diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index a2c9f2f623..451d705b68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: Unit Tests
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
-env:
-  RELEASE: 0
-  artifact: 0
-
 jobs:
   macos_test:
     name: macOS [${{ matrix.BACKEND }}]
@@ -17,8 +13,9 @@ jobs:
           - ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
     env:
       BACKEND: ${{ matrix.BACKEND }}
-      TEST_USE_ROCKSDB: ${{ matrix.BACKEND == 'rocksdb' && '1' || '0' }}
       RELEASE: ${{ matrix.RELEASE }}
+      TEST_USE_ROCKSDB: ${{ matrix.BACKEND == 'rocksdb' && '1' || '0' }}
+      DEADLINE_SCALE_FACTOR: ${{ matrix.BACKEND == 'rocksdb' && '2' || '1' }}
     runs-on: macos-12
     if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
     steps:
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
-          fetch-depth: 0 # full history needed for restoring file timestamps
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Full history needed for restoring file timestamps
 
       - name: Restore Timestamps
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-git-mtimes
@@ -39,14 +36,15 @@ jobs:
           path: build
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-cache
 
-      - name: Fetch Deps
-        run: TEST=1 ci/actions/osx/install_deps.sh
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: ci/prepare/macos/prepare.sh
 
       - name: Build Tests
-        run: ci/build-ci.sh "/tmp/qt/lib/cmake/Qt5";
+        id: build
+        run: ci/build-tests.sh
 
       - name: Save Build Cache
-        # only save build cache from develop to avoid polluting it by other branches / PRs
+        # Only save build cache from develop to avoid polluting it by other branches / PRs
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && success()
         uses: actions/cache/save@v3
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -54,10 +52,17 @@ jobs:
           path: build
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-cache
 
-      - name: Run Tests
-        run: cd build && sudo TEST_USE_ROCKSDB=$TEST_USE_ROCKSDB ../ci/test.sh .
-        env:
-          DEADLINE_SCALE_FACTOR: ${{ env.TEST_USE_ROCKSDB == 1 && '2' || '1' }}
+      - name: Core Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-core-tests.sh
+
+      - name: RPC Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-rpc-tests.sh
+
+      - name: System Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-system-tests.sh
 
   linux_test:
     name: Linux [${{ matrix.BACKEND }} | ${{ matrix.COMPILER }}]
@@ -73,15 +78,16 @@ jobs:
     env:
       COMPILER: ${{ matrix.COMPILER }}
       BACKEND: ${{ matrix.BACKEND }}
-      TEST_USE_ROCKSDB: ${{ matrix.BACKEND == 'rocksdb' && '1' || '0' }}
       RELEASE: ${{ matrix.RELEASE }}
+      TEST_USE_ROCKSDB: ${{ matrix.BACKEND == 'rocksdb' && '1' || '0' }}
+      DEADLINE_SCALE_FACTOR: ${{ matrix.BACKEND == 'rocksdb' && '2' || '1' }}
     if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
-          fetch-depth: 0 # full history needed for restoring file timestamps
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Full history needed for restoring file timestamps
 
       - name: Restore Timestamps
         uses: ./.github/actions/restore-git-mtimes
@@ -94,14 +100,15 @@ jobs:
           path: build
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.COMPILER }}-build-cache
 
-      - name: Fetch Deps
-        run: ci/actions/linux/install_deps.sh
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: sudo -E ci/prepare/linux/prepare.sh
 
       - name: Build Tests
-        run: docker run -e TEST_USE_ROCKSDB  -e RELEASE -v ${PWD}:/workspace nanocurrency/nano-env:${{ matrix.COMPILER }} /bin/bash -c "cd /workspace && ./ci/build-ci.sh /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/Qt5"
+        id: build
+        run: ci/build-tests.sh
 
       - name: Save Build Cache
-        # only save build cache from develop to avoid polluting it by other branches / PRs
+        # Only save build cache from develop to avoid polluting it by other branches / PRs
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' && success()
         uses: actions/cache/save@v3
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -109,10 +116,21 @@ jobs:
           path: build
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.COMPILER }}-build-cache
 
-      - name: Run Tests
-        run: docker run -e RELEASE -e TEST_USE_ROCKSDB -e DEADLINE_SCALE_FACTOR -v ${PWD}:/workspace nanocurrency/nano-env:${{ matrix.COMPILER }} /bin/bash -c "cd /workspace/build && ../ci/test.sh ."
-        env:
-          DEADLINE_SCALE_FACTOR: ${{ env.TEST_USE_ROCKSDB == 1 && '2' || '1' }}
+      - name: Core Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-core-tests.sh
+
+      - name: RPC Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-rpc-tests.sh
+
+      - name: System Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-system-tests.sh
+
+      - name: QT Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-qt-tests.sh
 
   windows_test:
     name: Windows [${{ matrix.BACKEND }}]
@@ -126,8 +144,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     env:
       BACKEND: ${{ matrix.BACKEND }}
-      TEST_USE_ROCKSDB: ${{ matrix.BACKEND == 'rocksdb' && '1' || '0' }}
       RELEASE: ${{ matrix.RELEASE }}
+      TEST_USE_ROCKSDB: ${{ matrix.BACKEND == 'rocksdb' && '1' || '0' }}
     if: github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -147,14 +165,13 @@ jobs:
           path: build
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-cache
 
-      - name: Windows Defender
-        run: ci/actions/windows/disable_windows_defender.ps1
-
-      - name: Fetch Deps
-        run: ci/actions/windows/install_deps.ps1
+      - name: Prepare
+        run: ci/prepare/windows/prepare.ps1
 
       - name: Build Tests
-        run: ci/actions/windows/build.ps1
+        id: build
+        run: ci/build-tests.sh
+        shell: bash
 
       - name: Save Build Cache
         # only save build cache from develop to avoid polluting it by other branches / PRs
@@ -165,7 +182,17 @@ jobs:
           path: build
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-cache
 
-      - name: Run Tests [TEST_USE_ROCKSDB=${{ env.TEST_USE_ROCKSDB }}]
-        run: ci/actions/windows/run.ps1
-        env:
-          DEADLINE_SCALE_FACTOR: ${{ env.TEST_USE_ROCKSDB == 1 && '2' || '1' }}
+      - name: Core Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-core-tests.sh
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: RPC Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-rpc-tests.sh
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: System Tests
+        if: steps.build.outcome == 'success' && (success() || failure())
+        run: cd build && ../ci/tests/run-system-tests.sh
+        shell: bash
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c3b800d77e..162b33d5c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ if(COVERAGE)
   include(CoverageTest)
 endif()
 
-set(CI_TEST
-    0
-    CACHE STRING "")
-
 if(MSVC)
   add_definitions(/MP)
 endif()
@@ -67,6 +63,8 @@ endif()
 
 # Create all libraries and executables in the root binary dir
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 
 set(NANO_GUI
     OFF
@@ -658,6 +656,12 @@ add_subdirectory(nano/nano_node)
 add_subdirectory(nano/rpc)
 add_subdirectory(nano/nano_rpc)
 
+add_custom_target(
+  executables
+  COMMAND echo "BATCH BUILDING node + rpc"
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+  DEPENDS nano_node nano_rpc)
+
 if(NANO_FUZZER_TEST)
   if(NOT WIN32)
     add_subdirectory(nano/fuzzer_test)
@@ -696,15 +700,10 @@ if(NANO_TEST OR RAIBLOCKS_TEST)
   add_subdirectory(nano/rpc_test)
   add_subdirectory(nano/slow_test)
   add_custom_target(
-    build_tests
+    all_tests
     COMMAND echo "BATCH BUILDING TESTS"
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-    DEPENDS core_test load_test rpc_test nano_node nano_rpc)
-  add_custom_target(
-    run_tests
-    COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/ci/test.sh ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
-    DEPENDS build_tests)
+    DEPENDS core_test load_test rpc_test slow_test nano_node nano_rpc)
 endif()
 
 if(NANO_TEST OR RAIBLOCKS_TEST)
@@ -809,7 +808,7 @@ if(NANO_GUI OR RAIBLOCKS_GUI)
     set_target_properties(
       qt_test PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS
                          "-DQT_NO_KEYWORDS -DBOOST_ASIO_HAS_STD_ARRAY=1")
-    add_dependencies(build_tests qt_test)
+    add_dependencies(all_tests qt_test)
   endif()
 
   if(APPLE)
diff --git a/ci/actions/windows/build.ps1 b/ci/actions/windows/build.ps1
index b984534ea3..af867129c5 100644
--- a/ci/actions/windows/build.ps1
+++ b/ci/actions/windows/build.ps1
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ else {
     }
     $env:NETWORK_CFG = "dev"
     $env:NANO_TEST = "-DNANO_TEST=ON"
-    $env:CI = '-DCI_TEST="1"'
     $env:RUN = "test"
 }
 
diff --git a/ci/build-ci.sh b/ci/build-ci.sh
index 39d4259e20..f03b00c9df 100755
--- a/ci/build-ci.sh
+++ b/ci/build-ci.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
 
 qt_dir=${1}
 build_target=${2:-all}
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@ cmake \
 -DNANO_WARN_TO_ERR=ON \
 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE:-Debug} \
 -DQt5_DIR=${qt_dir} \
--DCI_TEST="1" \
 ${BACKTRACE:-} \
 ${SANITIZERS:-} \
 ..
diff --git a/ci/build-node.sh b/ci/build-node.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6cebd1fbe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/build-node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euox pipefail
+
+$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/build.sh executables
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/build-tests.sh b/ci/build-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c916ba4411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/build-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euox pipefail
+
+BUILD_TYPE="Debug"
+if [[ "${RELEASE:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
+    BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo"
+fi
+
+BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE \
+NANO_TEST=ON \
+NANO_NETWORK=dev \
+NANO_GUI=ON \
+$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/build.sh all_tests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/build.sh b/ci/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a238241022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euox pipefail
+
+BUILD_TARGET=""
+if [[ ${1:-} ]]; then
+    BUILD_TARGET="--target $1"
+fi
+
+SRC=${SRC:-${PWD}}
+OS=$(uname)
+
+CMAKE_BACKTRACE=""
+if [[ "$OS" == 'Linux' ]]; then
+    CMAKE_BACKTRACE="-DNANO_STACKTRACE_BACKTRACE=ON"
+
+    if [[ "$COMPILER" == 'clang' ]]; then
+        CMAKE_BACKTRACE="${CMAKE_BACKTRACE} -DNANO_BACKTRACE_INCLUDE=</tmp/backtrace.h>"
+    fi
+fi
+
+CMAKE_QT_DIR=""
+if [[ ${QT_DIR:-} ]]; then
+    CMAKE_QT_DIR="-DQt5_DIR=${QT_DIR}"
+fi
+
+CMAKE_SANITIZER=""
+if [[ ${SANITIZER:-} ]]; then
+    case "${SANITIZER}" in
+        ASAN)     
+            CMAKE_SANITIZER="-DNANO_ASAN=ON"
+            ;;
+        ASAN_INT)    
+            CMAKE_SANITIZER="-DNANO_ASAN_INT=ON"
+            ;;
+        TSAN)
+            CMAKE_SANITIZER="-DNANO_TSAN=ON"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown sanitizer: '${SANITIZER}'"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+BUILD_DIR="build"
+
+mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR
+pushd $BUILD_DIR
+
+cmake \
+-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE:-"Debug"} \
+-DPORTABLE=ON \
+-DACTIVE_NETWORK=nano_${NANO_NETWORK:-"live"}_network \
+-DNANO_TEST=${NANO_TEST:-OFF} \
+-DNANO_GUI=${NANO_GUI:-OFF} \
+-DCOVERAGE=${COVERAGE:-OFF} \
+${CMAKE_SANITIZER:-} \
+${CMAKE_QT_DIR:-} \
+${CMAKE_BACKTRACE:-} \
+${SRC}
+
+number_of_processors() {
+    case "$(uname -s)" in
+        Linux*)     
+            nproc
+            ;;
+        Darwin*)    
+            sysctl -n hw.ncpu
+            ;;
+        CYGWIN*|MINGW32*|MSYS*|MINGW*)
+            echo "${NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS}"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown OS"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+parallel_build_flag() {
+    case "$(uname -s)" in
+        CYGWIN*|MINGW32*|MSYS*|MINGW*)
+            echo "-- -m"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "--parallel $(number_of_processors)"
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+cmake --build ${PWD} ${BUILD_TARGET} $(parallel_build_flag)
+
+popd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/prepare/linux/prepare-clang.sh b/ci/prepare/linux/prepare-clang.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f11b7050a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/prepare/linux/prepare-clang.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -yqq \
+clang \
+lldb
+
+export CXX=/usr/bin/clang++
+export CC=/usr/bin/clang
+update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/cc cc /usr/bin/clang 100
+update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/c++ c++ /usr/bin/clang++ 100
+
+# workaround to get a path that can be easily passed into cmake for
+# BOOST_STACKTRACE_BACKTRACE_INCLUDE_FILE
+# see https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_70_0/doc/html/stacktrace/configuration_and_build.html#stacktrace.configuration_and_build.f3
+
+backtrace_file=$(find /usr/lib/gcc/ -name 'backtrace.h' | head -n 1) && test -f $backtrace_file && ln -s $backtrace_file /tmp/backtrace.h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/prepare/linux/prepare-gcc.sh b/ci/prepare/linux/prepare-gcc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2a9b97a5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/prepare/linux/prepare-gcc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/prepare/linux/prepare.sh b/ci/prepare/linux/prepare.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2ed1a8f545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/prepare/linux/prepare.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euox pipefail
+
+COMPILER=${COMPILER:-gcc}
+
+echo "Compiler: '${COMPILER}'"
+
+# Common dependencies needed for building & testing
+apt-get update -qq
+
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -yqq \
+build-essential \
+g++ \
+wget \
+python3 \
+zlib1g-dev \
+cmake \
+git \
+qtbase5-dev \
+qtchooser \
+qt5-qmake \
+qtbase5-dev-tools \
+valgrind \
+xorg xvfb xauth xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfonts-scalable xfonts-cyrillic
+
+# Compiler specific setup
+$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/prepare-${COMPILER}.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/prepare/macos/prepare.sh b/ci/prepare/macos/prepare.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5ca21a9b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/prepare/macos/prepare.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euox pipefail
+
+brew update
+brew install coreutils
+
+brew install qt@5
+brew link qt@5
+
+# Workaround: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/8392
+echo "$(brew --prefix qt5)/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/prepare/windows/disable-defender.ps1 b/ci/prepare/windows/disable-defender.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcb1434c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/prepare/windows/disable-defender.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
+
+Set-MpPreference -DisableArchiveScanning $true
+Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
+Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/prepare/windows/install-qt.ps1 b/ci/prepare/windows/install-qt.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac293592bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/prepare/windows/install-qt.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+# Download and extract Qt library.
+# Original files can be found at: https://download.qt.io/online/qtsdkrepository/windows_x86/desktop/qt5_5152/qt.qt5.5152.win64_msvc2019_64/
+
+# Define URLs, file names and their corresponding SHA1 hashes
+$toDownload = @(
+    @{
+        Url = 'https://download.qt.io/online/qtsdkrepository/windows_x86/desktop/qt5_5152/qt.qt5.5152.win64_msvc2019_64/5.15.2-0-202011130602qtbase-Windows-Windows_10-MSVC2019-Windows-Windows_10-X86_64.7z';
+        FileName = 'qt5base.7z';
+        SHA1 = 'e29464430a2225bce6ce96b4ed18eec3f8b944d6';
+    },
+    @{
+        Url = 'https://download.qt.io/online/qtsdkrepository/windows_x86/desktop/qt5_5152/qt.qt5.5152.win64_msvc2019_64/5.15.2-0-202011130602qtwinextras-Windows-Windows_10-MSVC2019-Windows-Windows_10-X86_64.7z';
+        FileName = 'qt5winextra.7z';
+        SHA1 = '70da33b18ddeac4dd00ceed205f8110c426cea16';
+    }
+)
+
+$targetFolder = "C:\Qt"
+
+# Download and process files
+foreach ($entry in $toDownload) {
+    $tempFile = Join-Path $env:TEMP $entry.FileName
+
+    # Download file
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $entry.Url -OutFile $tempFile
+
+    # Calculate file hash
+    $fileHash = (Get-FileHash -Path $tempFile -Algorithm SHA1).Hash
+
+    # Compare hashes
+    if ($fileHash -eq $entry.SHA1) {
+        Write-Host "Hashes match for $($entry.FileName)."
+    } else {
+        Write-Error "Hashes do not match for $($entry.FileName). Stopping script execution."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    # Decompress archive
+    7z x $tempFile -o"$targetFolder" -aoa
+}
+
+# Save install location for subsequent steps
+"QT_DIR=C:\Qt\5.15.2\msvc2019_64\lib\cmake\Qt5" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/prepare/windows/prepare.ps1 b/ci/prepare/windows/prepare.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ed8f7e7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/prepare/windows/prepare.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+& "$PSScriptRoot\disable-defender.ps1"
+& "$PSScriptRoot\install-qt.ps1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/tests/common.sh b/ci/tests/common.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03d464a1ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tests/common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+get_exec_extension() {
+    case "$(uname -s)" in
+        Linux*|Darwin*)     
+            echo ""
+            ;;
+        CYGWIN*|MINGW32*|MSYS*|MINGW*)
+            echo ".exe"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown OS"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/tests/run-core-tests.sh b/ci/tests/run-core-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a3e02b70bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tests/run-core-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/common.sh"
+
+BUILD_DIR=${1-${PWD}}
+
+${BUILD_DIR}/core_test$(get_exec_extension)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/tests/run-qt-tests.sh b/ci/tests/run-qt-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8faa28d43a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tests/run-qt-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/common.sh"
+
+BUILD_DIR=${1-${PWD}}
+
+# Alpine doesn't offer an xvfb
+xvfb_run_()
+{
+    INIT_DELAY_SEC=3
+
+    Xvfb :2 -screen 0 1024x768x24 &
+    xvfb_pid=$!
+    sleep ${INIT_DELAY_SEC}
+    DISPLAY=:2 $@
+    res=${?}
+    kill ${xvfb_pid}
+
+    return ${res}
+}
+
+xvfb_run_ ${BUILD_DIR}/qt_test$(get_exec_extension)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/tests/run-rpc-tests.sh b/ci/tests/run-rpc-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6b64607d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tests/run-rpc-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/common.sh"
+
+BUILD_DIR=${1-${PWD}}
+
+${BUILD_DIR}/rpc_test$(get_exec_extension)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/tests/run-system-tests.sh b/ci/tests/run-system-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e5e5394536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tests/run-system-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/common.sh"
+
+BUILD_DIR=${1-${PWD}}
+
+export NANO_NODE_EXE=${BUILD_DIR}/nano_node$(get_exec_extension)
+cd ../systest && ./RUNALL
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/node/Dockerfile b/docker/node/Dockerfile
index cb409594aa..ec0ea85663 100644
--- a/docker/node/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/node/Dockerfile
@@ -1,37 +1,32 @@
-ARG ENV_REPOSITORY=nanocurrency/nano-env
-ARG COMPILER=gcc
-FROM ${ENV_REPOSITORY}:${COMPILER}
+FROM ubuntu:22.04 as builder
 
-ARG NETWORK=live
+ARG COMPILER=gcc
+ARG NANO_NETWORK=live
 ARG CI_TAG=DEV_BUILD
 ARG CI_BUILD=OFF
 ARG CI_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE=OFF
-ADD ./ /tmp/src
 
-WORKDIR /tmp/build
+# Install build dependencies
+COPY ./ci/prepare/linux /tmp/prepare
+RUN /tmp/prepare/prepare.sh
 
-RUN \
-cmake /tmp/src \
--DCI_BUILD=${CI_BUILD} \
--DCI_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE=${CI_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE} \
--DPORTABLE=1 \
--DACTIVE_NETWORK=nano_${NETWORK}_network
+COPY ./ /tmp/src
+WORKDIR /tmp/src
 
-RUN \ 
-make nano_node -j $(nproc) && \
-make nano_rpc -j $(nproc) && \
-cd .. && \
-echo ${NETWORK} >/etc/nano-network
+# Build node
+RUN ci/build-node.sh
+RUN echo ${NANO_NETWORK} >/etc/nano-network
 
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
 RUN groupadd --gid 1000 nanocurrency && \
 useradd --uid 1000 --gid nanocurrency --shell /bin/bash --create-home nanocurrency
 
-COPY --from=0 /tmp/build/nano_node /usr/bin
-COPY --from=0 /tmp/build/nano_rpc /usr/bin
-COPY --from=0 /tmp/src/api/ /usr/bin/api/
-COPY --from=0 /etc/nano-network /etc
+COPY --from=builder /tmp/src/build/nano_node /usr/bin
+COPY --from=builder /tmp/src/build/nano_rpc /usr/bin
+COPY --from=builder /tmp/src/api/ /usr/bin/api/
+COPY --from=builder /etc/nano-network /etc
+
 COPY docker/node/entry.sh /usr/bin/entry.sh
 COPY docker/node/config /usr/share/nano/config
 RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/entry.sh
@@ -44,5 +39,6 @@ USER root
 ENV PATH="${PATH}:/usr/bin"
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/entry.sh"]
 CMD ["nano_node", "daemon", "-l"]
+
 ARG REPOSITORY=nanocurrency/nano-node
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/$REPOSITORY
diff --git a/nano/core_test/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/core_test/CMakeLists.txt
index aa5a123d04..f2aae4d263 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/core_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ add_executable(
 
 target_compile_definitions(
   core_test PRIVATE -DTAG_VERSION_STRING=${TAG_VERSION_STRING}
-                    -DGIT_COMMIT_HASH=${GIT_COMMIT_HASH} -DCI=${CI_TEST})
+                    -DGIT_COMMIT_HASH=${GIT_COMMIT_HASH})
 
 target_link_libraries(
   core_test
diff --git a/nano/core_test/network.cpp b/nano/core_test/network.cpp
index 227be9a8b8..55efe9355b 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/network.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/network.cpp
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ TEST (network, tcp_message_manager)
 
 	// This should give sufficient time to execute put_message
 	// and prove that it waits on condition variable
-	std::this_thread::sleep_for (CI ? 200ms : 100ms);
+	std::this_thread::sleep_for (200ms);
 
 	ASSERT_EQ (manager.entries.size (), manager.max_entries);
 	ASSERT_EQ (manager.get_message ().node_id, item.node_id);
diff --git a/nano/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 53cbc27c54..2002406120 100644
--- a/nano/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,5 +124,4 @@ target_compile_definitions(
           -DMINOR_VERSION_STRING=${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}
           -DPATCH_VERSION_STRING=${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}
           -DPRE_RELEASE_VERSION_STRING=${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE}
-          -DCI=${CI_TEST}
   PUBLIC -DACTIVE_NETWORK=${ACTIVE_NETWORK})