diff --git a/lib/tasks/docker.rake b/lib/tasks/docker.rake
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+
+def run_or_fail(command)
+  pid = Process.spawn(command)
+  Process.wait(pid)
+  $?.exitstatus == 0
+end
+
+desc 'Run all tests (JS and code in a standalone environment)'
+task 'docker:test' do
+  begin
+    puts "Cleaning up old test tmp data in tmp/test_data"
+    `rm -fr tmp/test_data && mkdir -p tmp/test_data/redis && mkdir tmp/test_data/pg`
+
+    puts "Starting background redis"
+    @redis_pid = Process.spawn('redis-server --dir tmp/test_data/redis')
+
+    @postgres_bin = "/usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/"
+    `#{@postgres_bin}initdb -D tmp/test_data/pg`
+
+    puts "Starting postgres"
+    @pg_pid = Process.spawn("#{@postgres_bin}postmaster -D tmp/test_data/pg")
+
+
+    ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = "test"
+
+    @good = run_or_fail("bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate")
+    @good &&= run_or_fail("bundle exec rspec")
+    @good &&= run_or_fail("bundle exec rake qunit:test")
+
+  ensure
+    puts "Terminating"
+
+    Process.kill("TERM", @redis_pid)
+    Process.kill("TERM", @pg_pid)
+    Process.wait @redis_pid
+    Process.wait @pg_pid
+  end
+
+  if !@good
+    exit 1
+  end
+
+end