diff --git a/scripts/start-mariadb.sh b/scripts/start-mariadb.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+docker run -p 3306:3306 --name database -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root -e MYSQL_DATABASE=myaktion mariadb:10.5
diff --git a/scripts/stop-mariadb.sh b/scripts/stop-mariadb.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+docker kill database && docker rm database