From 1c6dab3c86c2f013962dc00f21c708527d61d121 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Son NK <son@simplelogin.io>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 13:36:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add tips to run tests using a local DB (without docker)

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b6b1019f..e88d2a1a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ For most tests, you will need to have ``redis`` installed and started on your ma
 sh scripts/run-test.sh
 ```
 
+You can also run tests using a local Postgres DB to speed things up. This can be done by 
+
+- creating an empty test DB and running the database migration by `dropdb test && createdb test && DB_URI=postgresql://localhost:5432/test alembic upgrade head`
+
+- replacing the `DB_URI` in `test.env` file by `DB_URI=postgresql://localhost:5432/test`
+
 ## Run the code locally
 
 Install npm packages