diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
index 2e6fc8ab38..6fd2f73b4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   code-quality:
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index a150833d50..0cac7c8595 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   check-broken-links:
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-webapp-auth-full.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-webapp-auth-full.yml
index f92d6a7886..de9d66c07e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-webapp-auth-full.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-webapp-auth-full.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   e2eAuthFull:
     name: "🛡️ E2E Auth Tests (full)"
-    runs-on: blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     env:
       DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-webapp.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-webapp.yml
index f5eafe5e38..f306a86cd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-webapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-webapp.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   e2eTests:
     name: "🧪 E2E Tests: Webapp"
-    runs-on: blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
     env:
       DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 95ee9368d9..a70f0400e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404, blacksmith-4vcpu-windows-2025]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         package-manager: ["npm", "pnpm"]
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/helm-prerelease.yml
index b806d9396e..afdb26fb6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-prerelease.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   lint-and-test:
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       ((github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) ||
       github.event_name == 'push' ||
       github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
-    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-webapp.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-webapp.yml
index b3d0ac4f0e..5a604e2608 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-webapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-webapp.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
-    runs-on: blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       PRISMA_ENGINES_CHECKSUM_IGNORE_MISSING: 1
     outputs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-worker-v4.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-worker-v4.yml
index 5fbe7cc2ce..85ca903a8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-worker-v4.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-worker-v4.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         package: [supervisor]
-    runs-on: blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT: "1"
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-worker.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-worker.yml
index bff01652d1..f443e5dab1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-worker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-worker.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         package: [coordinator, docker-provider, kubernetes-provider]
-    runs-on: blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT: "1"
       DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-compat.yml b/.github/workflows/sdk-compat.yml
index e8cd6659d6..1510af2318 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-compat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-compat.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
         node: ["20.20", "22.12"]
 
     steps:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
   bun-compat:
     name: "Bun Runtime"
-    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deno-compat:
     name: "Deno Runtime"
-    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
 
   cloudflare-compat:
     name: "Cloudflare Workers"
-    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy-image-webapp.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy-image-webapp.yml
index 8198919af9..7dae65ef2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy-image-webapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy-image-webapp.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   scan:
     name: Scan
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: read # pull the image from GHCR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/typecheck.yml b/.github/workflows/typecheck.yml
index 63a9144bac..91ec46f3a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/typecheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/typecheck.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   typecheck:
-    runs-on: blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-internal.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-internal.yml
index b31cc08ba0..5a0e562215 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-internal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-internal.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   unitTests:
     name: "🧪 Unit Tests: Internal"
-    runs-on: blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       # one flaky shard shouldn't cancel its siblings - lets us re-run only the failed shard
       fail-fast: false
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "📊 Merge Reports"
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     needs: [unitTests]
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-packages.yml
index 8ffb72af23..1102864c45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-packages.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   unitTests:
     name: "🧪 Unit Tests: Packages"
-    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       # one flaky shard shouldn't cancel its siblings - lets us re-run only the failed shard
       fail-fast: false
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "📊 Merge Reports"
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     needs: [unitTests]
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-webapp.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-webapp.yml
index b0e9b0fb4d..8566014c49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-webapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-webapp.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   unitTests:
     name: "🧪 Unit Tests: Webapp"
-    runs-on: blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       # one flaky shard shouldn't cancel its siblings - lets us re-run only the failed shard
       fail-fast: false
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "📊 Merge Reports"
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     needs: [unitTests]
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-checks.yml
index ebd963497c..797320a313 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-checks.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   actionlint:
     name: Actionlint
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     # variable to 'false' to skip this job where code scanning isn't available;
     # leave it unset (the default) to run the scan.
     if: ${{ vars.ENABLE_WORKFLOW_SECURITY_SCAN != 'false' }}
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       security-events: write # Upload SARIF to GitHub Security tab
       contents: read # Read workflow files for analysis