diff --git a/packaging_qa/Debian.bookworm.dockerfile b/packaging_qa/Debian.bookworm.dockerfile
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+# Use Debian as the base image
+FROM debian:bookworm
+
+# Set environment variables to avoid interactive prompts
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ARG VERSION=13.0.1
+ENV CITUS_VERSION=${VERSION}.citus-1
+ENV PG_MAJOR=17
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    ca-certificates \
+    curl \
+    gnupg \
+    lsb-release \
+    sudo
+
+# Add PostgreSQL repository
+RUN curl -fsSL https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/postgresql.asc && \
+    echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt bookworm-pgdg main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list
+
+# Install PostgreSQL $PG_MAJOR and required packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-$PG_MAJOR postgresql-contrib
+
+# Install Citus repository and required extensions
+RUN curl -s https://install.citusdata.com/community/deb.sh | bash && \
+    apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+        postgresql-$PG_MAJOR-citus-13.0=$CITUS_VERSION \
+        postgresql-$PG_MAJOR-hll=2.18.citus-1 \
+        postgresql-$PG_MAJOR-topn=2.7.0.citus-1
+
+# Ensure PostgreSQL data directory exists and has correct permissions
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main && chown -R postgres:postgres /var/lib/postgresql && chmod -R 700 /var/lib/postgresql
+
+# Switch to postgres user before running PostgreSQL
+USER postgres
+
+# Initialize the database only if it's not already initialized
+RUN bash -c '[ ! -f "/var/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/main/PG_VERSION" ] && /usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/main || echo "Database already initialized"'
+
+# Fix pg_hba.conf to allow connections
+RUN echo "local   all             postgres                                trust" > /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "local   all             all                                     md5" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            md5" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             ::1/128                 md5" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf
+
+# Add Citus to PostgreSQL config
+RUN echo "shared_preload_libraries = 'citus'" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/postgresql.conf
+
+# Create an entrypoint script to start PostgreSQL properly
+USER root
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+
+# Switch back to postgres user
+USER postgres
+
+# Use custom entrypoint to start PostgreSQL and create the Citus extension
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+
+# Expose PostgreSQL port
+EXPOSE 5432
diff --git a/packaging_qa/Debian.bullseye.dockerfile b/packaging_qa/Debian.bullseye.dockerfile
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+# Use Debian as the base image
+FROM debian:bullseye
+
+# Set environment variables to avoid interactive prompts
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ARG VERSION=13.0.1
+ENV CITUS_VERSION=${VERSION}.citus-1
+ENV PG_MAJOR=15
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    ca-certificates \
+    curl \
+    gnupg \
+    lsb-release \
+    sudo
+
+# Add PostgreSQL repository
+RUN curl -fsSL https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/postgresql.asc && \
+    echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt bullseye-pgdg main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list
+
+# Install PostgreSQL $PG_MAJOR and required packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-$PG_MAJOR postgresql-contrib
+
+# Install Citus repository and required extensions
+RUN curl -s https://install.citusdata.com/community/deb.sh | bash && \
+    apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+        postgresql-$PG_MAJOR-citus-13.0=$CITUS_VERSION \
+        postgresql-$PG_MAJOR-hll=2.18.citus-1 \
+        postgresql-$PG_MAJOR-topn=2.7.0.citus-1
+
+# Ensure PostgreSQL data directory exists and has correct permissions
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main && chown -R postgres:postgres /var/lib/postgresql && chmod -R 700 /var/lib/postgresql
+
+# Switch to postgres user before running PostgreSQL
+USER postgres
+
+# Initialize the database only if it's not already initialized
+RUN bash -c '[ ! -f "/var/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/main/PG_VERSION" ] && /usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/main || echo "Database already initialized"'
+
+# Fix pg_hba.conf to allow connections
+RUN echo "local   all             postgres                                trust" > /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "local   all             all                                     md5" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            md5" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             ::1/128                 md5" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf
+
+# Add Citus to PostgreSQL config
+RUN echo "shared_preload_libraries = 'citus'" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/postgresql.conf
+
+# Create an entrypoint script to start PostgreSQL properly
+USER root
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+
+# Switch back to postgres user
+USER postgres
+
+# Use custom entrypoint to start PostgreSQL and create the Citus extension
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+
+# Expose PostgreSQL port
+EXPOSE 5432
diff --git a/packaging_qa/Redhat.dockerfile b/packaging_qa/Redhat.dockerfile
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+# RHEL 8-based	EL8	rockylinux:8 / ubi8
+# RHEL 9-based	EL9	rockylinux:9 / ubi9
+# Oracle Linux 8	OL8	oraclelinux:8 # may need to run docker pull oraclelinux:8
+# Oracle Linux 9	OL9	oraclelinux:9
+# Use Red Hat or Oracle Linux as the base image
+ARG OS_TYPE=oraclelinux
+ARG VERSION_ID=8
+ARG BASE_IMAGE=${OS_TYPE}:${VERSION_ID}
+FROM $BASE_IMAGE
+
+# Set environment variables to avoid interactive prompts
+ARG CITUS_VERSION_FULL=13.0.1
+ARG CITUS_VERSION_COMPACT=130
+ARG PG_MAJOR=17
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN dnf install -y --allowerasing \
+    epel-release \
+    dnf-utils \
+    sudo \
+    curl \
+    gnupg2 \
+    which \
+    libffi-devel \
+    readline-devel \
+    gcc \
+    make \
+    which \
+    tar
+
+# Add PostgreSQL repository based on EL version
+RUN export EL_VERSION=$(source /etc/os-release && echo ${VERSION_ID%%.*}) && \
+    dnf install -y https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/reporpms/EL-${EL_VERSION}-x86_64/pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm
+
+# Disable built-in PostgreSQL module
+RUN dnf -qy module disable postgresql
+
+# Install PostgreSQL and required packages
+RUN dnf install -y postgresql${PG_MAJOR} postgresql${PG_MAJOR}-server postgresql${PG_MAJOR}-contrib
+
+# Install Citus repository and extensions
+RUN export VERSION_ID=$(source /etc/os-release && echo ${VERSION_ID%%.*}) && \
+    curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/citusdata/community/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash && \
+    yum install -y citus${CITUS_VERSION_COMPACT}_${PG_MAJOR}-${CITUS_VERSION_FULL}.citus-1.el${VERSION_ID}.x86_64 \
+                   topn_${PG_MAJOR}-2.7.0.citus-1.el${VERSION_ID}.x86_64 \
+                   hll_${PG_MAJOR}-2.18.citus-1.el${VERSION_ID}.x86_64
+
+# Ensure PostgreSQL data directory exists and has correct permissions
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data && chown -R postgres:postgres /var/lib/pgsql && chmod -R 700 /var/lib/pgsql
+
+# Switch to postgres user before running PostgreSQL
+USER postgres
+
+# Initialize the database only if it's not already initialized
+RUN [ ! -f "/var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/PG_VERSION" ] && /usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data || echo "Database already initialized"
+
+# Fix pg_hba.conf to allow connections
+RUN echo "local   all             postgres                                trust" > /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "local   all             all                                     md5" >> /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            md5" >> /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             ::1/128                 md5" >> /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/pg_hba.conf
+
+# Add Citus to PostgreSQL config
+RUN echo "shared_preload_libraries = 'citus'" >> /var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data/postgresql.conf
+
+# Create an entrypoint script to start PostgreSQL properly
+USER root
+COPY docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh /usr/local/bin/
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh
+
+# Switch back to postgres user
+USER postgres
+
+# Use custom entrypoint to start PostgreSQL and create the Citus extension
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh"]
+
+# Expose PostgreSQL port
+EXPOSE 5432
diff --git a/packaging_qa/Ubuntu.dockerfile b/packaging_qa/Ubuntu.dockerfile
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+++ b/packaging_qa/Ubuntu.dockerfile
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+# Use Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy as the base image
+# FROM ubuntu:22.04
+
+# Use Ubuntu 20.04 Focal as the base image
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
+
+
+# Set environment variables to avoid interactive prompts
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ARG VERSION=13.0.1
+ENV CITUS_VERSION=${VERSION}.citus-1
+ENV PG_MAJOR=17
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    ca-certificates \
+    curl \
+    gnupg \
+    lsb-release \
+    sudo
+
+# Add PostgreSQL repository
+RUN curl -fsSL https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/postgresql.asc && \
+    echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list
+
+# Install PostgreSQL $PG_MAJOR and required packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y postgresql-$PG_MAJOR postgresql-contrib
+
+# Install Citus repository and required extensions
+RUN curl -s https://install.citusdata.com/community/deb.sh | bash && \
+    apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+        postgresql-$PG_MAJOR-citus-13.0=$CITUS_VERSION \
+        postgresql-$PG_MAJOR-hll=2.18.citus-1 \
+        postgresql-$PG_MAJOR-topn=2.7.0.citus-1
+
+# Ensure PostgreSQL data directory exists and has correct permissions
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main && chown -R postgres:postgres /var/lib/postgresql && chmod -R 700 /var/lib/postgresql
+
+# Switch to postgres user before running PostgreSQL
+USER postgres
+
+# Initialize the database only if it's not already initialized
+RUN bash -c '[ ! -f "/var/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/main/PG_VERSION" ] && /usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/main || echo "Database already initialized"'
+
+# Fix pg_hba.conf to allow connections
+RUN echo "local   all             postgres                                trust" > /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "local   all             all                                     md5" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            md5" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf && \
+    echo "host    all             all             ::1/128                 md5" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/pg_hba.conf
+
+# Add Citus to PostgreSQL config
+RUN echo "shared_preload_libraries = 'citus'" >> /var/lib/postgresql/$PG_MAJOR/main/postgresql.conf
+
+# Create an entrypoint script to start PostgreSQL properly
+USER root
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+
+# Switch back to postgres user
+USER postgres
+
+# Use custom entrypoint to start PostgreSQL and create the Citus extension
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
+
+# Expose PostgreSQL port
+EXPOSE 5432
diff --git a/packaging_qa/build_run b/packaging_qa/build_run
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+++ b/packaging_qa/build_run
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+docker build -t citus-test -f Ubuntu.dockerfile .
+docker build -t citus-test -f Debian.bookworm.dockerfile .
+
+docker rm -f citus-container
+docker run -d --name citus-container citus-test
+docker exec -it citus-container psql -U postgres 
+
+docker exec -i citus-container psql -U postgres < test.sql
+
+
+docker logs -f citus-container
+
+docker exec -it citus-container cat /etc/os-release
+
diff --git a/packaging_qa/docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh b/packaging_qa/docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging_qa/docker-entrypoint-rhel.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Set PG_MAJOR to 15 by default if not provided
+if command -v psql &> /dev/null; then
+    PG_MAJOR=$(psql -V | awk '{print $3}' | cut -d. -f1)
+else
+    PG_MAJOR=15
+fi
+
+# Define PostgreSQL paths dynamically
+PG_CTL="/usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/pg_ctl"
+PG_DATA_DIR="/var/lib/pgsql/${PG_MAJOR}/data"
+PG_LOG="/var/lib/pgsql/logfile"
+PG_BIN="/usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/postgres"
+PG_ISREADY="/usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/pg_isready"
+
+# Ensure PostgreSQL data directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$PG_DATA_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Initializing PostgreSQL data directory: $PG_DATA_DIR"
+    mkdir -p "$PG_DATA_DIR"
+    chown -R postgres:postgres "$PG_DATA_DIR"
+    chmod 700 "$PG_DATA_DIR"
+    /usr/pgsql-${PG_MAJOR}/bin/initdb -D "$PG_DATA_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Start PostgreSQL in the background
+$PG_CTL -D "$PG_DATA_DIR" -l "$PG_LOG" start
+
+# Wait for PostgreSQL to be ready
+until $PG_ISREADY -q -d postgres; do
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+# Ensure Citus extension is installed
+psql -U postgres -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS citus;"
+psql -U postgres -c "SELECT * FROM pg_extension WHERE extname = 'citus';"
+
+# Stop PostgreSQL before running the container foreground process
+$PG_CTL -D "$PG_DATA_DIR" stop
+
+# Start PostgreSQL in the foreground
+exec $PG_BIN -D "$PG_DATA_DIR"
diff --git a/packaging_qa/docker-entrypoint.sh b/packaging_qa/docker-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a1365a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging_qa/docker-entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Set PG_MAJOR to 16 by default if not provided
+PG_MAJOR=${PG_MAJOR:-16}
+
+# Define PostgreSQL paths dynamically
+PG_CTL="/usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/bin/pg_ctl"
+PG_DATA_DIR="/var/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/main"
+PG_LOG="/var/lib/postgresql/logfile"
+PG_BIN="/usr/lib/postgresql/${PG_MAJOR}/bin/postgres"
+
+# Ensure PostgreSQL data directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$PG_DATA_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: PostgreSQL data directory $PG_DATA_DIR does not exist!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start PostgreSQL in the background
+$PG_CTL -D "$PG_DATA_DIR" -l "$PG_LOG" start
+
+# Wait for PostgreSQL to be ready
+until pg_isready -q -d postgres; do
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+# Ensure Citus extension is installed
+psql -U postgres -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS citus;"
+psql -U postgres -c "SELECT * FROM pg_extension WHERE extname = 'citus';"
+
+# Stop PostgreSQL before running the container foreground process
+$PG_CTL -D "$PG_DATA_DIR" stop
+
+# Start PostgreSQL in the foreground
+exec $PG_BIN -D "$PG_DATA_DIR"
diff --git a/packaging_qa/test.sql b/packaging_qa/test.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f8988c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging_qa/test.sql
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+SELECT pg_read_file('/etc/os-release', 0, 1000);
+select version();
+\dx
+
+CREATE TABLE events (
+  device_id bigint,
+  event_id bigserial,
+  event_time timestamptz default now(),
+  data jsonb not null,
+  PRIMARY KEY (device_id, event_id)
+);
+
+-- distribute the events table across shards placed locally or on the worker nodes
+SELECT create_distributed_table('events', 'device_id');
+
+INSERT INTO events (device_id, data)
+SELECT s % 100, ('{"measurement":'||random()||'}')::jsonb FROM generate_series(1,1000000) s;
+
+-- get the last 3 events for device 1, routed to a single node
+SELECT * FROM events WHERE device_id = 1 ORDER BY event_time DESC, event_id DESC LIMIT 3;
+
+
+CREATE TABLE devices (
+  device_id bigint primary key,
+  device_name text,
+  device_type_id int
+);
+CREATE INDEX ON devices (device_type_id);
+
+-- co-locate the devices table with the events table
+SELECT create_distributed_table('devices', 'device_id', colocate_with := 'events');
+
+-- insert device metadata
+INSERT INTO devices (device_id, device_name, device_type_id)
+SELECT s, 'device-'||s, 55 FROM generate_series(0, 99) s;
+
+-- optionally: make sure the application can only insert events for a known device
+ALTER TABLE events ADD CONSTRAINT device_id_fk
+FOREIGN KEY (device_id) REFERENCES devices (device_id);
+
+-- get the average measurement across all devices of type 55, parallelized across shards
+SELECT avg((data->>'measurement')::double precision)
+FROM events JOIN devices USING (device_id)
+WHERE device_type_id = 55;
+