diff --git a/.docker/cert/.create_dir b/.docker/cert/.create_dir
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diff --git a/.docker/local_testing.sh b/.docker/local_testing.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# execute this script form the root folder of the directory (i.e. ..) for 
+# locally testing whtat the pipeline does. 
+# Note: this is not 100% replication as the pipeline might change and not every
+# thing is replicated. 
+CI_REGISTRY=registry.indiscale.com EXEPATH=`pwd` CAOSDB_TAG=dev-latest \
+	docker-compose -f .docker/docker-compose.yml up -d
+cd .docker
+CAOSHOSTNAME=caosdb-server ./cert.sh
+CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE=registry.indiscale.com/caosdb-advanced-testenv  ./run.sh
+