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+def run_karura(plan):
+    exec_command = [
+        "--chain=dev", 
+        "--collator", 
+        "--rpc-external", 
+        "--rpc-cors=all", 
+        "--rpc-methods=unsafe", 
+        "--tmp", 
+        "--", 
+        "--chain=/app/rococo-local.json", 
+        "--execution=wasm"
+    ]
+
+    karura_service_config = ServiceConfig(
+        image = "acala/karura-node:latest",
+        files = {
+            "/app": "configs",
+        },
+        ports = {
+            "9944": PortSpec(9944, transport_protocol = "TCP"),
+            "9933": PortSpec(9933, transport_protocol = "TCP"),
+        },
+        public_ports = {
+            "9944": PortSpec(9432, transport_protocol = "TCP"),
+            "9933": PortSpec(9431, transport_protocol = "TCP"),
+        },
+        cmd = exec_command,
+    )
+    plan.add_service(name = "karura-node", config = karura_service_config)