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diff --git a/2024/organizers-notebook.md b/2024/organizers-notebook.md
index 4309d0e2..2c6d7366 100644
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@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ You might also like the [general organizers' notebook](/organizers-notebook) and
 -   [Phases](#phases)
     -   [Draft CFP](#cfp)
     -   [Draft schedule](#draft-schedule)
--   [Check EmacsConf infrastructure](#orgc4d227b):project:
-    -   [bbb.emacsverse.org replacement](#orgeaf7cc2)
-    -   [IRC web client](#orgc84f4ae)
-    -   [IRC announcements](#org0c993b4)
-    -   [Media](#orge92a855)
-    -   [Publishing resources to the wiki](#orgfc996ae)
-    -   [Publishing videos to the media server](#org1c369e4)
-    -   [Playing videos, switching to windows](#org3780f25)
-    -   [Etherpad](#org73266da)
-    -   [Do a dry run](#org9545476)
--   [Processes and notes](#org9d89a77)
-    -   [ERC](#org63e8808)
+-   [Check EmacsConf infrastructure](#org0eb41f5):project:
+    -   [bbb.emacsverse.org replacement](#org9175af6)
+    -   [IRC web client](#org480310a)
+    -   [IRC announcements](#org2df46e2)
+    -   [Media](#org167acb0)
+    -   [Publishing resources to the wiki](#org27a4a35)
+    -   [Publishing videos to the media server](#org2a123e7)
+    -   [Playing videos, switching to windows](#orgef5bcd8)
+    -   [Etherpad](#org36f60b6)
+    -   [Do a dry run](#org53c5efc)
+-   [Processes and notes](#org6216184)
+    -   [ERC](#orgaa1a4a7)
 -   [Decisions](#decisions)
     -   [BigBlueButton replacement](#bbb)
 -   [Support code](#support-code)
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Notes:
     -   [learning](https://emacsconf.org/2024/talks/learning "Survival of the skillest: Thriving in the learning jungle"), [sharing](https://emacsconf.org/2024/talks/sharing "So you want to be an Emacs-fluencer?"), [literate](https://emacsconf.org/2024/talks/literate "Literate programming for the 21st Century") will probably be good for a general audience
 
 
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 # TODO Check EmacsConf infrastructure     :project:
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Notes:
 -   [ ] YouTube
 
 
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 ## WAITING bbb.emacsverse.org replacement
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Notes:
 ### TODO Create meeting rooms for each speaker
 
 
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 ## IRC web client
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Notes:
 ### WAITING Ask libera.chat to increase connections allowed from chat.emacsconf.org on Dec 7 and 8
 
 
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 ## IRC announcements
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Notes:
 ### TODO Confirm automated IRC announcements from res
 
 
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 ## Media
 
@@ -336,19 +336,19 @@ Notes:
 You can generate the index with `emacsconf-publish-update-media`.
 
 
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 ## TODO Publishing resources to the wiki
 
 ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml prod-playbook.yml &#x2013;tags publish
 
 
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 ## TODO Publishing videos to the media server
 
 
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 ## Playing videos, switching to windows
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml prod-playbook.yml &#x2013;tags publish
 ### TODO Document how to get that set up again
 
 
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 ## Etherpad
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml prod-playbook.yml &#x2013;tags publish
 ### TODO Generate the main index
 
 
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 ## TODO Do a dry run
 
@@ -381,12 +381,12 @@ ansible-playbook -i inventory.yml prod-playbook.yml &#x2013;tags publish
 ### TODO Test connecting to VNC and streaming via OBS
 
 
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 # Processes and notes
 
 
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 ## ERC
 
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@ The server running bbb.emacsverse.org has been decommissioned, since the nonprof
     -   also includes some notes on hosting
 -   Nice thing about running our own server: we can make one room per speaker, pre-assign their URLs, and let people stay as long as they want in recorded Q&A sessions
 
+Recommendation:
+
+We spin up a shared CPU 4GB under bandali&rsquo;s Linode account (for bandwidth pooling), do the setup/testing over the next few weeks, scale up to dedicated CPU 16GB a day or two before the conference, and keep it at that level until the recordings are all done. If bandali can configure emacsverse.org to be handled by Linode, I can manage the DNS changes, or he can change bbb.emacsverse.org to the IP address of the new node.
+
 Some options:
 
 -   Linode with 16GB RAM and 8 cores
diff --git a/2024/organizers-notebook/index.org b/2024/organizers-notebook/index.org
index 49c146a8..d9d5749f 100644
--- a/2024/organizers-notebook/index.org
+++ b/2024/organizers-notebook/index.org
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@ The server running bbb.emacsverse.org has been decommissioned, since the nonprof
   - also includes some notes on hosting
 - Nice thing about running our own server: we can make one room per speaker, pre-assign their URLs, and let people stay as long as they want in recorded Q&A sessions
 
+Recommendation:
+
+We spin up a shared CPU 4GB under bandali's Linode account (for bandwidth pooling), do the setup/testing over the next few weeks, scale up to dedicated CPU 16GB a day or two before the conference, and keep it at that level until the recordings are all done. If bandali can configure emacsverse.org to be handled by Linode, I can manage the DNS changes, or he can change bbb.emacsverse.org to the IP address of the new node.
+
 Some options:
 
 - Linode with 16GB RAM and 8 cores