diff --git a/juniper_junos-formula/README.md b/juniper_junos-formula/README.md
index 8918e349..c60c1ad9 100644
--- a/juniper_junos-formula/README.md
+++ b/juniper_junos-formula/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,40 @@ The test suite currently only validates whether the configuration is applied as
 
 To run the test suite, a lab environment can be set up if the proprietary vSRX and vQFX images are provided in `/opt/images`.
 
+### Remote / using Docker
+
+This process is still a work in progress, the steps below still need to be simplified.
+The idea is to run the very resource heavy simulation devices on a powerful remote computer whilst executing the test suite from the local workstation out of the local development environment.
+
+#### Test dependencies
+
+On the local system:
+
+- Pytest + Testinfra
+
+On the remote system:
+
+- Docker
+- Libvirt + QEMU
+
+#### Test steps
+
+On the remote system:
+
+1. `./juniper_junos-formula/bin/lab.sh`
+2. `docker run --pull=always --name=dev0 -eSSH_KEY='<your public SSH key>' -p <port>:22 --rm -d --privileged registry.opensuse.org/isv/suseinfra/containers/next/containerfile/suseinfra/salt-development-heavy`
+3. `docker cp .devices dev0:/etc/`
+
+On the local system:
+
+4. `rsync --rsh='ssh -p<port>' -lr . geeko@<remote machine>:/srv/opensuse-salt-formulas`
+5. `ssh -p<port> geeko@<remote machine>`
+6. `sudo /srv/opensuse-salt-formulas/test/bootstrap-salt-roots-container.sh`
+7. `cd /etc`
+8. `sudo /usr/local/sbin/proxy_setup`
+
+### Local / using Vagrant
+
 #### Test dependencies
 
 - Docker
diff --git a/juniper_junos-formula/bin/lab.sh b/juniper_junos-formula/bin/lab.sh
index 6b70c732..bd53db6f 100755
--- a/juniper_junos-formula/bin/lab.sh
+++ b/juniper_junos-formula/bin/lab.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-set -Ceux
+set -Ceu #x
 
 # Git repository to fetch vrnetlab from ; to-do -> extract the needed files instead of cloning the whole tree
 repository='https://github.com/tacerus/vrnetlab.git'
diff --git a/test/bootstrap-salt-roots-container.sh b/test/bootstrap-salt-roots-container.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d5e1ab74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bootstrap-salt-roots-container.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Helper script for installing the openSUSE Salt formulas in a containerized test environment.
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Georg Pfuetzenreuter <mail+opensuse@georg-pfuetzenreuter.net>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+if [ ! -d /srv/formulas ]
+then
+  mkdir /srv/formulas
+fi
+if [ ! -d /srv/pillar/samples ]
+then
+  mkdir /srv/pillar/samples
+fi
+for formula in $(find /srv/opensuse-salt-formulas -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -name '*-formula' -printf '%P\n')
+do
+  echo "$formula"
+  fname="${formula%%-*}"
+  src="/srv/opensuse-salt-formulas/$formula"
+  src_states="$formula/$fname"
+  src_formula="/srv/opensuse-salt-formulas/$src_states"
+  src_pillar="/srv/opensuse-salt-formulas/$formula/pillar.example"
+  src_test_pillar="/srv/opensuse-salt-formulas/$formula/tests/pillar.sls"
+  if [ ! -d "$src_formula" ]
+  then
+    fname="${fname//_/-}"
+    src_states="$formula/$fname"
+    src_formula="/srv/opensuse-salt-formulas/$src_states"
+  fi
+  if [ ! -h "/srv/formulas/$fname" ]
+  then
+    ln -s "$src_formula" "/srv/formulas"
+  fi
+  dst_pillar="/srv/pillar/samples/$fname.sls"
+  if [ -f "$src_test_pillar" ]
+  then
+    cp "$src_test_pillar" "$dst_pillar"
+  elif [ -f "$src_pillar" ]
+  then
+    cp "$src_pillar" "$dst_pillar"
+  fi
+  dst_salt='/srv/salt'
+  for mod in modules states proxy
+  do
+	  mod="_$mod"
+	  src_mod="$src/$mod"
+	  dst_mod="$dst_salt/$mod"
+
+	  if [ ! -d "$dst_mod" ]
+	  then
+		mkdir "$dst_mod"
+	  fi
+
+	  if [ -d "$src_mod" ]
+	  then
+		echo "$fname: $mod"
+		cp "$src_mod/"* "$dst_mod/"
+	  fi
+  done
+done
+
+tee /srv/pillar/base.sls >/dev/null <<EOF
+include:
+  - samples.*
+EOF