diff --git a/tools/build_and_up_all_containers.sh b/tools/build_and_up_all_containers.sh
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+++ b/tools/build_and_up_all_containers.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd -P "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")" )"
+
+cd ..
+
+INFRA_ROOT="$PWD"
+
+RC=0
+
+function fail_one()
+{
+    echo >&2 "FAILURE on: " "$@"
+    RC=$(( RC + 1 ))
+}
+
+while IFS="" read -u 3 -r SERVICE_PATH
+do
+    pushd "${SERVICE_PATH%/*}"
+    pwd
+    docker-compose pull || { fail_one "pull" ; continue ; }
+    docker-compose build --no-cache || { fail_one "build" ; continue ; }
+    docker-compose up -d || { fail_one "switch to newly built container" ; continue ; }
+
+    popd
+done 3< <( find . -iname "compose.yaml" )
+
+echo "Overall result: $RC"
+exit "$RC"