diff --git a/.github/actions/prepare-jmeter/action.yaml b/.github/actions/prepare-jmeter/action.yaml
index 2ffb77158..21a13da3d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/prepare-jmeter/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/prepare-jmeter/action.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ runs:
         name: emqx-docker
         path: /tmp
     - name: load docker image
+      shell: bash
       env:
         PKG_VSN: ${{ inputs.version-emqx }}
-      shell: bash
       run: |
         EMQX_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=$(docker load < /tmp/emqx-docker-${PKG_VSN}.tar.gz | sed 's/Loaded image: //g')
         echo "_EMQX_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=$EMQX_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ runs:
       with:
         name: apache-jmeter.tgz
     - name: install jmeter
-      env:
-          JMETER_VERSION: 5.4.3
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        JMETER_VERSION: 5.4.3
       run: |
         tar -xf apache-jmeter.tgz
         ln -s apache-jmeter-$JMETER_VERSION jmeter
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml b/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml
index 1385264b8..f3d1eaa27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_pr_entrypoint.yaml
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@ on:
 
 env:
   IS_CI: "yes"
+  OTP_VSN: "25.3.2-1"
+  ELIXIR_VSN: "1.14.5"
+  BUILDER_VSN: "25.3.2-1"
+  BUILDER: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-1-ubuntu22.04"
+  RUNNER: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
 
 jobs:
   sanity-checks:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
-    container: ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-1-ubuntu22.04
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
+    container: ${{ env.BUILDER }}
     outputs:
       ct-matrix: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.ct-matrix }}
       ct-host: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.ct-host }}
@@ -29,14 +34,14 @@ jobs:
           MATRIX="$(echo "${APPS}" | jq -c '
             [
               (.[] | select(.profile == "emqx") | . + {
-                builder: "5.1-3",
-                otp: "25.3.2-1",
-                elixir: "1.14.5"
+                builder: "${BUILDER_VSN}",
+                otp: "${OTP_VSN}",
+                elixir: "${ELIXIR_VSN}"
               }),
               (.[] | select(.profile == "emqx-enterprise") | . + {
-                builder: "5.1-3",
-                otp: ["25.3.2-1"][],
-                elixir: "1.14.5"
+                builder: "${BUILDER_VSN}",
+                otp: ["${OTP_VSN}"][],
+                elixir: "${ELIXIR_VSN}"
               })
             ]
           ')"
@@ -51,9 +56,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "version-emqx-enterprise=$(./pkg-vsn.sh emqx-enterprise)" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   compile:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
-    container: ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-1-ubuntu22.04
-    needs: [sanity-checks]
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
+    container: ${{ env.BUILDER }}
+    needs:
+      - sanity-checks
     strategy:
       matrix:
         profile:
@@ -80,15 +86,15 @@ jobs:
           path: ${{ matrix.profile }}.zip
           retention-days: 1
 
-  # run_test_cases:
-  #   needs:
-  #     - sanity-checks
-  #     - compile
-  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
-  #   with:
-  #     ct-matrix: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.ct-matrix }}
-  #     ct-host: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.ct-host }}
-  #     ct-docker: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.ct-docker }}
+  run_test_cases:
+    needs:
+      - sanity-checks
+      - compile
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
+    with:
+      ct-matrix: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.ct-matrix }}
+      ct-host: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.ct-host }}
+      ct-docker: ${{ needs.sanity-checks.outputs.ct-docker }}
 
   static_checks:
     needs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docker_for_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_docker_for_test.yaml
index 68f1ba72f..8dd9a6148 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_docker_for_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_docker_for_test.yaml
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       EMQX_NAME: ${{ matrix.profile }}
-      OTP_VSN: 25.3.2-1
-      ELIXIR_VSN: 1.14.5
       PKG_VSN: ${{ matrix.profile == 'emqx-enterprise' && inputs.version-emqx-enterprise || inputs.version-emqx }}
 
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml
index fe2fb8621..1c1d751ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_slim_packages.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   linux:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
     env:
       EMQX_NAME: ${{ matrix.profile[0] }}
 
@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@ jobs:
           - ["emqx", "25.3.2-1", "ubuntu22.04", "elixir"]
           - ["emqx-enterprise", "25.3.2-1", "amzn2023", "erlang"]
           - ["emqx-enterprise", "25.3.2-1", "ubuntu20.04", "erlang"]
-        builder:
-          - 5.1-3
-        elixir:
-          - '1.14.5'
 
-    container: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/${{ matrix.builder }}:${{ matrix.elixir }}-${{ matrix.profile[1] }}-${{ matrix.profile[2] }}"
+    container: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/${{ env.BUILDER }}:${{ env.ELIXIR }}-${{ matrix.profile[1] }}-${{ matrix.profile[2] }}"
 
     steps:
     - uses: AutoModality/action-clean@v1
@@ -142,10 +138,10 @@ jobs:
         - emqx
         - emqx-enterprise
         otp:
-        - 25.3.2-1
+        - ${{ env.OTP_VSN }}
         os:
-        - macos-11
         - macos-12-arm64
+        - macos-13
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_deps_integrity.yaml b/.github/workflows/check_deps_integrity.yaml
index a580372f7..154c1894a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_deps_integrity.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_deps_integrity.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   check_deps_integrity:
-    runs-on: aws-amd64
-    container: ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-1:1.14.5-25.3.2-1-ubuntu22.04
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
+    container: ${{ env.BUILDER }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/elixir_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/elixir_release.yaml
index a4da02f4c..1e5a82967 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/elixir_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/elixir_release.yaml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   elixir_release_build:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
+    container: ${{ env.BUILDER }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         profile:
           - emqx
           - emqx-enterprise
-    container: ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-1-ubuntu22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_conf_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_conf_tests.yaml
index baadba692..79162c6a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_conf_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_conf_tests.yaml
@@ -17,19 +17,16 @@ on:
 #       - e*
 #   pull_request:
 
-env:
-  IS_CI: "yes"
-
 jobs:
   run_conf_tests:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
+    container: ${{ env.BUILDER }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         profile:
           - emqx
           - emqx-enterprise
-    container: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-1-ubuntu22.04"
     steps:
       - uses: AutoModality/action-clean@v1
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_docker_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_docker_tests.yaml
index 6137b18a6..a4eb8bbba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_docker_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_docker_tests.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   basic-tests:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           path: /tmp
       - name: load docker image
         run: |
-          EMQX_IMAGE_TAG=$(docker load < /tmp/${EMQX_NAME}-${PKG_VSN}.tar.gz | sed 's/Loaded image: //g')
+          EMQX_IMAGE_TAG=$(docker load < /tmp/${EMQX_NAME}-${PKG_VSN}.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | sed 's/Loaded image: //g')
           echo "EMQX_IMAGE_TAG=$EMQX_IMAGE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: test two nodes cluster with proto_dist=inet_tls in docker
         run: |
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ jobs:
           docker compose rm -fs
 
   pytest:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
     env:
-      EMQX_NAME: ${{ matrix.profile[0] }}
-      PKG_VSN: ${{ matrix.profile[0] == 'emqx-enterprise' && inputs.version-emqx-enterprise || inputs.version-emqx }}
+      EMQX_NAME: ${{ matrix.profile }}
+      PKG_VSN: ${{ matrix.profile == 'emqx-enterprise' && inputs.version-emqx-enterprise || inputs.version-emqx }}
       DB_BACKEND: ${{ matrix.cluster_db_backend }}
 
     strategy:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           path: /tmp
       - name: load docker image
         run: |
-          EMQX_IMAGE_TAG=$(docker load < /tmp/${EMQX_NAME}-${PKG_VSN}.tar.gz | sed 's/Loaded image: //g')
+          EMQX_IMAGE_TAG=$(docker load < /tmp/${EMQX_NAME}-${PKG_VSN}.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | sed 's/Loaded image: //g')
           echo "EMQX_IMAGE_TAG=$EMQX_IMAGE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: run emqx
         timeout-minutes: 5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml
index baf5a1104..cbdca05c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         path: /tmp
     - name: load docker image
       run: |
-        EMQX_TAG=$(docker load < /tmp/${EMQX_NAME}-${PKG_VSN}.tar.gz | sed 's/Loaded image: //g')
+        EMQX_TAG=$(docker load < /tmp/${EMQX_NAME}-${PKG_VSN}.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | sed 's/Loaded image: //g')
         echo "EMQX_TAG=$EMQX_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "TARGET=emqx/${EMQX_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - run: minikube start
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_jmeter_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_jmeter_tests.yaml
index 3539d239d..1635ddf3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_jmeter_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_jmeter_tests.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   jmeter_artifact:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
     steps:
     - uses: AutoModality/action-clean@v1
     - name: Cache Jmeter
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         path: /tmp/apache-jmeter.tgz
 
   advanced_feat:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
         path: ./jmeter_logs
 
   pgsql_authn_authz:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
         path: ./jmeter_logs
 
   mysql_authn_authz:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ jobs:
         path: ./jmeter_logs
 
   JWT_authn:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
         -c "java -jar jwkserver-0.0.1.jar"
     - name: run jmeter
       run: |
-        /opt/jmeter/bin/jmeter.sh \
+        jmeter/bin/jmeter.sh \
           -Jjmeter.save.saveservice.output_format=xml -n \
           -t scripts/broker-autotest-suite/${{ matrix.scripts_type }}.jmx \
           -Demqx_ip=$HAPROXY_IP \
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
         path: ./jmeter_logs
 
   built_in_database_authn_authz:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_relup_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_relup_tests.yaml
index f332f20fd..86e936a1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_relup_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_relup_tests.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   relup_test_plan:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
-    container: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-1-ubuntu22.04"
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
+    container: ${{ env.BUILDER }}
     outputs:
       CUR_EE_VSN: ${{ steps.find-versions.outputs.CUR_EE_VSN }}
       OLD_VERSIONS: ${{ steps.find-versions.outputs.OLD_VERSIONS }}
@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - relup_test_plan
     if: needs.relup_test_plan.outputs.OLD_VERSIONS != '[]'
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         old_vsn: ${{ fromJson(needs.relup_test_plan.outputs.OLD_VERSIONS) }}
-    container: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-1-ubuntu22.04"
     env:
       OLD_VSN: "${{ matrix.old_vsn }}"
       CUR_EE_VSN: "${{ needs.relup_test_plan.outputs.CUR_EE_VSN }}"
@@ -73,7 +72,22 @@ jobs:
       run:
         shell: bash
     steps:
-    - uses: AutoModality/action-clean@v1
+    - uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1.15.4
+      with:
+        otp-version: 25.3.2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        repository: hawk/lux
+        ref: lux-2.8.1
+        path: lux
+    - name: Install lux
+      run: |
+        set -e -u -x
+        cd lux
+        autoconf
+        ./configure
+        make
+        echo "$(pwd)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       name: Download built emqx and test scenario
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
index a78c92915..7d3ef8610 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   eunit_and_proper:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           path: _build/test/cover
 
   ct_docker:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
           path: _build/test/logs
 
   ct:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ jobs:
       - eunit_and_proper
       - ct
       - ct_docker
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
-    container: "ghcr.io/emqx/emqx-builder/5.1-3:1.14.5-25.3.2-1-ubuntu22.04"
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
+    container: ${{ env.BUILDER }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
   # do this in a separate job
   upload_coverdata:
     needs: make_cover
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
     steps:
       - name: Coveralls Finished
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml
index 220fe7851..877543152 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         profile:
         - emqx
         - emqx-enterprise
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml
index 4fa537a19..00bcd4c79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   static_checks:
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'emqx' && 'aws-amd64' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ env.RUNNER }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: