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-# #HOWTO: Write Spring Boot integration tests with a 'real' database
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+# Codebase for the blog post [#HOWTO: Write Spring Boot integration tests with a 'real' database](https://rieckpil.de/howto-write-spring-boot-integration-tests-with-a-real-database/)
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+Steps to run this project:
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+1. Clone this Git repository
+2. Navigate to the folder `testcontainers`
+3. Start your Docker engine
+4. Run the tests with `mvn test`