diff --git a/docs/3_guides/6_setup_aligned.md b/docs/3_guides/6_setup_aligned.md
index ae3f5edde..611a37eea 100644
--- a/docs/3_guides/6_setup_aligned.md
+++ b/docs/3_guides/6_setup_aligned.md
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ To start the [Batcher](../2_architecture/components/1_batcher.md):
 make batcher_start
 ```
 
+If you are testing locally, you can run this instead:
+```bash
+make batcher_start_local
+```
+
 <details>
 <summary>More information about Batcher configuration:</summary>
 
@@ -362,6 +367,15 @@ ecdsa:
 make batcher_start
 ```
 
+or
+
+```bash
+make batcher_start_local
+```
+
+The latter version sets up a [localstack](https://www.localstack.cloud/) to act as a replacement for S3,
+so you don't need to interact with (and give money to) AWS for your tests.
+
 </details>
 
 ---