diff --git a/tools/docker-compose.yaml b/tools/docker-compose.yaml
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+version: "3"
+
+services:
+  mysql:
+    container_name: zuul-test-mysql
+    image: mysql:5.7
+    environment:
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=insecure_slave
+    ports:
+      - "3306:3306"
+    tmpfs:
+      - /var/lib/mysql
+
+  postgres:
+    container_name: zuul-test-postgres
+    image: postgres
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=openstack_citest
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=openstack_citest
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    tmpfs:
+      - /var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+  zookeeper:
+    container_name: zuul-test-zookeeper
+    image: zookeeper
+    environment:
+      - ZOO_AUTOPURGE_PURGEINTERVAL=1
+      - ZOO_LOG4J_PROP=WARN
+    ports:
+      - "2181:2181"
+    tmpfs:
+      - /data
+      - /datalog
diff --git a/tools/test-setup-docker.sh b/tools/test-setup-docker.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+
+MYSQL="docker exec zuul-test-mysql mysql  -u root -pinsecure_slave"
+
+docker-compose rm -sf
+docker-compose up -d
+
+echo "Waiting for mysql"
+timeout 30 bash -c "until ${MYSQL} -e 'show databases'; do sleep 0.5; done"
+echo
+
+echo "Setting up permissions for zuul tests"
+${MYSQL} -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'openstack_citest'@'%' identified by 'openstack_citest' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
+${MYSQL} -u openstack_citest -popenstack_citest -e "SET default_storage_engine=MYISAM; DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS openstack_citest; CREATE DATABASE openstack_citest CHARACTER SET utf8;"
+
+echo "Finished"