diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1c7c14d7fd9..82024144bfc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: 2
 jobs:
   build_and_test:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/node:6.10
+      - image: cumuluss/circleci:node-6.10
       - name: localstack
         image: localstack/localstack
     working_directory: ~/project
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Installing Dependencies
           command: |
+            # start ftp
+            sudo rm -rf /home/vsftpd
+            sudo ln -s /home/circleci/project/packages/test-data /home/vsftpd
+            sudo service vsftpd start || true
+
+            # start http service
+            sudo rm -rf /var/www/html
+            sudo ln -s /home/circleci/project/.tmp-test-data /var/www/html
+            sudo service apache2 start
+
+            # start sftp service
+            sudo bash /usr/sbin/sftp.sh user:password
+            sudo cp -r /home/circleci/project/packages/test-data/* /home/user/
+
             yarn install
             yarn bootstrap-no-build
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ad58cae238..7314ebad3a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ Build and watch packages:
 
 The LocalStack repository has [installation instructions](https://github.com/localstack/localstack#installing).
 
-Before running tests, start the LocalStack servers:
-
-    $ localstack start
+Localstack is included in the docker-compose file. You only need to run the docker-compose command in the next section in order to use it with your tests.
 
 ### Docker containers
 
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/discover-granules/tests/index.js b/cumulus/tasks/discover-granules/tests/index.js
index 3ebd4f4d4a6..fd6f16100ab 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/discover-granules/tests/index.js
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/discover-granules/tests/index.js
@@ -36,30 +36,12 @@ test('discover granules using FTP', async (t) => {
 
 test('discover granules using SFTP', async (t) => {
   const internalBucketName = randomString();
-  const providerPath = randomString();
-
-  // Figure out the directory paths that we're working with
-  const providerPathDirectory = path.join(await findTmpTestDataDirectory(), providerPath);
 
   // Create providerPathDirectory and internal bucket
-  await Promise.all([
-    fs.ensureDir(providerPathDirectory),
-    s3().createBucket({ Bucket: internalBucketName }).promise()
-  ]);
-
-  // State sample files
-  const files = [
-    'granule-1.nc', 'granule-1.nc.md5',
-    'granule-2.nc', 'granule-2.nc.md5',
-    'granule-3.nc', 'granule-3.nc.md5'
-  ];
-  await Promise.all(files.map((file) =>
-    fs.outputFile(path.join(providerPathDirectory, file), `This is ${file}`)));
+  await s3().createBucket({ Bucket: internalBucketName }).promise();
 
   const event = cloneDeep(mur);
-  // The test-data prefix is required in the provider_path because of the way
-  // that the sftp container is configured in docker-compose.yml.
-  event.config.collection.provider_path = `test-data/${providerPath}`;
+  event.config.collection.provider_path = 'granules/fake_granules';
   event.config.provider = {
     id: 'MODAPS',
     protocol: 'sftp',
@@ -85,10 +67,7 @@ test('discover granules using SFTP', async (t) => {
   }
   finally {
     // Clean up
-    await Promise.all([
-      recursivelyDeleteS3Bucket(internalBucketName),
-      fs.remove(providerPathDirectory)
-    ]);
+    await recursivelyDeleteS3Bucket(internalBucketName);
   }
 });
 
@@ -119,7 +98,7 @@ test('discover granules using HTTP', async (t) => {
   event.config.provider = {
     id: 'MODAPS',
     protocol: 'http',
-    host: 'http://localhost:8080'
+    host: 'http://localhost:3030'
   };
 
   await validateConfig(t, event.config);
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdrs/tests/index.js b/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdrs/tests/index.js
index d12d9a91527..6c5bd31bd50 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdrs/tests/index.js
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/discover-pdrs/tests/index.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ test('test pdr discovery with HTTP assuming some PDRs are new', async (t) => {
     event.config.provider = {
       id: 'MODAPS',
       protocol: 'http',
-      host: 'http://localhost:8080'
+      host: 'http://localhost:3030'
     };
     event.config.collection.provider_path = providerPath;
     event.input = {};
@@ -224,17 +224,12 @@ test('test pdr discovery with HTTP assuming some PDRs are new', async (t) => {
 
 test('test pdr discovery with SFTP assuming some PDRs are new', async (t) => {
   const internalBucketName = randomString();
-  const providerPath = randomString();
 
   // Figure out the directory paths that we're working with
   const testDataDirectory = path.join(await findTestDataDirectory(), 'pdrs');
-  const providerPathDirectory = path.join(await findTmpTestDataDirectory(), providerPath);
 
   // Create providerPathDirectory and internal bucket
-  await Promise.all([
-    fs.ensureDir(providerPathDirectory),
-    s3().createBucket({ Bucket: internalBucketName }).promise()
-  ]);
+  await s3().createBucket({ Bucket: internalBucketName }).promise();
 
   try {
     // Copy the PDRs to the SFTP directory
@@ -243,10 +238,6 @@ test('test pdr discovery with SFTP assuming some PDRs are new', async (t) => {
     const oldPdr = pdrFilenames[0];
     const newPdrs = pdrFilenames.slice(1);
 
-    await Promise.all(pdrFilenames.map((pdrFilename) => fs.copy(
-      path.join(testDataDirectory, pdrFilename),
-      path.join(providerPathDirectory, pdrFilename))));
-
     // Build the event
     const event = cloneDeep(input);
     event.config.bucket = internalBucketName;
@@ -258,15 +249,13 @@ test('test pdr discovery with SFTP assuming some PDRs are new', async (t) => {
       username: 'user',
       password: 'password'
     };
-    // The test-data prefix is required because of the way that the sftp
-    // container is configured in docker-compose.yml.
-    event.config.collection.provider_path = `test-data/${providerPath}`;
+    event.config.collection.provider_path =  'pdrs';
     event.input = {};
 
     // Mark one of the PDRs as not new
     await s3().putObject({
       Bucket: internalBucketName,
-      // 'pdrs' is the default 'folder' value in the Discover contructor
+      // 'pdrs' is the default 'folder' value in the Discover constructor
       Key: `${event.config.stack}/pdrs/${oldPdr}`,
       Body: 'Pretend this is a PDR'
     }).promise();
@@ -291,9 +280,6 @@ test('test pdr discovery with SFTP assuming some PDRs are new', async (t) => {
   }
   finally {
     // Clean up
-    await Promise.all([
-      recursivelyDeleteS3Bucket(internalBucketName),
-      fs.remove(providerPathDirectory)
-    ]);
+    await recursivelyDeleteS3Bucket(internalBucketName);
   }
 });
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/parse-pdr/tests/parse_pdrs_test.js b/cumulus/tasks/parse-pdr/tests/parse_pdrs_test.js
index faa41c50ecd..a15399750cf 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/parse-pdr/tests/parse_pdrs_test.js
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/parse-pdr/tests/parse_pdrs_test.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ test('parse PDR from HTTP endpoint', async (t) => {
   newPayload.config.provider = {
     id: 'MODAPS',
     protocol: 'http',
-    host: 'http://localhost:8080'
+    host: 'http://localhost:3030'
   };
   newPayload.input = {
     pdr: {
@@ -115,14 +115,9 @@ test('parse PDR from HTTP endpoint', async (t) => {
 
 test('parse PDR from SFTP endpoint', async (t) => {
   const internalBucketName = randomString();
-  const providerPath = randomString();
-  const providerPathDirectory = path.join(await findTmpTestDataDirectory(), providerPath);
 
   // Create providerPathDirectory and internal bucket
-  await Promise.all([
-    fs.ensureDir(providerPathDirectory),
-    s3().createBucket({ Bucket: internalBucketName }).promise()
-  ]);
+  await s3().createBucket({ Bucket: internalBucketName }).promise();
 
   const pdrName = 'MOD09GQ.PDR';
 
@@ -139,9 +134,7 @@ test('parse PDR from SFTP endpoint', async (t) => {
   newPayload.input = {
     pdr: {
       name: pdrName,
-      // The test-data prefix is required because of the way that the sftp
-      // container is configured in docker-compose.yml.
-      path: `/test-data/${providerPath}`
+      path: 'pdrs'
     }
   };
 
@@ -149,12 +142,6 @@ test('parse PDR from SFTP endpoint', async (t) => {
   await validateConfig(t, newPayload.config);
 
   try {
-    // Stage the file to be downloaded
-    const testDataDirectory = path.join(await findTestDataDirectory(), 'pdrs');
-    await fs.copy(
-      path.join(testDataDirectory, pdrName),
-      path.join(providerPathDirectory, pdrName));
-
     const output = await parsePdr(newPayload);
 
     await validateOutput(t, output);
@@ -170,10 +157,7 @@ test('parse PDR from SFTP endpoint', async (t) => {
   }
   finally {
     // Clean up
-    await Promise.all([
-      recursivelyDeleteS3Bucket(internalBucketName),
-      fs.remove(providerPathDirectory)
-    ]);
+    await recursivelyDeleteS3Bucket(internalBucketName);
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/cumulus/tasks/sync-granule/tests/sync_granule_test.js b/cumulus/tasks/sync-granule/tests/sync_granule_test.js
index 82c651a8c5e..d4050ec6110 100644
--- a/cumulus/tasks/sync-granule/tests/sync_granule_test.js
+++ b/cumulus/tasks/sync-granule/tests/sync_granule_test.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ test('download Granule from HTTP endpoint', async (t) => {
   t.context.event.config.provider = {
     id: 'MODAPS',
     protocol: 'http',
-    host: 'http://localhost:8080'
+    host: 'http://localhost:3030'
   };
   t.context.event.input.granules[0].files[0].path = `/${granulePath}`;
 
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ test('download Granule from HTTP endpoint', async (t) => {
 });
 
 test('download Granule from SFTP endpoint', async (t) => {
-  const granulePath = randomString();
-  const localGranulePath = path.join(await findTmpTestDataDirectory(), granulePath);
-
   t.context.event.config.provider = t.context.event.config.provider = {
     id: 'MODAPS',
     protocol: 'sftp',
@@ -148,23 +145,14 @@ test('download Granule from SFTP endpoint', async (t) => {
     password: 'password'
   };
 
-  // The test-data prefix is required because of the way that the sftp
-  // container is configured in docker-compose.yml.
-  t.context.event.input.granules[0].files[0].path = `test-data/${granulePath}`;
+  t.context.event.input.granules[0].files[0].path = '/granules';
 
   validateConfig(t, t.context.event.config);
   validateInput(t, t.context.event.input);
 
-  await fs.mkdir(localGranulePath);
   try {
     const granuleFilename = t.context.event.input.granules[0].files[0].name;
 
-    // Stage the file to be downloaded
-    await fs.copy(
-      path.join(await findTestDataDirectory(), 'granules', granuleFilename),
-      path.join(localGranulePath, granuleFilename)
-    );
-
     const output = await syncGranule(t.context.event);
 
     validateOutput(t, output);
@@ -182,9 +170,6 @@ test('download Granule from SFTP endpoint', async (t) => {
     }
     else throw e;
   }
-  finally {
-    fs.remove(localGranulePath);
-  }
 });
 
 test('download granule from S3 provider', async (t) => {
@@ -238,7 +223,7 @@ test('download granule with checksum in file from an HTTP endpoint', async (t) =
   event.config.provider = {
     id: 'MODAPS',
     protocol: 'http',
-    host: 'http://localhost:8080'
+    host: 'http://localhost:3030'
   };
 
   const granulePath = randomString();
@@ -288,7 +273,7 @@ test('download granule with checksum in file from an HTTP endpoint', async (t) =
 //   const provider = {
 //     id: 'MODAPS',
 //     protocol: 'http',
-//     host: 'http://localhost:8080'
+//     host: 'http://localhost:3030'
 //   };
 //   sinon.stub(S3, 'fileExists').callsFake(() => true);
 //   const uploaded = sinon.stub(S3, 'upload').callsFake(() => '/test/test.hd');
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index dafe9723fcf..fa52f30adfb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,32 +1,44 @@
-version: '2'
+version: '3'
 services:
   local:
-    image: bogem/ftp
+    image: cumuluss/circleci:node-6.10
+    command: start
     volumes:
-      - "./packages/test-data:/home/vsftpd"
+      - "./packages/test-data:/home/vsftpd:ro"
+      - "./.tmp-test-data:/var/www/html:ro"
+      - "./packages/test-data:/home/user"
     ports:
       - "20:20"
       - "21:21"
       - "47400-47470:47400-47470"
-    environment:
-      - FTP_USER=testuser
-      - FTP_PASS=testpass
-      - PASV_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1
+      - "3030:3030"
+      - "2222:2222"
+    links:
+      - localstack
     depends_on:
-      - http
-      - sftp
+      - localstack
 
-  http:
-    image: centos/httpd
-    ports:
-      - "8080:80"
+  test:
+    image: cumuluss/circleci:node-6.10
+    command: /bin/bash
     volumes:
+      - ".:/home/circleci/project"
+      - "./packages/test-data:/home/vsftpd:ro"
       - "./.tmp-test-data:/var/www/html:ro"
+      - "./packages/test-data:/home/user"
+    ports:
+      - "20:20"
+      - "21:21"
+      - "47400-47470:47400-47470"
+      - "3030:3030"
+      - "2222:2222"
+    links:
+      - localstack
+    depends_on:
+      - localstack
 
-  sftp:
-    image: atmoz/sftp
+  localstack:
+    image: localstack/localstack
     ports:
-      - "2222:22"
-    volumes:
-      - "./.tmp-test-data:/home/user/test-data:ro"
-    command: user:password
+      - 4567-4582:4567-4582
+      - 8080:8080
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-1.nc b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-1.nc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5825481ecb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-1.nc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is granule-1.nc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-1.nc.md5 b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-1.nc.md5
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab1f7294701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-1.nc.md5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is granule-1.nc.md5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-2.nc b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-2.nc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2e6b3b122d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-2.nc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is granule-2.nc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-2.nc.md5 b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-2.nc.md5
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bdbdaa2a6bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-2.nc.md5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is granule-2.nc.md5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-3.nc b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-3.nc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3fcb07ba8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-3.nc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is granule-3.nc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-3.nc.md5 b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-3.nc.md5
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..abf43b928a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-data/granules/fake_granules/granule-3.nc.md5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is granule-3.nc.md5
\ No newline at end of file