diff --git a/.docker/sss_pycaosdb.ini b/.docker/sss_pycaosdb.ini
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+; this is the pycaosdb.ini for the server-side-scripting home.
+[Connection]
+url = https://caosdb-server:10443
+cacert = /opt/caosdb/cert/caosdb.cert.pem
+debug = 0
+timeout = 5000
+
+[Misc]
+sendmail = /usr/local/bin/sendmail_to_file
diff --git a/.docker/tester_pycaosdb.ini b/.docker/tester_pycaosdb.ini
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+; pycaosdb.ini for pytest test suites.
+
+[IntegrationTests]
+; location of the scripting bin dir which is used for the test scripts from the
+; server's perspective.
+test_server_side_scripting.bin_dir.server = scripting/bin-debug/
+; location of the scripting bin dir which is used for the test scripts from the
+; pyinttest's perspective.
+test_server_side_scripting.bin_dir.local = /scripting/bin-debug/
+
+; location of the files from the pyinttest perspective
+test_files.test_insert_files_in_dir.local = /extroot/test_insert_files_in_dir/
+; location of the files from the caosdb_servers perspective
+test_files.test_insert_files_in_dir.server = /opt/caosdb/mnt/extroot/test_insert_files_in_dir/
+
+; location of the one-time tokens from the pyinttest's perspective
+test_authentication.admin_token_crud = /authtoken/admin_token_crud.txt
+test_authentication.admin_token_expired = /authtoken/admin_token_expired.txt
+test_authentication.admin_token_3_attempts = /authtoken/admin_token_3_attempts.txt
+
+
+[Connection]
+url = https://caosdb-server:10443/
+username = admin
+cacert = /cert/caosdb.cert.pem
+debug = 0
+
+passwordmethod = plain
+password = caosdb
+
+timeout = 500