diff --git a/macpine/README.md b/macpine/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/macpine/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Use `macpine` to spin up bravetools testing environment on Mac
+
+```bash
+alpine launch --image alpine_3.16.0_lxd --name bravetools --mount $PWD
+alpine exec bravetools "ash /root/mnt/macpine/bootstrap.sh"
+```
+
+## Unit Testing
+
+Run Unit tests directly on the VM
+
+```bash
+alpine ssh bravetools
+cd mnt
+go test -v ./...
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/macpine/bootstrap.sh b/macpine/bootstrap.sh
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index 0000000..7b8ca3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macpine/bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+set -e
+
+cat > /etc/apk/repositories << EOF; $(echo)
+
+https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v$(cat /etc/alpine-release | cut -d'.' -f1,2)/main/
+https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v$(cat /etc/alpine-release | cut -d'.' -f1,2)/community/
+https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/
+
+EOF
+apk add --update --no-cache go make musl-dev curl linux-headers sudo    
+
+export GOPATH=/root/go
+export PATH=${GOPATH}/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH
+export GOBIN=$GOROOT/bin
+mkdir -p ${GOPATH}/src ${GOPATH}/bin
+export GO111MODULE=on
+
+go version
+
+cd /mnt ; make linux; cd ../
+brave init
diff --git a/platform/host_api_test.go b/platform/host_api_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41dd679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/host_api_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package platform
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/bravetools/bravetools/shared"
+)
+
+func Test_DeleteLocalImage(t *testing.T) {
+	host := *NewBraveHost()
+
+	bravefile, err := shared.GetBravefileFromLXD("alpine/edge/amd64")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("shared.GetBravefileFromLXD: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.BuildImage(bravefile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.BuildImage: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.DeleteLocalImage("brave-base-alpine-edge-1.0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.DeleteImageByName: ", err)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func Test_HostInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	host := *NewBraveHost()
+	backend := NewLxd(host.Settings)
+
+	err := host.HostInfo(backend, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.HostInfo: ", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_BuildImage(t *testing.T) {
+	host := *NewBraveHost()
+
+	bravefile := *shared.NewBravefile()
+	bravefile.Base.Image = "alpine/edge/amd64"
+	bravefile.Base.Location = "public"
+
+	bravefile.SystemPackages.Manager = "apk"
+	bravefile.SystemPackages.System = []string{"htop", "make"}
+
+	runCommand := &shared.RunCommand{}
+	runCommand.Command = "echo"
+	runCommand.Args = []string{"Hello World"}
+
+	bravefile.Run = []shared.RunCommand{*runCommand}
+
+	bravefile.PlatformService.Name = "alpine-test"
+	bravefile.PlatformService.Version = "1.0"
+
+	err := host.BuildImage(&bravefile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.BuildImage: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.DeleteLocalImage("alpine-test-1.0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.DeleteImageByName: ", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_InitUnit(t *testing.T) {
+	host := *NewBraveHost()
+	backend := NewLxd(host.Settings)
+
+	bravefile := *shared.NewBravefile()
+	bravefile.Base.Image = "alpine/edge/amd64"
+	bravefile.Base.Location = "public"
+
+	bravefile.SystemPackages.Manager = "apk"
+	bravefile.SystemPackages.System = []string{"htop", "make"}
+
+	runCommand := &shared.RunCommand{}
+	runCommand.Command = "echo"
+	runCommand.Args = []string{"Hello World"}
+
+	bravefile.Run = []shared.RunCommand{*runCommand}
+
+	bravefile.PlatformService.Name = "alpine-test"
+	bravefile.PlatformService.Version = "1.0"
+	bravefile.PlatformService.Image = "alpine-test-1.0"
+
+	bravefile.PlatformService.Resources.CPU = "1"
+	bravefile.PlatformService.Resources.RAM = "1GB"
+
+	bravefile.PlatformService.Postdeploy.Run = []shared.RunCommand{
+		{
+			Command: "echo",
+			Args:    []string{"Hello World"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := host.BuildImage(&bravefile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.BuildImage: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.InitUnit(backend, &bravefile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.InitUnit: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.Postdeploy(&bravefile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.Postdeploy: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.DeleteLocalImage("alpine-test-1.0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.DeleteImageByName: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.StopUnit("alpine-test", backend)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.StopUnit: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.StartUnit("alpine-test", backend)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.StartUnit: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.DeleteUnit("alpine-test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.DeleteUnit: ", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_ListLocalImages(t *testing.T) {
+	host := *NewBraveHost()
+	backend := NewLxd(host.Settings)
+
+	err := host.HostInfo(backend, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.HostInfo: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.ListLocalImages()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.ListLocalImages: ", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_ListUnits(t *testing.T) {
+	host := *NewBraveHost()
+	backend := NewLxd(host.Settings)
+
+	err := host.HostInfo(backend, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.HostInfo: ", err)
+	}
+
+	err = host.ListUnits(backend)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("host.ListLocalImages: ", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e.sh b/test/e2e.sh
index f5887b8..2f47075 100644
--- a/test/e2e.sh
+++ b/test/e2e.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -e
 
 echo ">> Installing Bravetools"
 cd ..