diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index aad64d286..3a9aab9d7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ FROM docker.io/library/alpine
 COPY --from=build /src/icinga-notifications/bin/icinga-notifications-daemon /usr/bin/icinga-notifications-daemon
 COPY --from=build /src/icinga-notifications/bin/channel /usr/libexec/icinga-notifications/channel
 
+RUN mkdir /etc/icinga-notifications/
+COPY config.example.yml /etc/icinga-notifications/config.yml
+
 RUN apk add tzdata
 
 ARG username=notifications
diff --git a/cmd/channel/file/main.go b/cmd/channel/file/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eac890282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/channel/file/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/icinga/icinga-notifications/internal"
+	"github.com/icinga/icinga-notifications/pkg/plugin"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// File resource to line-wise append each plugin.NotificationRequest as its JSON representation.
+//
+// The File.Path will be created, if not existing. If something file-like - a file, a fifo(7), .. - exists, it will be
+// appended to.
+type File struct {
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+
+	encoder *json.Encoder `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func main() {
+	plugin.RunPlugin(&File{})
+}
+
+func (ch *File) SendNotification(req *plugin.NotificationRequest) error {
+	return ch.encoder.Encode(req)
+}
+
+func (ch *File) SetConfig(jsonStr json.RawMessage) error {
+	err := json.Unmarshal(jsonStr, ch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load config: %s %w", jsonStr, err)
+	}
+
+	if ch.Path == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("the path attribute must be set")
+	}
+
+	if ch.Path == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("file path is empty")
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(ch.Path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot open file path %s: %w", ch.Path, err)
+	}
+
+	ch.encoder = json.NewEncoder(f)
+	ch.encoder.SetEscapeHTML(false)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (ch *File) GetInfo() *plugin.Info {
+	elements := []*plugin.ConfigOption{
+		{
+			Name: "path",
+			Type: "string",
+			Label: map[string]string{
+				"en_US": "File Path",
+				"de_DE": "Dateipfad",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	configAttrs, err := json.Marshal(elements)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return &plugin.Info{
+		Name:             "File",
+		Version:          internal.Version.Version,
+		Author:           "Icinga GmbH",
+		ConfigAttributes: configAttrs,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index bccf1c591..59d1b5605 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@ module github.com/icinga/icinga-notifications/tests
 
 go 1.21
 
-replace github.com/icinga/icinga-testing => github.com/oxzi/icinga-testing v0.0.0-20231220141937-686d5c9faef9
+replace (
+	github.com/icinga/icinga-notifications => ../
+	github.com/icinga/icinga-testing => github.com/icinga/icinga-testing v0.0.0-20240104151928-1ef6e79ddf1f
+)
 
 require (
+	github.com/icinga/icinga-notifications v0.0.0-20240102102116-0d6f7271c116
 	github.com/icinga/icinga-testing v0.0.0-20220516144008-9600081b7a69
 	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.16.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -24,6 +29,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5 // indirect
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/icinga/icingadb v1.1.1-0.20230418113126-7c4b947aad3a // indirect
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc5 // indirect
@@ -31,10 +38,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220613132600-b0d781184e0d // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.19.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.16.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/tests/go.sum b/tests/go.sum
index b82552840..2c81fc8fc 100644
--- a/tests/go.sum
+++ b/tests/go.sum
@@ -60,8 +60,14 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210407192527-94a9f03dee38/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20200824232613-28f6c0f3b639/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
+github.com/icinga/icinga-testing v0.0.0-20240104151928-1ef6e79ddf1f h1:ffFR2QUKnkPZfp6NZN0ocDnSPgemihxoChN1Pt7sJq8=
+github.com/icinga/icinga-testing v0.0.0-20240104151928-1ef6e79ddf1f/go.mod h1:bMtBEXXJYv8MdoX+ThCt0bJwL0JgVADDmd+hh18zYeQ=
+github.com/icinga/icingadb v1.1.1-0.20230418113126-7c4b947aad3a h1:NfVdBKa4dhPk7IU8u0MOF6ywi0LDpMkQMGs1j803+3c=
+github.com/icinga/icingadb v1.1.1-0.20230418113126-7c4b947aad3a/go.mod h1:zamCKaKn4JJQinctcUyewTSNNXDfpLc0HSbqb+9lTYs=
 github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.5 h1:vFFPA71p1o5gAeqtEAwLU4dnX2napprKtHr7PYIcN3g=
 github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.5/go.mod h1:nRVWtLre0KfCLJvgxzCsLVMogSvQ1zNJtpYr2Ccp0mQ=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
@@ -79,8 +85,9 @@ github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.0/go.mod h1:JIl7NbARA7phWnGvh0LKTyg7S9BA+6gx71ShQilpsus=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6/go.mod h1:NyWgC/yNuGj7Q9rpYnZvas74GogHl5/Z4A/KQRfk6bU=
-github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.15 h1:vfoHhTN1af61xCRSWzFIWzx2YskyMTwHLrExkBOjvxI=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.15/go.mod h1:2eHXhiwb8IkHr+BDWZGa96P6+rkvnG63S2DGjv9HUNg=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16 h1:yOQRA0RpS5PFz/oikGwBEqvAWhWg5ufRz4ETLjwpU1Y=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16/go.mod h1:2eHXhiwb8IkHr+BDWZGa96P6+rkvnG63S2DGjv9HUNg=
 github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20220808134915-39b0c02b01ae h1:O4SWKdcHVCvYqyDV+9CJA1fcDN2L11Bule0iFy3YlAI=
 github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20220808134915-39b0c02b01ae/go.mod h1:E2VnQOmVuvZB6UYnnDB0qG5Nq/1tD9acaOpo6xmt0Kw=
 github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0 h1:nP9CBfwrvYnBRgY6qfDQkygYDmYwOilePFkwzv4dU8A=
@@ -117,8 +124,6 @@ github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 h1:apOUWs51W5PlhuyGyz9FCeeBIOUDA/6nW8
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0JzlMkj0TRzQZfJkVvzbP0HBR3IKzErnv2BNG4W4MAM=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc5 h1:Ygwkfw9bpDvs+c9E34SdgGOj41dX/cbdlwvlWt0pnFI=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc5/go.mod h1:X4pATf0uXsnn3g5aiGIsVnJBR4mxhKzfwmvK/B2NTm8=
-github.com/oxzi/icinga-testing v0.0.0-20231220141937-686d5c9faef9 h1:+XijgwcZ3MwRxuJ1v/fK/qILzvNKK2GWlcjo4uTPerg=
-github.com/oxzi/icinga-testing v0.0.0-20231220141937-686d5c9faef9/go.mod h1:4xtpVSat274WBBuOF7gDkFhE4OtsrHpmJpL1qMU1vsw=
 github.com/pkg/diff v0.0.0-20210226163009-20ebb0f2a09e/go.mod h1:pJLUxLENpZxwdsKMEsNbx1VGcRFpLqf3715MtcvvzbA=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
@@ -166,6 +171,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5y
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RecgLatLF4+eUMCP1PoPZQb+cVrJcOPbHkTkbkB9sbw=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.13.0/go.mod h1:y6Z2r+Rw4iayiXXAIxJIDAJ1zMW4yaTpebo8fPOliYc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.16.0/go.mod h1:gCAAfMLgwOJRpTjQ2zCCt2OcSfYMTeZVSRtQlPC7Nq4=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220613132600-b0d781184e0d h1:vtUKgx8dahOomfFzLREU8nSv25YHnTgLBn4rDnWZdU0=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220613132600-b0d781184e0d/go.mod h1:Kr81I6Kryrl9sr8s2FK3vxD90NdsKWRuOIl2O4CvYbA=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190930215403-16217165b5de/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHlgUYUwCkIfeOF89ocIRzGO/8vkc=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
@@ -212,8 +219,9 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0/go.mod h1:FU7BRWz2tNW+3quACPkgCx/L+uEAv1htQ0V83Z9Rj+Y=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0 h1:60k92dhOjHxJkrqnwsfl8KuaHbn/5dl0lUPUklKo3qE=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0 h1:5BMeUDZ7vkXGfEr1x9B4bRcTH4lpkTkpdh0T/J+qjbQ=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180909124046-d0be0721c37e/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -244,8 +252,9 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0 h1:h48lPFYpsTvQJZF4EKyI4aLHaev3CxivZmv7yZig9pc=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.16.0 h1:xWw16ngr6ZMtmxDyKyIgsE93KNKz5HKmMa3b8ALHidU=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.16.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.1.0/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
diff --git a/tests/main_test.go b/tests/main_test.go
index 2b5bf0617..01b5fb77e 100644
--- a/tests/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/main_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package icingadb_test
+package notifications_test
 
 import (
 	"github.com/icinga/icinga-testing"
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 )
 
 var it *icingatesting.IT
@@ -24,14 +23,12 @@ func getDatabase(t testing.TB) services.RelationalDatabase {
 
 	db, err := sqlx.Open(rdb.Driver(), rdb.DSN())
 	require.NoError(t, err, "SQL database open")
-	defer db.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = db.Close() }()
 
-	rows, err := db.Query(`
+	_, err = db.Exec(`
 		INSERT INTO source (id, type, name, listener_password_hash)
-		VALUES (1, 'icinga2', 'Icinga 2', '$2y$10$QU8bJ7cpW1SmoVQ/RndX5O2J5L1PJF7NZ2dlIW7Rv3zUEcbUFg3z2')
-	`)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "SQL population query")
-	_ = rows.Close()
+		VALUES (1, 'icinga2', 'Icinga 2', '$2y$10$QU8bJ7cpW1SmoVQ/RndX5O2J5L1PJF7NZ2dlIW7Rv3zUEcbUFg3z2')`)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "populating source table failed")
 
 	return rdb
 }
@@ -40,28 +37,3 @@ func getEmptyDatabase(t testing.TB) services.RelationalDatabase {
 	// Currently, PostgreSQL is the only supported database backend.
 	return it.PostgresqlDatabaseT(t)
 }
-
-func TestBasicFunctionality(t *testing.T) {
-	rdb := getDatabase(t)
-	notifications := it.IcingaNotificationsInstanceT(t, rdb)
-	icinga := it.Icinga2NodeT(t, "master")
-	icinga.EnableIcingaNotifications(notifications)
-	icinga.Reload()
-
-	t.Run("available_channel_type populated", func(t *testing.T) {
-		db, err := sqlx.Open(rdb.Driver(), rdb.DSN())
-		require.NoError(t, err, "SQL database open")
-		defer db.Close()
-
-		for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-			var rows int
-			err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM available_channel_type`).Scan(&rows)
-			require.NoError(t, err, "SQL SELECT FROM available_channel_type query")
-			if rows > 0 {
-				return
-			}
-			time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
-		}
-		require.Fail(t, "available_channel_type table is still empty")
-	})
-}
diff --git a/tests/notification_roundtrip_test.go b/tests/notification_roundtrip_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39c1e3956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/notification_roundtrip_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package notifications_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/icinga/icinga-notifications/pkg/plugin"
+	"github.com/icinga/icinga-testing/utils/eventually"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TestNotificationRoundTrip instructs an Icinga 2 node to send a notification back for further inspection.
+func TestNotificationRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	fileChFifo := "./tmp/file-fifo"
+	require.NoError(t, unix.Mkfifo(fileChFifo, 0666), "mkfifo")
+	require.NoError(t, os.Chmod(fileChFifo, 0666), "chmod") // mkfifo includes umask
+
+	rdb := getDatabase(t)
+	notifications := it.IcingaNotificationsInstanceT(t, rdb)
+	icinga := it.Icinga2NodeT(t, "master")
+	icinga.EnableIcingaNotifications(notifications)
+	require.NoError(t, icinga.Reload(), "icinga.Reload()")
+
+	db, err := sqlx.Open(rdb.Driver(), rdb.DSN())
+	require.NoError(t, err, "SQL database open")
+	defer func() { require.NoError(t, db.Close(), "db.Close") }()
+
+	t.Run("configure channel in database", func(t *testing.T) {
+		eventually.Require(t, func(t require.TestingT) {
+			var channelCount int
+			err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM available_channel_type WHERE type = 'file'`).Scan(&channelCount)
+			require.NoError(t, err, "SQL SELECT FROM available_channel_type query")
+			require.Equal(t, channelCount, 1, "file type missing from available_channel_type")
+		}, 10*time.Second, time.Second)
+
+		_, err := db.Exec(`
+			INSERT INTO channel (id, name, type, config)
+			VALUES (1, 'file-fifo', 'file', '{"path":"\/shared\/file-fifo"}');
+
+			INSERT INTO contact (id, full_name, username, default_channel_id, color)
+			VALUES (1, 'icingaadmin', 'icingaadmin', 1, '#000000');
+
+			INSERT INTO rule (id, name, is_active) VALUES (1, 'file-fifo', 'y');
+			INSERT INTO rule_escalation (id, rule_id, position) VALUES (1, 1, 1);
+			INSERT INTO rule_escalation_recipient (id, rule_escalation_id, contact_id, channel_id) VALUES (1, 1, 1, 1);`)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "populating tables failed")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("create icinga objects", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := icinga.ApiClient()
+		client.CreateObject(t, "checkcommands", "failure-check", map[string]any{
+			"templates": []any{"plugin-check-command"},
+			"attrs":     map[string]any{"command": []string{"/bin/false"}},
+		})
+		client.CreateHost(t, "test-host", map[string]any{
+			"attrs": map[string]any{"check_command": "failure-check"},
+		})
+		client.CreateService(t, "test-host", "test-service", map[string]any{
+			"attrs": map[string]any{"check_command": "failure-check"},
+		})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("read notification back from channel", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f, err := os.Open(fileChFifo)
+		require.NoErrorf(t, err, "opening %s for reading", fileChFifo)
+		defer f.Close()
+
+		notificationReqCh := make(chan *plugin.NotificationRequest)
+		go func() {
+			var req plugin.NotificationRequest
+			require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&req), "JSON decoding")
+			notificationReqCh <- &req
+		}()
+
+		select {
+		case req := <-notificationReqCh:
+			require.Contains(t, req.Object.Name, "test-", "name must contain test prefix")
+
+		case <-time.After(5 * time.Minute):
+			require.Fail(t, "no notification was received")
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/tests/test.sh b/tests/test.sh
index 8bf39019b..f28448b92 100755
--- a/tests/test.sh
+++ b/tests/test.sh
@@ -2,23 +2,17 @@
 
 set -eux
 
-test -d ./tmp && rm -r ./tmp
-mkdir -p ./tmp/channel
-
-cd ..
-export CGO_ENABLED=0
-go build -o ./tests/tmp/icinga-notifications-daemon ./cmd/icinga-notifications-daemon
-go build -o ./tests/tmp/channel ./cmd/channel/...
-unset CGO_ENABLED
-cd tests
-
-go test -o ./tmp/icinga-notifications-test -c .
-
-ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGA_NOTIFICATIONS_BINARY="$(realpath tmp/icinga-notifications-daemon)"
-ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGA_NOTIFICATIONS_CHANNEL_DIR="$(realpath tmp/channel)"
+ICINGA_TESTING_NOTIFICATIONS_IMAGE="icinga-notifications:latest"
+ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGA_NOTIFICATIONS_SHARED_DIR="$(realpath tmp)"
 ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGA_NOTIFICATIONS_SCHEMA_PGSQL="$(realpath ../schema/pgsql/schema.sql)"
-export ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGA_NOTIFICATIONS_BINARY
-export ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGA_NOTIFICATIONS_CHANNEL_DIR
+export ICINGA_TESTING_NOTIFICATIONS_IMAGE
+export ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGA_NOTIFICATIONS_SHARED_DIR
 export ICINGA_TESTING_ICINGA_NOTIFICATIONS_SCHEMA_PGSQL
 
+docker build -t "$ICINGA_TESTING_NOTIFICATIONS_IMAGE" ..
+
+test -d ./tmp && rm -r ./tmp
+mkdir ./tmp
+
+go test -o ./tmp/icinga-notifications-test -c .
 exec ./tmp/icinga-notifications-test -icingatesting.debuglog ./tmp/debug.log -test.v