diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
index 45cf125ae52ad..9f0b6c83482f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ jobs:
 
     name: runner ${{ matrix.containers }}
 
+    services:
+      nextcloud:
+        image: ghcr.io/nextcloud/continuous-integration-shallow-server
+        options: --name nextcloud
+        ports:
+          - 80:80
+
     steps:
       - name: Restore context
         uses: buildjet/cache/restore@e376f15c6ec6dc595375c78633174c7e5f92dc0e # v3
@@ -104,11 +111,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: cypress-io/github-action@59810ebfa5a5ac6fcfdcfdf036d1cd4d083a88f2 # v6.5.0
         with:
           component: ${{ matrix.containers == 'component' }}
-          group: ${{ matrix.use-cypress-cloud && matrix.containers == 'component' && 'Run component' || matrix.use-cypress-cloud && 'Run E2E' || '' }}
-          # cypress env
-          ci-build-id: ${{ matrix.use-cypress-cloud && format('{0}-{1}', github.sha, github.run_number) || '' }}
-          tag: ${{ matrix.use-cypress-cloud && github.event_name || '' }}
         env:
+          # Use github service for server
+          NEXTCLOUD_HOST: localhost
+          NEXTCLOUD_CONTAINER: nextcloud
           # Needs to be prefixed with CYPRESS_
           CYPRESS_BRANCH: ${{ env.BRANCH }}
           # https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action/issues/124
diff --git a/cypress.config.ts b/cypress.config.ts
index 8aa4bd48b245e..f3d2e2ff8d429 100644
--- a/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/cypress.config.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			config.baseUrl = `http://${ip}/index.php`
 			await waitOnNextcloud(ip)
 			await configureNextcloud()
-			await applyChangesToNextcloud()
+			await applyChangesToNextcloud();
+
+			(config as any).NEXTCLOUD_CONTAINER = process.env.NEXTCLOUD_CONTAINER ?? 'nextcloud-cypress-tests-server'
 
 			// IMPORTANT: return the config otherwise cypress-split will not work
 			return config
diff --git a/cypress/dockerNode.ts b/cypress/dockerNode.ts
index 38bc86d9c5f39..80acab9866305 100644
--- a/cypress/dockerNode.ts
+++ b/cypress/dockerNode.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 
 export const docker = new Docker()
 
-const CONTAINER_NAME = 'nextcloud-cypress-tests-server'
+const CONTAINER_NAME = process.env.NEXTCLOUD_CONTAINER ?? 'nextcloud-cypress-tests-server'
 const SERVER_IMAGE = 'ghcr.io/nextcloud/continuous-integration-shallow-server'
 
 /**
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ const SERVER_IMAGE = 'ghcr.io/nextcloud/continuous-integration-shallow-server'
  * @param {string} branch the branch of your current work
  */
 export const startNextcloud = async function(branch: string = getCurrentGitBranch()): Promise<any> {
+	if (process.env.NEXTCLOUD_HOST) {
+		console.log('\nRunning on CI skipping pulling images')
+		return process.env.NEXTCLOUD_HOST
+	}
 
 	try {
 		try {
@@ -204,6 +208,11 @@ export const stopNextcloud = async function() {
 export const getContainerIP = async function(
 	container = docker.getContainer(CONTAINER_NAME),
 ): Promise<string> {
+
+	if (process.env.NEXTCLOUD_HOST) {
+		return process.env.NEXTCLOUD_HOST
+	}
+
 	let ip = ''
 	let tries = 0
 	while (ip === '' && tries < 10) {
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.ts b/cypress/support/commands.ts
index 1596bfe81fc9c..100691f6540c2 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.ts
@@ -218,5 +218,6 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('resetUserTheming', (user?: User) => {
 })
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('runOccCommand', (command: string, options?: Partial<Cypress.ExecOptions>) => {
-	return cy.exec(`docker exec --user www-data nextcloud-cypress-tests-server php ./occ ${command}`, options)
+	const container = (Cypress.config() as any).NEXTCLOUD_CONTAINER
+	return cy.exec(`docker exec --user www-data ${container} php ./occ ${command}`, options)
 })