diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed73a6a9f4c8..58def422ecfd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ dd-java-agent.jar
 
 # Files needed to run airbyte-platform that are downloaded on-the-fly via run-ab-platform.sh
 docker-compose.yaml
+docker-compose.debug.yaml
 .env
 .env.dev
-flags.yml   
+flags.yml
diff --git a/run-ab-platform.sh b/run-ab-platform.sh
index ec79fa3374e6..56cb82b3fae4 100755
--- a/run-ab-platform.sh
+++ b/run-ab-platform.sh
@@ -19,27 +19,28 @@ PS4="$blue_text""${BASH_SOURCE}:${LINENO}: ""$default_text"
 Help()
 {
    # Display Help
-   echo "This Script will download the necessary files for running docker compose"
-   echo "It will also run docker compose up"
-   echo "Take Warning! These assets may become stale over time!"
+   echo -e "This Script will download the necessary files for running docker compose"
+   echo -e "It will also run docker compose up"
+   echo -e "Take Warning! These assets may become stale over time!"
    echo
    # $0 is the currently running program
-   echo "Syntax: $0"
-   echo "options:"
-   echo "   -d --download    Only download files - don't run docker compose"
-   echo "   -r --refresh     ${red_text}DELETE${default_text} existing assets and re-download new ones"
-   echo "   -h --help        Print this Help."
-   echo "   -x --debug       Verbose mode."
-   echo
+   echo -e "Syntax: $0"
+   echo -e "options:"
+   echo -e "   -d --download    Only download files - don't run docker compose"
+   echo -e "   -r --refresh     ${red_text}DELETE${default_text} existing assets and re-download new ones"
+   echo -e "   -h --help        Print this Help."
+   echo -e "   -x --debug       Verbose mode."
+   echo -e ""
 }
 
 ########## Declare assets care about ##########
-docker_compose_yaml="docker-compose.yaml"
-            dot_env=".env"
-        dot_env_dev=".env.dev"
-              flags="flags.yml"
+      docker_compose_yaml="docker-compose.yaml"
+docker_compose_debug_yaml="docker-compose.debug.yaml"
+                  dot_env=".env"
+              dot_env_dev=".env.dev"
+                     flags="flags.yml"
 # any string is an array to POSIX shell. Space seperates values
-all_files="$docker_compose_yaml $dot_env $dot_env_dev $flags"
+all_files="$docker_compose_yaml $docker_compose_debug_yaml $dot_env $dot_env_dev $flags"
 base_github_url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/airbytehq/airbyte-platform/main/"
 
 ############################################################
@@ -52,13 +53,13 @@ Download()
     if test -f $file; then
       # Check if the assets are old.  A possibly sharp corner
       if test $(find $file -type f -mtime +60 > /dev/null); then
-        echo "$red_text""Warning your $file may be stale!""$default_text"
-        echo "$red_text""rm $file to refresh!""$default_text"
+        echo -e "$red_text""Warning your $file may be stale!""$default_text"
+        echo -e "$red_text""rm $file to refresh!""$default_text"
       else
-        echo "$blue_text""found $file locally!""$default_text"
+        echo -e "$blue_text""found $file locally!""$default_text"
       fi
     else
-      echo "$blue_text""Downloading $file""$default_text"
+      echo -e "$blue_text""Downloading $file""$default_text"
       curl --location\
         --fail\
         --silent\
@@ -71,11 +72,11 @@ Download()
 DeleteLocalAssets()
 {
   for file in $all_files; do
-    echo "$blue_text""Attempting to delete $file!""$default_text"
+    echo -e "$blue_text""Attempting to delete $file!""$default_text"
     if test -f $file; then
-      rm $file && echo "It's gone!"
+      rm $file && echo -e "It's gone!"
     else
-      echo "$file not found locally.  Nothing to delete."
+      echo -e "$file not found locally.  Nothing to delete."
     fi
   done
 }
@@ -119,16 +120,16 @@ done
 # Make sure the console is huuuge
 if test $(tput cols) -ge 64; then
   # Make it green!
-  echo "\033[32m"
-  echo " █████╗ ██╗██████╗ ██████╗ ██╗   ██╗████████╗███████╗"
-  echo "██╔══██╗██║██╔══██╗██╔══██╗╚██╗ ██╔╝╚══██╔══╝██╔════╝"
-  echo "███████║██║██████╔╝██████╔╝ ╚████╔╝    ██║   █████╗  "
-  echo "██╔══██║██║██╔══██╗██╔══██╗  ╚██╔╝     ██║   ██╔══╝  "
-  echo "██║  ██║██║██║  ██║██████╔╝   ██║      ██║   ███████╗"
-  echo "╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═════╝    ╚═╝      ╚═╝   ╚══════╝"
-  echo "                                            Move Data"
+  echo -e "\033[32m"
+  echo -e " █████╗ ██╗██████╗ ██████╗ ██╗   ██╗████████╗███████╗"
+  echo -e "██╔══██╗██║██╔══██╗██╔══██╗╚██╗ ██╔╝╚══██╔══╝██╔════╝"
+  echo -e "███████║██║██████╔╝██████╔╝ ╚████╔╝    ██║   █████╗  "
+  echo -e "██╔══██║██║██╔══██╗██╔══██╗  ╚██╔╝     ██║   ██╔══╝  "
+  echo -e "██║  ██║██║██║  ██║██████╔╝   ██║      ██║   ███████╗"
+  echo -e "╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═════╝    ╚═╝      ╚═╝   ╚══════╝"
+  echo -e "                                            Move Data"
   # Make it less green
-  echo "\033[0m"
+  echo -e "\033[0m"
   sleep 1
 fi
 
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ Download
 ########## Source Envionmental Variables ##########
 
 for file in $dot_env $dot_env_dev; do
-  echo "$blue_text""Loading Shell Variables from $file...""$default_text"
+  echo -e "$blue_text""Loading Shell Variables from $file...""$default_text"
   source $file
 done
 
@@ -150,17 +151,17 @@ done
 ########## Start Docker ##########
 
 echo
-echo "$blue_text""Starting Docker Compose""$default_text"
+echo -e "$blue_text""Starting Docker Compose""$default_text"
 
 docker-compose up
 
 # $? is the exit code of the last command. So here: docker-compose up
 if test $? -ne 0; then
-  echo "$red_text""Docker compose failed.  If you are seeing container conflicts""$default_text"
-  echo "$red_text""please consider removing old containers""$default_text"
+  echo -e "$red_text""Docker compose failed.  If you are seeing container conflicts""$default_text"
+  echo -e "$red_text""please consider removing old containers""$default_text"
 fi
 
 ########## Ending Docker ##########
 docker-compose down
 
-echo "$blue_text""Starting Docker Compose""$default_text"
+echo -e "$blue_text""Starting Docker Compose""$default_text"