diff --git a/tests/run.sh b/tests/run.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+build() {
+  pushd ../
+  GOOS=linux CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o tests/ ./cmd/icingadb
+  popd
+  go test -o icingadb-test -c .
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+  docker rm -f $(docker ps -q --filter="name=icinga-testing-*") > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  docker network prune -f --filter="label=icinga=testing"
+}
+
+raiseLimits() {
+  if [ "$(ulimit -n)" -lt "1024" ]; then
+      ulimit -n 1024
+  fi
+}
+
+run() {
+  export ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGADB_BINARY=icingadb
+  export ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGADB_SCHEMA=../schema/mysql/schema.sql
+  if [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+    export TMPDIR="/private${TMPDIR}"
+  fi
+
+  ./icingadb-test -icingatesting.debuglog debug.log -test.v
+}
+
+# Note that we do not trap ERR as it can be useful to check running containers.
+trap 'cleanup' INT TERM
+trap 'catch $? $LINENO' EXIT
+catch() {
+  if [ "$1" -eq "0" ]; then
+    cleanup
+  fi
+}
+
+cd "${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"
+
+cleanup
+raiseLimits
+build
+run