<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Using Testcontainers with ScyllaDB can simplify setting up a database environment for integration testing.Testcontainers is a library that enables spinning up lightweight ScyllaDB instances for testing.It helps in automatically testing how units interact with one another and with external services like data stores.Running integration tests with ScyllaDB instances ensures the application works as expected.For proper integration testing, it is essential to consider interactions with databases beyond unit tests.Setting up and configuring infrastructure for integration tests can be time-consuming.Using Testcontainers simplifies the process by creating throwaway ScyllaDB instances.The goal is to eliminate side effects or 'test pollution' from integration tests.Integrating Testcontainers with CI/CD processes can streamline testing workflows.The article provides a practical example of initializing the database and running tests against it.