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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Remove previous container if exists
+docker rm -f linkding-postgres-test || true
+
+# Run postgres container
+docker run -d \
+  -e POSTGRES_DB=linkding \
+  -e POSTGRES_USER=linkding \
+  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=linkding \
+  -p 5432:5432 \
+  --name linkding-postgres-test \
+  postgres
+
+# Wait until postgres has started
+echo >&2 "$(date +%Y%m%dt%H%M%S) Waiting for postgres container"
+sleep 15
+
+# Start linkding dev server
+export LD_DB_ENGINE=postgres
+export LD_DB_USER=linkding
+export LD_DB_PASSWORD=linkding
+
+export LD_SUPERUSER_NAME=admin
+export LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=admin
+
+python manage.py migrate
+python manage.py create_initial_superuser
+python manage.py runserver