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 ## Testing redux
 
-Before sending code out for review, run all the tests for the
-whole tree to make sure the changes don't break other usage
-and keep the compatibility on upgrade. To make sure you are
-running the test suite exactly like we do, you should install
-the CLI for [Drone CI](https://github.com/drone/drone), as
-we are using the server for continuous testing, following [these
-instructions](http://docs.drone.io/cli-installation/). After that,
-you can simply call `drone exec --local --build-event "pull_request"` within
-your working directory and it will try to run the test suite locally.
+Before submitting a pull request, run all the tests for the whole tree
+to make sure your changes don't cause regression elsewhere.  
+
+Here's how to run the test suite: 
+
+- Install the correct version of the drone-cli package.  As of this
+  writing, the correct drone-cli version is
+  [0.8.6](https://0-8-0.docs.drone.io/cli-installation/).
+- Ensure you have enough free disk space.  You will need at least
+  15-20 Gb of free disk space to hold all of the containers drone
+  creates (a default AWS or GCE disk size won't work -- see
+  [#6243](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/6243)).  
+- Change into the base directory of your copy of the gitea repository,
+  and run `drone exec --local --build-event pull_request`.
+
+The drone version, command line, and disk requirements do change over
+time (see [#4053](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/4053) and
+[#6243](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/6243)); if you
+discover any issues, please feel free to send us a pull request to
+update these instructions.
 
 ## Vendoring