directory }}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     name: Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     if: "startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')"
     needs: [linux, macos-arm64, macos-x86_64, sdist]
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ca92fbd34..8c7e0cbb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   # Run 'dist plan' (or host) to determine what tasks we need to do
   plan:
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
+    runs-on: "blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204"
     outputs:
       val: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.manifest }}
       tag: ${{ !github.event.pull_request && github.ref_name || '' }}
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - plan
       - build-local-artifacts
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
+    runs-on: "blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204"
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       BUILD_MANIFEST_NAME: target/distrib/global-dist-manifest.json
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ always() && needs.plan.outputs.publishing == 'true' && (needs.build-global-artifacts.result == 'skipped' || needs.build-global-artifacts.result == 'success') && (needs.build-local-artifacts.result == 'skipped' || needs.build-local-artifacts.result == 'success') }}
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
+    runs-on: "blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204"
     outputs:
       val: ${{ steps.host.outputs.manifest }}
     steps:
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ jobs:
     # still allowing individual publish jobs to skip themselves (for prereleases).
     # "host" however must run to completion, no skipping allowed!
     if: ${{ always() && needs.host.result == 'success' }}
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
+    runs-on: "blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204"
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 71c2e47c8..fd70ebbeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   cargo-fmt-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ jobs:
   build-native:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        os: [blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - uses: useblacksmith/rust-cache@v3
       with:
         prefix-key: "v1-rust" # can be updated if we need to reset caches due to non-trivial change in the dependencies (for example, custom env var were set for single workspace project)
     - name: Set up Python 3.10
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: useblacksmith/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: "3.10"
     - name: Build
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
   clippy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Clippy
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo clippy --package limbo-wasm --no-default-features --features web --all-targets --no-deps -- -A clippy::all -W clippy::correctness -W clippy::perf -W clippy::suspicious --deny=warnings
 
   build-wasm:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: wasm-pack build --target nodejs bindings/wasm
 
   test-limbo:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - name: Install cargo-c
         env:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-uv@v4
         with:
           enable-cache: true
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
   test-sqlite:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: "./.github/shared/install_sqlite"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust_perf.yml b/.github/workflows/rust_perf.yml
index 940f60f76..af8674480 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust_perf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust_perf.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   bench:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version: 20
       #     cache: 'npm'
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ jobs:
           nyrkio-settings-threshold: 0%
 
   clickbench:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: useblacksmith/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version: 20
 
@@ -101,18 +101,18 @@ jobs:
           nyrkio-public: true
 
   tpc-h-criterion:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     env:
       DB_FILE: "perf/tpc-h/TPC-H.db"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - uses: useblacksmith/rust-cache@v3
         with:
           prefix-key: "v1-rust" # can be updated if we need to reset caches due to non-trivial change in the dependencies (for example, custom env var were set for single workspace project)
 
       - name: Cache TPC-H
         id: cache-primes
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/cache@v5
         with:
           path: ${{ env.DB_FILE }}
           key: tpc-h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           nyrkio-settings-threshold: 0%
 
   tpc-h:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: TPC-H
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 4c434cc24..426cf58a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   stale:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - name: Close stale pull requests
         uses: actions/stale@v6