diff --git a/basic-setup/bin/dd-install b/basic-setup/bin/dd-install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d1c2fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basic-setup/bin/dd-install
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+source .env
+MASTERCONTAINER="${PREFIX_CONTAINER}horde_web"
+
+CMD="composer require --dev symfony/var-dumper"
+docker exec -i "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD" 
diff --git a/basic-setup/bin/devtools-install.sh b/basic-setup/bin/devtools-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..30c5316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basic-setup/bin/devtools-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+source .env
+MASTERCONTAINER="${PREFIX_CONTAINER}horde_web"
+stuff="vim wget"
+CMD="zypper -n install $stuff"
+docker exec -i "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD" 
+echo "installing $stuff"
diff --git a/basic-setup/bin/global-phpunit-install.sh b/basic-setup/bin/global-phpunit-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..072663f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basic-setup/bin/global-phpunit-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+source .env
+MASTERCONTAINER="${PREFIX_CONTAINER}horde_web"
+
+CMD="command -v wget"
+PHPUNITVERSION="phpunit-9.phar"
+PHPUNITURL="https://phar.phpunit.de/$PHPUNITVERSION"
+
+
+if ! docker exec -i "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD" &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "wget could not be found, installing it now"
+    CMD="zypper -n install wget"
+    docker exec -i  "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD"
+fi
+
+CMD="cd /usr/local/bin/ && wget -O phpunit $PHPUNITURL && chmod +x phpunit && phpunit --version"
+docker exec -i "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD"
diff --git a/basic-setup/bin/vfsstream-install.sh b/basic-setup/bin/vfsstream-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..814d948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basic-setup/bin/vfsstream-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+source .env
+MASTERCONTAINER="${PREFIX_CONTAINER}horde_web"
+
+
+CMD="composer require --dev mikey179/vfsstream"
+docker exec -i "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD" 
diff --git a/basic-setup/bin/xdebug-install.sh b/basic-setup/bin/xdebug-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..caeb24b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basic-setup/bin/xdebug-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+source .env
+MASTERCONTAINER="${PREFIX_CONTAINER}horde_web"
+
+CMD="zypper -n install php7-xdebug"
+docker exec -i "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD" 
+echo "installing php7-xdebug"
+
+CMD="rpm -qa '*xdebug*' --qf "%{VERSION}\n" | cut -d'.' -f1"
+xdebug_major_version=$(docker exec -i "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD")
+echo "xdebug major version is: $xdebug_major_version"
+    if [[ $xdebug_major_version -eq 2 ]]; then
+        # configuration for Xdebug 2.9.5 as distributed by openSUSE Leap 15.3
+        CMD='{
+            echo "xdebug.remote_enable = 1";
+            echo "xdebug.remote_autostart = 1";
+            echo "xdebug.remote_port = 9000";
+        } >> /etc/php7/conf.d/xdebug.ini';
+        docker exec -i "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD"
+    elif [[ $xdebug_major_version -eq 3 ]]; then
+        # NOTE: untested as of 2022-03-04, as only Tumbleweed has Xdebug 3
+        CMD='{
+            echo "xdebug.mode = develop,debug";
+            echo "xdebug.start_with_request = yes";
+        } >> /etc/php7/conf.d/xdebug.ini'
+        docker exec -i "$MASTERCONTAINER" bash -c "$CMD"
+    fi
+    unset xdebug_major_version