diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildandrun-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/buildandrun-docker.yml
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+name: MySQL 8.0 Build and Run /w docker-compose
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build and Run Spirit
+        run: docker compose -f docker/compose.yml -f docker/buildandrun.yml up --abort-on-container-exit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mysql8.0.28-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/mysql8.0.28-docker.yml
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+name: MySQL 8.0.28 (Aurora version) /w docker-compose
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: docker compose -f docker/compose.yml -f docker/8.0.28.yml -f docker/test.yml up --abort-on-container-exit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mysql8_rbr_minimal_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/mysql8_rbr_minimal_docker.yml
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+name: MySQL 8.0.33 (RBR minimal) /w docker-compose
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: docker compose -f docker/compose.yml -f docker/8.0.33-rbr-minimal.yml -f docker/test.yml up --abort-on-container-exit
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM golang:1.22
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY ../go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+COPY .. .
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diff --git a/buildandrun.sh b/buildandrun.sh
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+++ b/buildandrun.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+set -e
+
+go build ./cmd/spirit
+./spirit --host "mysql:3306" --database=test --table=t1
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diff --git a/docker/8.0.28.yml b/docker/8.0.28.yml
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+++ b/docker/8.0.28.yml
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+services:
+  mysql:
+    image: mysql:8.0.28
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    ports: [ '8028:3306' ]
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diff --git a/docker/8.0.33-rbr-minimal.yml b/docker/8.0.33-rbr-minimal.yml
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+++ b/docker/8.0.33-rbr-minimal.yml
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+services:
+  mysql:
+    ports: [ '8333:3306' ]
+    command: --binlog-row-image=MINIMAL
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diff --git a/docker/bootstrap.sql b/docker/bootstrap.sql
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+++ b/docker/bootstrap.sql
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+use mysql;
+set password='msandbox';
+
+create role if not exists R_DO_IT_ALL;
+grant all on *.* to R_DO_IT_ALL;
+create user if not exists msandbox@'%' identified by 'msandbox';
+
+grant R_DO_IT_ALL to msandbox@'%' ;
+set default role R_DO_IT_ALL to msandbox@'%';
+
+create schema if not exists test;
+
+create table if not exists test.t1
+(
+    id int not null primary key auto_increment,
+    b  int not null,
+    c  int not null
+)
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diff --git a/docker/buildandrun.yml b/docker/buildandrun.yml
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+++ b/docker/buildandrun.yml
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+services:
+  buildandrun:
+    build:
+      context: ../.
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    command: ./buildandrun.sh
+    depends_on:
+      mysql:
+        condition: service_healthy
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diff --git a/docker/compose.yml b/docker/compose.yml
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+++ b/docker/compose.yml
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+services:
+  mysql:
+    image: mysql:8.0.33
+    ports: [ '8033:3306' ]
+    # to supress mbind: Operation not permitted in CI
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/55706057
+    cap_add:
+      - SYS_NICE
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: msandbox
+      MYSQL_USER: msandbox
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: msandbox
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: test
+    healthcheck:
+      test: mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1 -u $$MYSQL_USER --password=$$MYSQL_PASSWORD
+      start_period: 1s
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 2s
+      retries: 60
+    volumes:
+      - ./bootstrap.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/bootstrap.sql
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diff --git a/docker/test.yml b/docker/test.yml
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+++ b/docker/test.yml
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+services:
+  test:
+    build:
+      context: ../
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    command: go test -race -v ./...
+    depends_on:
+      mysql:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_DSN: msandbox:msandbox@tcp(mysql)/test
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