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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Script to run before starting YdbRepositoryIntegrationTest.
+# Starts a local instance of YDB inside a Docker container.
+
+set -e
+
+# Same as in https://ydb.tech/docs/en/quickstart, but with:
+# - TLS port=2136 and non-TLS port=2135
+# - Explicit row limit = 10_000
+# - Auto kill container and data after you press [Enter]
+# - No volumes (= no persistence)
+docker run -d --rm --name ydb-local -h localhost \
+  --platform linux/amd64 \
+  -p 2135:2135 -p 2136:2136 -p 8765:8765 \
+  -e GRPC_TLS_PORT=2136 -e GRPC_PORT=2135 -e MON_PORT=8765 \
+  -e YDB_USE_IN_MEMORY_PDISKS=true \
+  -e YDB_KQP_RESULT_ROWS_LIMIT=10000 \
+  cr.yandex/yc/yandex-docker-local-ydb:latest &
+read -r -p "Press [Enter] key to exit..."
+docker kill ydb-local || true