diff --git a/php/tests/Containers/composer/Dockerfile b/php/tests/Containers/composer/Dockerfile
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+++ b/php/tests/Containers/composer/Dockerfile
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+FROM docker.io/library/composer:latest
+
+RUN pecl bundle -d /usr/src/php/ext apcu \
+ && docker-php-ext-install apcu
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/php/tests/compose.yaml b/php/tests/compose.yaml
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index 00000000..55b32359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php/tests/compose.yaml
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+# This setup expects that you run the services via profiles!
+# Usage: docker compose --profile local-code up
+#    or: docker compose --profile code-from-image up
+
+name: nextcloud-aio
+services:
+  composer:
+    image: localhost/composer:latest
+    build: Containers/composer
+    pull_policy: never
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/app
+    working_dir: /app
+    command: |-
+      bash -c '
+        test -d ./data && rm -r ./data
+        test -d ./session && rm -r ./session
+        composer install --no-dev
+        composer clear-cache
+      '
+  app-base:
+    image: ghcr.io/nextcloud-releases/all-in-one:develop${ARM64_SUFFIX-}
+    pull_policy: always # Always pull so we don't risk to run into the "Update for mastercontainer" page.
+    init: true
+    restart: always
+    network_mode: bridge
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    volumes:
+      - nextcloud_aio_mastercontainer:/mnt/docker-aio-config
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+      - backup_vol:/mnt/test
+    profiles:
+      - none
+    environment:
+      SKIP_DOMAIN_VALIDATION: ${SKIP_DOMAIN_VALIDATION-true}
+      APACHE_PORT: 11000
+    entrypoint: bash /start.sh
+    
+  app-code-from-image:
+    extends: app-base
+    container_name: nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer
+    profiles:
+      - code-from-image
+    
+  app-local-code:
+    extends: app-base
+    container_name: nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer
+    depends_on:
+      composer:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/var/www/docker-aio/php
+      - ../../Containers/mastercontainer/internal.Caddyfile:/internal.Caddyfile
+      - ../../Containers/mastercontainer/headers.Caddyfile:/headers.Caddyfile
+      - ../../Containers/mastercontainer/start.sh:/start.sh
+    profiles:
+      - local-code
+
+  test-runner-base:
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.56.1
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/app
+    working_dir: /app
+    extra_hosts:
+      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
+    ports:
+      - '9323:9323' # to view test reports
+    profiles:
+      - none
+    environment:
+      BASE_URL: "https://host.docker.internal:8080"
+      DEBUG: "pw:api"
+    command: |-
+      bash -c "
+        cd tests
+        # Install dependencies
+        npm ci
+        # Run the initial setup tests
+        npx playwright test "${TESTS_FILE-}"
+        exit $?
+      "
+      
+  test-runner-code-from-image:
+    extends: test-runner-base
+    container_name: test-runner
+    profiles:
+      - code-from-image
+    depends_on:
+      app:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      
+      
+  test-runner-local-code:
+    extends: test-runner-base
+    container_name: test-runner
+    profiles:
+      - local-code
+    depends_on:
+      app-local-code:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      
+volumes:
+  nextcloud_aio_mastercontainer:
+    name: nextcloud_aio_mastercontainer
+  backup_vol:
+
diff --git a/php/tests/run.sh b/php/tests/run.sh
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index 00000000..8098f75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php/tests/run.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [[ "$1" = -* ]]; then
+    echo "Usage $(basename $0) [PLAYWRIGHT_TESTS_FILE]"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd $(dirname $0)/../..
+
+DOCO="docker compose -f ./php/tests/compose.yaml"
+
+if [[ $(uname -m) = 'arm64' ]]; then
+    export ARM64_SUFFIX='-arm64'
+fi
+
+run_tests() {
+    export TESTS_FILE="$1"
+    export SKIP_DOMAIN_VALIDATION
+
+    if [[ -n "$TEST_CODE_FROM_IMAGE" ]]; then
+        profile="code-from-image"
+    else
+        profile="local-code"
+    fi
+    
+    # Clean up old containers and volumes
+    docker container rm --force nextcloud-aio-{mastercontainer,apache,notify-push,nextcloud,redis,database,domaincheck,whiteboard,imaginary,talk,collabora,borgbackup} > /dev/null 2>&1
+    docker volume rm nextcloud_aio_{mastercontainer,apache,database,database_dump,nextcloud,nextcloud_data,redis,backup_cache,elasticsearch} > /dev/null 2>&1
+    $DOCO --profile $profile down -v
+    sleep 1
+
+    echo -e "\n 📣  Running playwright tests for ${TESTS_FILE}\n"
+    if ! $DOCO --profile $profile run --remove-orphans test-runner-$profile; then
+        for container in nextcloud-aio-{mastercontainer,borgbackup}; do
+            if docker container list --format="{{ .Names }}" | grep -q "$container"; then
+                echo -e "\n 📣  Log output from container ${container}:\n"
+                docker logs nextcloud-aio-mastercontainer 
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
+}
+
+
+if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -f "$1" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: file '$1' does not exist."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    # Not using coreutil's `realpath --relative-to` here since that is not available on BSD/mac systems.
+    fullpath="$(realpath "$1")"
+    prefix="$(realpath ./php/tests)"
+    relpath="${fullpath#"$prefix"/}"
+    
+    : ${SKIP_DOMAIN_VALIDATION:-false}
+    run_tests "$relpath"
+else
+    SKIP_DOMAIN_VALIDATION=true
+    run_tests tests/initial-setup.spec.js
+    sleep 1
+    SKIP_DOMAIN_VALIDATION=false
+    run_tests tests/restore-instance.spec.js
+fi