diff --git a/docs/en/testing.md b/docs/en/testing.md
index 64ef8280d..9b5541761 100644
--- a/docs/en/testing.md
+++ b/docs/en/testing.md
@@ -6,27 +6,42 @@ All our packages have github actions by default, so you can test your [contribut
 
 > Note: We recommend pull requesting in draft mode until all tests pass.
 
-## Docker image
+## Docker
 
-For greater ease it is recommended to use docker containers, for this you can use the [docker-compose.yml](https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/) file that is in the docs folder.
+For greater ease it is recommended to use docker containers. 
 
-1. [PostgreSQL 15](/docker-compose.yml)
+You can use the [docker-compose.yml](https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/) file with PostgreSQL 15 
+that is in the root of the package:
 
-For running the docker containers you can use the following command:
+```shell
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+or run container directly via command:
 
 ```shell
-docker compose up -d
+docker run --name pgsql -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=root -e POSTGRES_USER=root -e POSTGRES_DB=yiitest -d postgres:15
 ```
 
+If the IP address at which the container with DB is accessible is different from `127.0.0.1`, then set environment variable
+`YIISOFT_DB_PGSQL_TEST_HOST` to actual IP. For example:
+
+```shell
+export YIISOFT_DB_PGSQL_TEST_HOST=172.17.0.3
+````
+
+> Environment variable `YIISOFT_DB_PGSQL_TEST_HOST` is used only for this package testing. It's not needed for and isn't used in
+> your application or package that uses `yiisoft/db-pgsql`.
+
 ## Unit testing
 
 The package is tested with [PHPUnit](https://phpunit.de/).
 
 The following steps are required to run the tests:
 
-1. Run the docker container for the dbms.
+1. Run the docker container with DBMS.
 2. Install the dependencies of the project with composer.
-3. Run the tests.
+3. Run the tests:
 
 ```shell
 vendor/bin/phpunit
diff --git a/tests/CommandTest.php b/tests/CommandTest.php
index d924a5503..de787e035 100644
--- a/tests/CommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/CommandTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Yiisoft\Db\Pgsql\Connection;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Pgsql\Dsn;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Pgsql\Driver;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Pgsql\Tests\Support\TestEnvironment;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Pgsql\Tests\Support\TestTrait;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Tests\Common\CommonCommandTest;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Tests\Support\DbHelper;
@@ -322,12 +323,14 @@ public function testinsertWithReturningPksUuid(): void
 
     public function testShowDatabases(): void
     {
-        $dsn = new Dsn('pgsql', '127.0.0.1');
+        $dbHost = TestEnvironment::getPostgreSqlHost();
+
+        $dsn = new Dsn('pgsql', $dbHost);
         $db = new Connection(new Driver($dsn->asString(), 'root', 'root'), DbHelper::getSchemaCache());
 
         $command = $db->createCommand();
 
-        $this->assertSame('pgsql:host=127.0.0.1;dbname=postgres;port=5432', $db->getDriver()->getDsn());
+        $this->assertSame('pgsql:host=' . $dbHost . ';dbname=postgres;port=5432', $db->getDriver()->getDsn());
         $this->assertSame(['yiitest'], $command->showDatabases());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PDODriverTest.php b/tests/PDODriverTest.php
index c4ff1b495..06436a1e3 100644
--- a/tests/PDODriverTest.php
+++ b/tests/PDODriverTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Yiisoft\Db\Exception\Exception;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Exception\InvalidConfigException;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Pgsql\Driver;
+use Yiisoft\Db\Pgsql\Tests\Support\TestEnvironment;
 use Yiisoft\Db\Pgsql\Tests\Support\TestTrait;
 
 /**
@@ -33,7 +34,11 @@ public function testConnectionCharset(): void
 
         $this->assertEqualsIgnoringCase('UTF8', array_values($charset)[0]);
 
-        $pdoDriver = new Driver('pgsql:host=127.0.0.1;dbname=yiitest;port=5432', 'root', 'root');
+        $pdoDriver = new Driver(
+            'pgsql:host=' . TestEnvironment::getPostgreSqlHost() . ';dbname=yiitest;port=5432',
+            'root',
+            'root'
+        );
         $pdoDriver->charset('latin1');
         $pdo = $pdoDriver->createConnection();
         $charset = $pdo->query('SHOW client_encoding', PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)->fetch();
diff --git a/tests/Support/TestEnvironment.php b/tests/Support/TestEnvironment.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e7199872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Support/TestEnvironment.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Yiisoft\Db\Pgsql\Tests\Support;
+
+final class TestEnvironment
+{
+    public static function getPostgreSqlHost(): string
+    {
+        $host = getenv('YIISOFT_DB_PGSQL_TEST_HOST');
+        return $host === false ? '127.0.0.1' : $host;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Support/TestTrait.php b/tests/Support/TestTrait.php
index 9b80c95d6..e41426c9e 100644
--- a/tests/Support/TestTrait.php
+++ b/tests/Support/TestTrait.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ protected function getConnection(bool $fixture = false): PdoConnectionInterface
 
     protected static function getDb(): PdoConnectionInterface
     {
-        $dsn = (new Dsn('pgsql', '127.0.0.1', 'yiitest', '5432'))->asString();
+        $dsn = (new Dsn('pgsql', TestEnvironment::getPostgreSqlHost(), 'yiitest', '5432'))->asString();
 
         return new Connection(new Driver($dsn, 'root', 'root'), DbHelper::getSchemaCache());
     }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected static function getDb(): PdoConnectionInterface
     protected function getDsn(): string
     {
         if ($this->dsn === '') {
-            $this->dsn = (new Dsn('pgsql', '127.0.0.1', 'yiitest', '5432'))->asString();
+            $this->dsn = (new Dsn('pgsql', TestEnvironment::getPostgreSqlHost(), 'yiitest', '5432'))->asString();
         }
 
         return $this->dsn;