diff --git a/.ffmpeg/Dockerfile b/.ffmpeg/Dockerfile
index 1372eb5766..b59969f0f0 100644
--- a/.ffmpeg/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ffmpeg/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 FROM ubuntu:noble AS builder
-ARG FFMPEG_VERSION="7.1"
+ARG FFMPEG_VERSION="7.1.1"
 ARG RCLONE_VER="v1.69.1"
 ARG GO_VERSION="latest"
 ARG GO_CRYPTO_VERSION="v0.35.0"
 ARG GO_OAUTH2_VERSION="v0.27.0"
+ARG GO_NET_VERSION="v0.36.0"
 
 USER root
 
@@ -30,12 +31,13 @@ RUN if [ "${GO_VERSION}" = "latest" ]; then \
     && go version
 
 RUN cd /usr/local/src \
-    && git clone https://github.com/rclone/rclone.git \
+    && git clone https://github.com/rclone/rclone.git --filter=blob:none \
     && cd rclone \
     && git checkout ${RCLONE_VER} \
     # Patch deps version in go.mod to fix CVEs
     && sed -i "s|golang.org/x/crypto v.*|golang.org/x/crypto ${GO_CRYPTO_VERSION}|g" go.mod \
     && sed -i "s|golang.org/x/oauth2 v.*|golang.org/x/oauth2 ${GO_OAUTH2_VERSION}|g" go.mod \
+    && sed -i "s|golang.org/x/net v.*|golang.org/x/net ${GO_NET_VERSION}|g" go.mod \
     && go mod tidy \
     # Build rclone
     && make \
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ RUN cd /usr/local/src \
 # Install x264 from source
 #======================================
 RUN cd /usr/local/src \
-    && git clone https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264.git \
+    && git clone https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264.git --filter=blob:none \
     && cd x264 \
     && ./configure --prefix="/usr/local" --enable-static \
     && make \
@@ -56,9 +58,9 @@ RUN cd /usr/local/src \
 # Install FFmpeg from source
 #======================================
 RUN cd /usr/local/src \
-    && git clone https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg.git \
+    && git clone https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg.git --filter=blob:none \
     && cd FFmpeg \
-    && git checkout release/${FFMPEG_VERSION} \
+    && git checkout n${FFMPEG_VERSION} \
     && rm -rf .git \
     && PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig" FFMPEG_VERSION=${FFMPEG_VERSION} ./configure \
     --prefix="/usr/local" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
index 9e60d67f74..c214ce28f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
@@ -172,13 +172,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Format and lint scripts
         run: |
           make format_shell_scripts
+      - name: Disable QEMU
+        if: matrix.test-strategy == 'test_node_relay' && contains(matrix.os, 'amd') == true
+        run: echo "DOCKER_ENABLE_QEMU=false >> $GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Set up containerd image store feature
         uses: nick-invision/retry@master
         with:
           timeout_minutes: 10
           max_attempts: 3
           command: |
-            make setup_dev_env
+            DOCKER_ENABLE_QEMU=${DOCKER_ENABLE_QEMU} make setup_dev_env
       - name: Output Docker info
         run: docker info
       - name: Set up Python
diff --git a/Base/Dockerfile b/Base/Dockerfile
index a430bbe266..8133236b9b 100644
--- a/Base/Dockerfile
+++ b/Base/Dockerfile
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
 # Miscellaneous packages
 # Includes minimal runtime used for executing non GUI Java programs
 #========================
+RUN echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse\n" > /etc/apt/sources.list \
+    && echo "deb-src [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse\n" >> /etc/apt/sources.list \
+    && echo "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble main restricted universe multiverse" >> /etc/apt/sources.list \
+    && echo "deb-src [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble main restricted universe multiverse" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+
 RUN apt-get -qqy update \
   && apt-get upgrade -yq \
   && apt-get -qqy --no-install-recommends install \
@@ -56,7 +61,6 @@ RUN apt-get -qqy update \
     unzip \
     wget \
     jq \
-    curl \
     supervisor \
     gnupg2 \
     libnss3-tools \
@@ -64,6 +68,11 @@ RUN apt-get -qqy update \
     ca-certificates \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/*
 
+RUN ARCH=$(if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" = "arm64" ]; then echo "aarch64"; else echo "$(dpkg --print-architecture)"; fi) \
+    && wget -q https://github.com/moparisthebest/static-curl/releases/download/v8.11.0/curl-$ARCH -O /usr/bin/curl \
+    && chmod +x /usr/bin/curl \
+    && curl --version
+
 RUN --mount=type=secret,id=SEL_PASSWD \
     if [ "${TARGETARCH}" = "arm" ] && [ "${TARGETVARIANT}" = "v7" ]; then \
        export ARCH=armhf ; \
diff --git a/docker-compose-v2-tracing.yml b/docker-compose-v2-tracing.yml
index 1d53051e97..c317d092d6 100644
--- a/docker-compose-v2-tracing.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-v2-tracing.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ services:
       - selenium-hub
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
       - SE_ENABLE_TRACING=true
       - SE_OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
       - SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT=http://jaeger:4317
@@ -30,8 +28,6 @@ services:
       - selenium-hub
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
       - SE_ENABLE_TRACING=true
       - SE_OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
       - SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT=http://jaeger:4317
@@ -45,8 +41,6 @@ services:
       - selenium-hub
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
       - SE_ENABLE_TRACING=true
       - SE_OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=otlp
       - SE_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT=http://jaeger:4317
diff --git a/docker-compose-v2.yml b/docker-compose-v2.yml
index 37ecc8ae0a..0fd0a77236 100644
--- a/docker-compose-v2.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-v2.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ services:
       - selenium-hub
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
     ports:
       - "6900:5900"
 
@@ -22,8 +20,6 @@ services:
       - selenium-hub
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
     ports:
       - "6901:5900"
 
@@ -34,8 +30,6 @@ services:
       - selenium-hub
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
     ports:
       - "6902:5900"
 
diff --git a/docker-compose-v3-full-grid-swarm.yml b/docker-compose-v3-full-grid-swarm.yml
index 6aabacff85..e2a49f91f9 100644
--- a/docker-compose-v3-full-grid-swarm.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-v3-full-grid-swarm.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ services:
     shm_size: 2gb
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
     entrypoint: bash -c 'SE_OPTS="--host $$HOSTNAME" /opt/bin/entry_point.sh'
@@ -22,8 +20,6 @@ services:
     shm_size: 2gb
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
     entrypoint: bash -c 'SE_OPTS="--host $$HOSTNAME" /opt/bin/entry_point.sh'
@@ -33,8 +29,6 @@ services:
     shm_size: 2gb
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
     entrypoint: bash -c 'SE_OPTS="--host $$HOSTNAME" /opt/bin/entry_point.sh'
diff --git a/docker-compose-v3-swarm.yml b/docker-compose-v3-swarm.yml
index 6aabacff85..e2a49f91f9 100644
--- a/docker-compose-v3-swarm.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-v3-swarm.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ services:
     shm_size: 2gb
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
     entrypoint: bash -c 'SE_OPTS="--host $$HOSTNAME" /opt/bin/entry_point.sh'
@@ -22,8 +20,6 @@ services:
     shm_size: 2gb
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
     entrypoint: bash -c 'SE_OPTS="--host $$HOSTNAME" /opt/bin/entry_point.sh'
@@ -33,8 +29,6 @@ services:
     shm_size: 2gb
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
     entrypoint: bash -c 'SE_OPTS="--host $$HOSTNAME" /opt/bin/entry_point.sh'
diff --git a/tests/charts/make/chart_setup_env.sh b/tests/charts/make/chart_setup_env.sh
index 7ce3d216cf..9e2629cbb3 100755
--- a/tests/charts/make/chart_setup_env.sh
+++ b/tests/charts/make/chart_setup_env.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 echo "Set ENV variables"
 CLUSTER=${CLUSTER:-"minikube"}
 DOCKER_VERSION=${DOCKER_VERSION:-""}
+DOCKER_ENABLE_QEMU=${DOCKER_ENABLE_QEMU:-"true"}
 HELM_VERSION=${HELM_VERSION:-"latest"}
 KUBERNETES_VERSION=${KUBERNETES_VERSION:-$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)}
 
@@ -49,11 +50,8 @@ fi
 docker version
 docker buildx version
 docker buildx use default || true
-if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" = "amd64" ]; then
-    docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes --credential yes ;
-else
-    docker run --rm --privileged aptman/qus -- -r ;
-    docker run --rm --privileged aptman/qus -s -- -p
+if [ "${DOCKER_ENABLE_QEMU}" = "true" ]; then
+    docker run --privileged --rm tonistiigi/binfmt --install all ;
 fi
 docker info
 echo "==============================="
diff --git a/tests/docker-compose-v3-test-node-relay.yml b/tests/docker-compose-v3-test-node-relay.yml
index 1397517d1e..7f4036b61e 100644
--- a/tests/docker-compose-v3-test-node-relay.yml
+++ b/tests/docker-compose-v3-test-node-relay.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ services:
       - ./videos/relay_config.toml:/opt/selenium/config.toml
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
       - SE_LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL}
       - GENERATE_CONFIG=false
 
@@ -58,8 +56,6 @@ services:
       - emulator
     environment:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
-      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
       - SE_LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL}
       - SE_NODE_SESSION_TIMEOUT=${SESSION_TIMEOUT}
       - SE_NODE_RELAY_URL=http://emulator:4723