diff --git a/scripts/start_server/run-dockerfile.sh b/scripts/start_server/run-dockerfile.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+# Start server in docker container, from image hosted on the multi-user gitlab's container registry
+docker run -d \
+    -p 5555-5560:5555-5560 \
+    -e port=5555 \
+    -e password=admin \
+    -e timeout=1000 \
+    registry.gitlab.com/slumber/multi-user/multi-user-server:0.1.0
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diff --git a/scripts/start_server/start-server.sh b/scripts/start_server/start-server.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+# Start replication server locally, and include logging (requires replication_version=0.0.21a15)
+clear
+replication.serve -p 5555 -pwd admin -t 1000 -l INFO -lf server.log
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