--- /dev/null
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+docker-compose up -d
+
+
+DFC=$(docker ps -a -q --filter="name=dfc")
+
+# Wait for initialization of Docker contaienr for DFC
+for i in {1..10}; do
+if [ $(docker inspect --format '{{ .State.Running }}' $DFC) ]
+then
+   echo "DFC Container Running"
+   break
+else
+   echo sleep $i
+   sleep $i
+fi
+done
+
+#Wait for initialization of the DFC service
+for i in {1..10}; do
+if [ $(curl -so /dev/null -w '%{response_code}' http://localhost:8100/heartbeat ) -eq 200 ]
+then
+   echo "DFC Service running"
+   break
+else
+   echo sleep $i
+   sleep $i
+fi
+done
+
 
--- /dev/null
+*** Settings ***
+Library       OperatingSystem
+Library       RequestsLibrary
+
+*** Variables ***
+
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+
+Heartbeat test
+    [Documentation]    Check DFC heartbeat
+    Heartbeat             I'm living
+
+Stop test
+    [Documentation]    Check DFC stop
+    Stop                          Datafile Service has already been stopped!
+
+Start test
+    [Documentation]    Check DFC start
+    Start                 Datafile Service has been started!
+
+Heartbeat test - secure
+    [Documentation]    Check DFC heartbeat, secure
+    Heartbeat-secure   I'm living
+
+Stop test - secure
+    [Documentation]    Check DFC stop, secure
+    Stop-secure           Datafile Service has already been stopped!
+
+
+Start test - secure
+    [Documentation]    Check DFC start, secure
+    Start-secure       Datafile Service has been started!
+
+
+#PRobably move definitions of common Keywords to a common file
+
+*** Keywords ***
+#Probably simplyfy the test cases by using variables for port numbers/urls etc
+Heartbeat
+    [Arguments]                  ${respbody}
+    Create Session               session              http://localhost:8100/heartbeat
+    ${resp}=                     Get Request          session                  /
+    Should Be Equal                             ${resp.text}         ${respbody}
+
+Heartbeat-secure
+    [Arguments]                  ${respbody}
+    Create Session               session              https://localhost:8433/heartbeat
+    ${resp}=                     Get Request          session                  /
+    Should Be Equal                             ${resp.text}         ${respbody}
+
+Stop
+    [Arguments]                  ${respbody}
+    Create Session               session              http://localhost:8100/stopDatafile
+    ${resp}=                     Get Request          session                  /
+    Should Be Equal                             ${resp.text}         ${respbody}
+
+Stop-secure
+    [Arguments]                  ${respbody}
+    Create Session               session              https://localhost:8433/stopDatafile
+    ${resp}=                     Get Request          session                  /
+    Should Be Equal                             ${resp.text}         ${respbody}
+
+Start
+    [Arguments]                  ${respbody}
+    Create Session               session              http://localhost:8100/start
+    ${resp}=                     Get Request          session                  /
+    Should Be Equal                             ${resp.text}         ${respbody}
+
+Start-secure
+    [Arguments]                  ${respbody}
+    Create Session               session              https://localhost:8433/start
+    ${resp}=                     Get Request          session                  /
+    Should Be Equal                             ${resp.text}         ${respbody}