diff --git a/.env.dataverse b/.env.dataverse
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+POSTGRES_VERSION=13
+DATAVERSE_DB_USER=dataverse
+SOLR_VERSION=8.11.1
+DATAVERSE_BOOTSTRAP_TIMEOUT=5m
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
+* text=auto
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-action.yml b/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
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+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  custom_test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Test the action
+    env:
+      PORT: 8080
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+      - name: Run Dataverse Action
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          create-dv: true
+      - name: Check Dataverse Setup
+        run: |
+          echo $(curl http://localhost:8080/api/info/version) && \
+          echo $(curl http://localhost:8080/api/metadatablocks)
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diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 Jan Range
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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+# Dataverse Configbaker Action
+
+This GitHub Action serves as a powerful tool to effortlessly create a functional Dataverse instance, enabling developers to run comprehensive tests and perform other critical tasks within their GitHub CI workflows.
+
+## Usage
+
+In order to use this action you need to add the following to your workflow file:
+
+```yaml
+name: Test Dataverse
+uses: gdcc/dataverse-action@main
+with:
+    create-dv: true
+```
+
+### Parameters
+
+* `create-dv`: Whether to create a Dataverse to add data to or not. Default: `true`
+* `port`: The port to run the Dataverse instance on. Default: `8080`
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
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+name: dv-configbaker
+description: |
+  "This GitHub Action serves as a powerful tool to create a functional Dataverse instance, enabling developers to run tests and perform other critical tasks within their GitHub CI workflows."
+inputs:
+  create-dv:
+    description: "Whether or not to create an example Dataverse"
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: "Checkout"
+      uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+    - name: Setup Dataverse
+      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/dataverse_setup.sh
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Check API Status
+      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/check_api_status.sh
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Retrieve API Token
+      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/get_api_token.sh
+      shell: bash
+    - name: Create Dataverse
+      run: ${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/create_dataverse.sh
+      shell: bash
+
diff --git a/assets/dataverse-complete.json b/assets/dataverse-complete.json
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+++ b/assets/dataverse-complete.json
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+{
+  "name": "Scientific Research",
+  "alias": "science",
+  "dataverseContacts": [
+    {
+      "contactEmail": "pi@example.edu"
+    },
+    {
+      "contactEmail": "student@example.edu"
+    }
+  ],
+  "affiliation": "Scientific Research University",
+  "description": "We do all the science.",
+  "dataverseType": "LABORATORY"
+}
diff --git a/assets/user.json b/assets/user.json
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+++ b/assets/user.json
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+{
+    "firstName": "Lisa",
+    "lastName": "Simpson",
+    "userName": "lsimpson",
+    "affiliation": "Springfield",
+    "position": "Student",
+    "email": "lsimpson@mailinator.com"
+  }
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diff --git a/docker-compose-dataverse.yml b/docker-compose-dataverse.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose-dataverse.yml
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+version: '2.4'
+
+services:
+  dataverse:
+    container_name: 'dataverse'
+    hostname: dataverse
+    image: gdcc/dataverse:alpha
+    restart: on-failure
+    user: payara
+    environment:
+      - DATAVERSE_DB_HOST=postgres
+      - DATAVERSE_DB_PASSWORD=secret
+      - DATAVERSE_DB_USER=${DATAVERSE_DB_USER}
+      # to get HarvestingServerIT to pass
+      - dataverse_oai_server_maxidentifiers=2
+      - dataverse_oai_server_maxrecords=2
+    ports:
+      - '8080:8080'
+    networks:
+      - dataverse
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+      - solr
+    tmpfs:
+      - /dumps:mode=770,size=2052M,uid=1000,gid=1000
+      - /tmp:mode=770,size=2052M,uid=1000,gid=1000
+    mem_limit: 2147483648 # 2 GiB
+    mem_reservation: 1024m
+    privileged: false
+
+  dataverse_bootstrap:
+    container_name: 'dataverse_bootstrap'
+    image: gdcc/configbaker:alpha
+    restart: 'no'
+    environment:
+      - TIMEOUT=${DATAVERSE_BOOTSTRAP_TIMEOUT}
+    command:
+      - bootstrap.sh
+      - dev
+    networks:
+      - dataverse
+
+  postgres:
+    container_name: 'postgres'
+    hostname: postgres
+    image: postgres:${POSTGRES_VERSION}
+    restart: on-failure
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${DATAVERSE_DB_USER}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret
+    ports:
+      - '5432:5432'
+    networks:
+      - dataverse
+
+  solr_initializer:
+    container_name: 'solr_initializer'
+    image: gdcc/configbaker:alpha
+    restart: 'no'
+    command:
+      - sh
+      - -c
+      - 'fix-fs-perms.sh solr && cp -a /template/* /solr-template'
+    volumes:
+      - ${RUNNER_TEMP}/solr/data:/var/solr
+      - ${RUNNER_TEMP}/solr/conf:/solr-template
+
+  solr:
+    container_name: 'solr'
+    hostname: 'solr'
+    image: solr:${SOLR_VERSION}
+    depends_on:
+      - solr_initializer
+    restart: on-failure
+    ports:
+      - '8983:8983'
+    networks:
+      - dataverse
+    command:
+      - 'solr-precreate'
+      - 'collection1'
+      - '/template'
+    volumes:
+      - ${RUNNER_TEMP}/solr/data:/var/solr
+      - ${RUNNER_TEMP}/solr/conf:/template
+
+  smtp:
+    container_name: 'smtp'
+    hostname: 'smtp'
+    image: maildev/maildev:2.0.5
+    restart: on-failure
+    expose:
+      - '25' # smtp server
+    environment:
+      - MAILDEV_SMTP_PORT=25
+      - MAILDEV_MAIL_DIRECTORY=/mail
+    networks:
+      - dataverse
+    tmpfs:
+      - /mail:mode=770,size=128M,uid=1000,gid=1000
+
+networks:
+  dataverse:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/scripts/check_api_status.sh b/scripts/check_api_status.sh
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+echo "🚀 Health checks"
+
+./scripts/wait_for_url.sh \
+    "http://localhost:8080/api/info/version" \
+    "http://localhost:8080/api/metadatablocks"
+
+echo -e "✅ Health checks done\n"
diff --git a/scripts/create_dataverse.sh b/scripts/create_dataverse.sh
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+++ b/scripts/create_dataverse.sh
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+echo "🚀 Creating Test Dataverse"
+
+curl -H "X-Dataverse-key:$API_TOKEN" \
+    --silent \
+    -X POST "localhost:8080/api/dataverses/1" \
+    --upload-file ./assets/dataverse-complete.json
diff --git a/scripts/dataverse_setup.sh b/scripts/dataverse_setup.sh
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+++ b/scripts/dataverse_setup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "🚀 Setting up Dataverse"
+
+# Create host address
+export HOST="http://localhost:8080"
+
+# Clone the dataverse repository and cd into it
+git clone -b develop https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse.git
+
+cd dataverse
+
+# Run API containers
+docker compose -f ../docker-compose-dataverse.yml \
+    --env-file ../.env.dataverse \
+    up -d --quiet-pull && echo -e "✅ Dataverse containers are up\n"
+
+cd ../
diff --git a/scripts/get_api_token.sh b/scripts/get_api_token.sh
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+++ b/scripts/get_api_token.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "🚀 Retrieving API Token"
+
+# Set variables
+export BUILTIN_USERS_KEY="burrito"
+export PASSWORD="TEST123!"
+export HOST="http://localhost:8080"
+
+# Set the builtin user key
+curl -X PUT \
+    -o /dev/null \
+    -d $BUILTIN_USERS_KEY \
+    --silent \
+    $HOST/api/admin/settings/BuiltinUsers.KEY &&
+    echo "├─ BuiltinUsers.KEY set"
+
+# Create a user and receive the API Token
+curl -d @./assets/user.json \
+    -o ./user_data.json \
+    -H "Content-type:application/json" \
+    --silent \
+    "$HOST/api/builtin-users?password=$PASSWORD*&key=$BUILTIN_USERS_KEY" &&
+    echo "├─ User created"
+
+# Retrieve the API Token and put into env variable
+API_TOKEN=$(echo $(cat ./user_data.json) | jq -r '.data.apiToken')
+echo "API_TOKEN=$API_TOKEN" >>$GITHUB_ENV
+
+echo -e "✅ API Token added to environment\n"
diff --git a/scripts/wait_for_url.sh b/scripts/wait_for_url.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+##############################################################################################
+#
+# Credits: https://gist.github.com/eisenreich/195ab1f05715ec86e300f75d007d711c
+#
+# Wait for URLs until return HTTP 200
+#
+# - Just pass as many urls as required to the script - the script will wait for each, one by one
+#
+# Example: ./wait_for_urls.sh "${MY_VARIABLE}" "http://192.168.56.101:8080"
+##############################################################################################
+
+wait-for-url() {
+    echo -e "├─ Waiting for ${1}"
+    timeout --foreground -s TERM 280s bash -c \
+        'while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -m 3 -L -w ''%{http_code}'' ${0})" != "200" ]];\
+        do sleep 20;\
+        done' ${1}
+    local TIMEOUT_RETURN="$?"
+    if [[ "${TIMEOUT_RETURN}" == 0 ]]; then
+        echo -e "├─ Endpoint is up"
+        return
+    elif [[ "${TIMEOUT_RETURN}" == 120000 ]]; then
+        echo "├─ Timeout: ${1} -> EXIT"
+        exit "${TIMEOUT_RETURN}"
+    fi
+
+}
+
+for var in "$@"; do
+    wait-for-url "$var"
+done