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 # SyTest
 
 Dendrite uses [SyTest](https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest) for its
-integration testing. When creating a new PR, add the test IDs that your PR
-should allow to pass to `testfile` in dendrite's root directory. Not all PRs
-need to make new tests pass. If we find your PR should be making a test pass we
-may ask you to add to that file, as generally Dendrite's progress can be
+integration testing. When creating a new PR, add the test IDs (see below) that
+your PR should allow to pass to `testfile` in dendrite's root directory. Not all
+PRs need to make new tests pass. If we find your PR should be making a test pass
+we may ask you to add to that file, as generally Dendrite's progress can be
 tracked through the amount of SyTest tests it passes.
+
+## Finding out which tests to add
+
+We recommend you run the tests locally by manually setting up SyTest or using a
+SyTest docker image. After running the tests, a script will print the tests you
+need to add to `testfile` for you.
+
+You should proceed after you see no build problems for dendrite after running:
+
+```sh
+./build.sh
+```
+
+### Manually Setting up SyTest
+
+Make sure you have Perl v5+ installed, and get SyTest with:
+
+(Note that this guide assumes your SyTest checkout is next to your
+`dendrite` checkout.)
+
+```sh
+git clone -b develop https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest
+cd sytest
+./install-deps.pl
+```
+
+Set up the database:
+
+```sh
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER dendrite PASSWORD 'itsasecret'"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE sytest_template OWNER dendrite"
+mkdir -p "server-0"
+cat > "server-0/database.yaml" << EOF
+args:
+    user: dendrite
+    database: dendrite
+    host: 127.0.0.1
+type: pg
+EOF
+```
+
+Run the tests:
+
+```sh
+./run-tests.pl -I Dendrite::Monolith -d ../dendrite/bin -W ../dendrite/testfile -O tap --all | tee results.tap
+```
+
+where `tee` lets you see the results while they're being piped to the file.
+
+Once the tests are complete, run the helper script to see if you need to add
+any newly passing test names to `testfile` in the project's root directory:
+
+```sh
+../dendrite/show-expected-fail-tests.sh results.tap
+```
+
+If the script prints nothing/exits with 0, then you're good to go.
+
+### Using a SyTest Docker image
+
+Ensure you have the latest image for SyTest, then run the tests:
+
+```sh
+docker pull matrixdotorg/sytest-dendrite
+docker run --rm -v /path/to/dendrite/:/src/ matrixdotorg/sytest-dendrite
+```
+
+where `/path/to/dendrite/` should be replaced with the actual path to your
+dendrite source code. The output should tell you if you need to add any tests to
+`testfile`.