diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c0ba7d2..d08f9362 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ docker build . -t grafana/otel-lgtm
 mise build-lgtm
 ```
 
+> [!TIP]
+> If you built your image locally, you can use the `run-lgtm` scripts with
+> the parameters `latest true` to run your local image.
+
 ## Build and run the example app
 
 > [!TIP]
diff --git a/build-lgtm.sh b/build-lgtm.sh
index 62548b25..03134bdb 100755
--- a/build-lgtm.sh
+++ b/build-lgtm.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -euo pipefail
+
 RELEASE=${1:-latest}
 
-docker buildx build -f docker/Dockerfile docker --tag grafana/otel-lgtm:"${RELEASE}"
+if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	RUNTIME=docker
+elif command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	RUNTIME=podman
+else
+	echo "Unable to find a suitable container runtime such as Docker or Podman. Exiting."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+$RUNTIME buildx build -f docker/Dockerfile docker --tag grafana/otel-lgtm:"${RELEASE}"
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 9cad805a..8cac081f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ARG PYROSCOPE_VERSION=v1.15.0
 ARG OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_VERSION=v0.138.0
 
 # hadolint global ignore=DL3059
-FROM redhat/ubi9:9.6-1760340943@sha256:dec374e05cc13ebbc0975c9f521f3db6942d27f8ccdf06b180160490eef8bdbc AS builder
+FROM docker.io/redhat/ubi9:9.6-1760340943@sha256:dec374e05cc13ebbc0975c9f521f3db6942d27f8ccdf06b180160490eef8bdbc AS builder
 
 RUN mkdir /otel-lgtm
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ COPY download-grafana.sh \
  ./
 
 # TARGETARCH is automatically detected and set by the Docker daemon during the build process. If the build starts
-# on an amd64 architecture, than the TARGETARCH will be set to `amd64`.
+# on an amd64 architecture, then the TARGETARCH will be set to `amd64`.
 # More details on the variables can be found here: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/extensions-sdk/extensions/multi-arch/
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ENV TARGETARCH=${TARGETARCH}
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RUN ./download-otelcol.sh $OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_VERSION
 COPY grafana-datasources.yaml /otel-lgtm/grafana/conf/provisioning/datasources/
 COPY grafana-dashboards.yaml /otel-lgtm/grafana/conf/provisioning/dashboards/
 
-FROM redhat/ubi9-micro:9.6-1760515026@sha256:aff810919642215e15c993b9bbc110dbcc446608730ad24499dafd9df7a8f8f4
+FROM docker.io/redhat/ubi9-micro:9.6-1760515026@sha256:aff810919642215e15c993b9bbc110dbcc446608730ad24499dafd9df7a8f8f4
 
 RUN mkdir /otel-lgtm
 WORKDIR /otel-lgtm
diff --git a/run-lgtm.cmd b/run-lgtm.cmd
index e432f681..36848fce 100644
--- a/run-lgtm.cmd
+++ b/run-lgtm.cmd
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 @echo off
 
-powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -Command "& '%~dp0\run-lgtm.ps1'"
+set "releasetag=%~1"
+set "local=%~2"
+
+if "%releasetag%"=="" set "releasetag=latest"
+if "%localimg%"=="" set "localimg=0"
+if "%localimg%"=="false" set "localimg=0"
+if "%localimg%"=="true" set "localimg=1"
+
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -Command "& '%~dp0\run-lgtm.ps1' -ReleaseTag '%releasetag%' -UseLocalImage %localimg%"
 exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/run-lgtm.ps1 b/run-lgtm.ps1
index b6698b98..53c70af0 100644
--- a/run-lgtm.ps1
+++ b/run-lgtm.ps1
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-$release_tag = "latest"
+param (
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, Position = 0)] [string]  $ReleaseTag = "latest",
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, Position = 1)] [boolean] $UseLocalImage = $false
+)
 
 $supportedContainerRuntime = 'podman', 'docker'
 $containers = 'grafana', 'prometheus', 'loki'
-$image = "docker.io/grafana/otel-lgtm:$release_tag"
+$image = "docker.io/grafana/otel-lgtm:${ReleaseTag}"
 
 # prefilled pwd var to avoid repeted calls in build string.moved to top init section or logic
 $path = (Get-Location).Path
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ $containerCommand = $supportedContainerRuntime | ForEach-Object {
 } | Select-Object -first 1
 
 if ($null -eq $containerCommand) {
-    Write-Error "Please install Podman or docker"
+    Write-Error "Unable to find a suitable container runtime such as Docker or Podman. Exiting."
     return
 }
 
@@ -20,10 +23,25 @@ $containers | ForEach-Object {
     $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$path/container/$_" -Force
 }
 
-& $containerCommand pull $image
+if (-Not (Test-Path -Path ".env")) {
+    New-Item -ItemType File -Path ".env" -Force | Out-Null
+}
+
+if ($UseLocalImage) {
+    if ($containerCommand -eq 'podman') {
+        $image = "localhost/grafana/otel-lgtm:${ReleaseTag}"
+    }
+    else {
+        $image = "grafana/otel-lgtm:${ReleaseTag}"
+    }
+}
+else {
+    $image = "docker.io/grafana/otel-lgtm:${ReleaseTag}"
+    & $containerCommand image pull $image
+}
 
 $runCommand = @(
-    'run'
+    'container', 'run'
     '--name', 'lgtm',
     '-p', '3000:3000'
     '-p', '4317:4317'
@@ -34,7 +52,8 @@ $runCommand = @(
     '-v', "${path}/container/prometheus:/data/prometheus"
     '-v', "${path}/container/loki:/data/loki"
     '-e', "GF_PATHS_DATA=/data/grafana"
-    $image
+    '--env-file', '.env'
+    ${image}
 )
 
 & $containerCommand @runCommand
diff --git a/run-lgtm.sh b/run-lgtm.sh
index 26aec451..5a55debe 100755
--- a/run-lgtm.sh
+++ b/run-lgtm.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,54 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -euo pipefail
+
 RELEASE=${1:-latest}
+LOCAL_VOLUME=${PWD}/container
+# Only set this to "true" if you built the image with the 'build-lgtm.sh' script
+USE_LOCAL_IMAGE=${2:-false}
+
+for dir in grafana prometheus loki; do
+	test -d "${LOCAL_VOLUME}"/${dir} || mkdir -p "${LOCAL_VOLUME}"/${dir}
+done
+
+test -f .env || touch .env
 
-docker pull docker.io/grafana/otel-lgtm:"${RELEASE}"
+if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	RUNTIME=docker
+	MOUNT_OPTS=rw
+elif command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	RUNTIME=podman
+	# Fedora, by default, runs with SELinux on. We require the "z" option for bind mounts.
+	# See: https://docs.docker.com/engine/storage/bind-mounts/#configure-the-selinux-label
+	# See: https://docs.podman.io/en/stable/markdown/podman-run.1.html section "Labeling Volume Mounts"
+	MOUNT_OPTS="rw,z"
+else
+	echo "Unable to find a suitable container runtime such as Docker or Podman. Exiting."
+	exit 1
+fi
 
-touch .env
+if [ "$USE_LOCAL_IMAGE" = true ]; then
+	if [ "$RUNTIME" = "podman" ]; then
+		# Default address when building with Podman.
+		IMAGE="localhost/grafana/otel-lgtm:latest"
+	else
+		IMAGE="grafana/otel-lgtm:latest"
+	fi
+else
+	IMAGE="docker.io/grafana/otel-lgtm:${RELEASE}"
+	$RUNTIME image pull "$IMAGE"
+fi
 
-docker run \
+$RUNTIME container run \
 	--name lgtm \
 	-p 3000:3000 \
 	-p 4317:4317 \
 	-p 4318:4318 \
 	--rm \
 	-ti \
-	-v "$PWD"/container/grafana:/data/grafana \
-	-v "$PWD"/container/prometheus:/data/prometheus \
-	-v "$PWD"/container/loki:/data/loki \
+	-v "${LOCAL_VOLUME}"/grafana:/data/grafana:"${MOUNT_OPTS}" \
+	-v "${LOCAL_VOLUME}"/prometheus:/data/prometheus:"${MOUNT_OPTS}" \
+	-v "${LOCAL_VOLUME}"/loki:/data/loki:"${MOUNT_OPTS}" \
 	-e GF_PATHS_DATA=/data/grafana \
 	--env-file .env \
-	docker.io/grafana/otel-lgtm:"${RELEASE}"
+	"$IMAGE"
diff --git a/scripts/super-linter.sh b/scripts/super-linter.sh
index 57c48274..e109694a 100755
--- a/scripts/super-linter.sh
+++ b/scripts/super-linter.sh
@@ -4,13 +4,27 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 pushd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-docker pull ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:latest
+if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	RUNTIME=docker
+	MOUNT_OPTS=rw
+elif command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	RUNTIME=podman
+	# Fedora, by default, runs with SELinux on. We require the "z" option for bind mounts.
+	# See: https://docs.docker.com/engine/storage/bind-mounts/#configure-the-selinux-label
+	# See: https://docs.podman.io/en/stable/markdown/podman-run.1.html section "Labeling Volume Mounts"
+	MOUNT_OPTS="rw,z"
+else
+	echo "Unable to find a suitable container runtime such as Docker or Podman. Exiting."
+	exit 1
+fi
 
-docker run --rm \
+$RUNTIME image pull ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:latest
+
+$RUNTIME container run --rm \
 	-e RUN_LOCAL=true \
 	-e DEFAULT_BRANCH=main \
 	--env-file ".github/super-linter.env" \
-	-v "$(pwd)":/tmp/lint \
+	-v "$(pwd)":/tmp/lint:"${MOUNT_OPTS}" \
 	ghcr.io/super-linter/super-linter:latest
 
 popd