diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index af67604b3c..ece6d4b005 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build APKs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     permissions:
       # A job-level block replaces the workflow-level one, so contents:read has to be
       # repeated here or checkout fails on this private fork.
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ jobs:
       cancel-in-progress: true
     steps:
       - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        # Only meaningful on GitHub's throwaway VMs. On a persistent self-hosted runner this
+        # would delete dotnet/haskell/docker images from the host on every run.
+        if: runner.environment == 'github-hosted'
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be
         with:
           # This might remove tools that are actually needed, if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_enterprise.yml b/.github/workflows/build_enterprise.yml
index 4f447aafab..3e22cee30e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_enterprise.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_enterprise.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build Enterprise APKs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     # Skip in forks
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'element-hq/element-x-android' }}
     strategy:
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
       cancel-in-progress: true
     steps:
       - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        # Only meaningful on GitHub's throwaway VMs. On a persistent self-hosted runner this
+        # would delete dotnet/haskell/docker images from the host on every run.
+        if: runner.environment == 'github-hosted'
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be
         with:
           # This might remove tools that are actually needed, if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maestro-local.yml b/.github/workflows/maestro-local.yml
index f28e9951be..ec48715155 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maestro-local.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maestro-local.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build-apk:
     name: Build APK
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ format('maestro-build-{0}', github.ref) }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
     steps:
       - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        # Only meaningful on GitHub's throwaway VMs. On a persistent self-hosted runner this
+        # would delete dotnet/haskell/docker images from the host on every run.
+        if: runner.environment == 'github-hosted'
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be
         with:
           # This might remove tools that are actually needed, if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality.yml b/.github/workflows/quality.yml
index 22bfb72f61..d8ba6e252e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        # Only meaningful on GitHub's throwaway VMs. On a persistent self-hosted runner this
+        # would delete dotnet/haskell/docker images from the host on every run.
+        if: runner.environment == 'github-hosted'
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be
         with:
           # This might remove tools that are actually needed, if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
   checkDependencies:
     name: Search for invalid dependencies
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
   # Code checks
   konsist:
     name: Konsist tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     # Allow all jobs on main and develop. Just one per PR.
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && format('check-konsist-main-{0}', github.sha) || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && format('check-konsist-develop-{0}', github.sha) || format('check-konsist-{0}', github.ref) }}
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 
   compose:
     name: Compose tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     # Allow all jobs on main and develop. Just one per PR.
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && format('check-compose-main-{0}', github.sha) || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && format('check-compose-develop-{0}', github.sha) || format('check-compose-{0}', github.ref) }}
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
 
   lint:
     name: Android lint check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     # Allow all jobs on main and develop. Just one per PR.
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && format('check-lint-main-{0}', github.sha) || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && format('check-lint-develop-{0}', github.sha) || format('check-lint-{0}', github.ref) }}
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
 
   detekt:
     name: Detekt checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     # Allow all jobs on main and develop. Just one per PR.
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && format('check-detekt-main-{0}', github.sha) || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && format('check-detekt-develop-{0}', github.sha) || format('check-detekt-{0}', github.ref) }}
@@ -252,7 +255,7 @@ jobs:
 
   ktlint:
     name: Ktlint checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     # Allow all jobs on main and develop. Just one per PR.
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && format('check-ktlint-main-{0}', github.sha) || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && format('check-ktlint-develop-{0}', github.sha) || format('check-ktlint-{0}', github.ref) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/recordScreenshots.yml b/.github/workflows/recordScreenshots.yml
index 811b613088..f1426fb279 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/recordScreenshots.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/recordScreenshots.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
       contents: write
     name: Record screenshots on branch ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref_name }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.label.name == 'Record-Screenshots'
 
     steps:
       - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        # Only meaningful on GitHub's throwaway VMs. On a persistent self-hosted runner this
+        # would delete dotnet/haskell/docker images from the host on every run.
+        if: runner.environment == 'github-hosted'
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be
         with:
           # This might remove tools that are actually needed, if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
index 05600a524d..fc575ed5de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@ env:
 jobs:
   sonar:
     name: Sonar Quality Checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
     # Allow all jobs on main and develop. Just one per PR.
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ format('sonar-{0}', github.ref) }}
       cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/develop' }}
     steps:
       - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        # Only meaningful on GitHub's throwaway VMs. On a persistent self-hosted runner this
+        # would delete dotnet/haskell/docker images from the host on every run.
+        if: runner.environment == 'github-hosted'
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be
         with:
           # This might remove tools that are actually needed, if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 60032d50fb..02d03880c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   tests:
     name: Runs unit tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
 
     # Allow all jobs on main and develop. Just one per PR.
     concurrency:
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ jobs:
       cancel-in-progress: true
     steps:
       - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        # Only meaningful on GitHub's throwaway VMs. On a persistent self-hosted runner this
+        # would delete dotnet/haskell/docker images from the host on every run.
+        if: runner.environment == 'github-hosted'
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be
         with:
           # This might remove tools that are actually needed, if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB