diff --git a/ansible-roles/helm/tasks/main.yml b/ansible-roles/helm/tasks/main.yml
index a7a8b21..d1b38f7 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/helm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible-roles/helm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 - name: helm setup
   include_tasks: setup.yml
-  when: not helm_setup or helm_upgrade
+  when:
+    - not helm_setup or helm_upgrade
+    - not mars_local | default(false)
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/templates/deployment.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/templates/deployment.yaml
index 350b3c7..30ac9ef 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@ spec:
             - name: crypto
               mountPath: /crypto
         {{- end }}
+      {{- if not .Values.local }}
       nodeSelector:
         topology.kubernetes.io/zone: {{ .Values.availabilityZone }}
+      {{- end }}
     {{- with .Values.affinity }}
       affinity:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/templates/pvc.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/templates/pvc.yaml
index 0726259..b1a6dd9 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/templates/pvc.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/templates/pvc.yaml
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ metadata:
     ebs.csi.aws.com/volumeType: {{ .Values.persistentVolume.typeOverride }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.local }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ .Values.dlt.component }}
       type: storage
       fabric/organization: {{ .Values.dlt.organization }}
+  {{- end }}
   storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistentVolume.storageClassName }}
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/values.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/values.yaml
index cf71d01..2b9b88e 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/values.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/files/fabric-ca/values.yaml
@@ -83,3 +83,5 @@ affinity: {}
 availabilityZone: ""
 
 awsCLIVersion: latest
+
+local: false
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/tasks/main.yml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/tasks/main.yml
index 916dda9..45adb82 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_ca/tasks/main.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
         idleTimeout: "{{k8s_fabric_ca_lb_idle_timeout}}"
         useNLB: "{{k8s_fabric_ca_use_nlb}}"
       awsCLIVersion: "{{k8s_fabric_ca_aws_cli_version}}"
+      local: "{{mars_local | default(false)}}"
   environment: "{{ kubectl_env }}"
   vars:
     availability_zones: "{{[k8s_fabric_ca_az] or k8s_pv_data_replica_azs}}"
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/files/chaincode/templates/deployment.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/files/chaincode/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6c5ab02..21f4442 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/files/chaincode/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/files/chaincode/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ spec:
             runAsUser: 1
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
 
-      {{- if .Values.availabilityZone }}
+      {{- if and .Values.availabilityZone (not .Values.local) }}
       nodeSelector:
         topology.kubernetes.io/zone: {{ .Values.availabilityZone }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/files/chaincode/values.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/files/chaincode/values.yaml
index 83fd607..481b66a 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/files/chaincode/values.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/files/chaincode/values.yaml
@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ env:
 ccid: ""
 
 availabilityZone: ""
+
+local: false
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/tasks/main.yml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/tasks/main.yml
index 1ef3945..77e8124 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_chaincode/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 - name: Check committed chaincode
   command:
     argv:
-      - scripts/query-committed.sh
+      - "{{ k8s_fabric_scripts_dir }}/query-committed.sh"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_orgs.0.name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_version }}"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 - name: Install chaincode on peers
   command:
     argv:
-      - scripts/install-chaincode.sh
+      - "{{ k8s_fabric_scripts_dir }}/install-chaincode.sh"
       - "{{ item.0 }}" # org name
       - "{{ item.1 }}" # peer index
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_name }}"
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
       availabilityZone: "{{availability_zones[item.1]}}"
       env:
         CHAINCODE_LOG_LEVEL: "{{k8s_fabric_chaincode_loglevel}}"
+      local: "{{mars_local | default(false)}}"
   loop: "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_orgs | org_peer_pairs }}"
   loop_control:
     index_var: index
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@
 - name: Approve chaincode on each org
   command:
     argv:
-      - scripts/approve-chaincode.sh
+      - "{{ k8s_fabric_scripts_dir }}/approve-chaincode.sh"
       - "{{ item.name }}"
       - "{{ item.msp }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_name }}"
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@
 - name: Generate approval script
   command:
     argv:
-      - scripts/generate-approval-script.sh
+      - "{{ k8s_fabric_scripts_dir }}/generate-approval-script.sh"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_orgs.0.name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_version }}"
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@
 - name: Check chaincode approvals
   command:
     argv:
-      - scripts/commit-readiness-report.sh
+      - "{{ k8s_fabric_scripts_dir }}/commit-readiness-report.sh"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_orgs.0.name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_version }}"
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@
 - name: Wait for chaincode approvals
   command:
     argv:
-      - scripts/commit-readiness.sh
+      - "{{ k8s_fabric_scripts_dir }}/commit-readiness.sh"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_orgs.0.name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_version }}"
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@
     chdir: "{{ k8s_fabric_scripts_workdir }}"
   vars:
     base_args:
-      - scripts/commit-chaincode.sh
+      - "{{ k8s_fabric_scripts_dir }}/commit-chaincode.sh"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_version }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_endorsement_policy }}"
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@
 - name: Wait for chaincode commit
   command:
     argv:
-      - scripts/query-committed.sh
+      - "{{ k8s_fabric_scripts_dir }}/query-committed.sh"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_orgs.0.name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_name }}"
       - "{{ k8s_fabric_chaincode_version }}"
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/files/fabric-cli/templates/deployment.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/files/fabric-cli/templates/deployment.yaml
index 89a6cf1..1000891 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/files/fabric-cli/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/files/fabric-cli/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -238,8 +238,10 @@ spec:
             - name: collections-config
               mountPath: /collections-config
         {{- end }}
+      {{- if not .Values.local }}
       nodeSelector:
         topology.kubernetes.io/zone: {{ .Values.availabilityZone }}
+      {{- end }}
       affinity:
         podAffinity:
           requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/files/fabric-cli/values.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/files/fabric-cli/values.yaml
index 87589d7..433952d 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/files/fabric-cli/values.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/files/fabric-cli/values.yaml
@@ -88,3 +88,5 @@ tolerations: []
 affinity: {}
 
 awsCLIVersion: latest
+
+local: false
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/tasks/main.yml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/tasks/main.yml
index 3e51b48..5b59616 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_cli/tasks/main.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
       dockerChaincode: "{{k8s_fabric_cli_chaincode_docker}}"
       availabilityZone: "{{availability_zones[item]}}"
       awsCLIVersion: "{{k8s_fabric_cli_aws_cli_version}}"
+      local: "{{mars_local | default(false)}}"
   environment: "{{ kubectl_env }}"
   vars:
     availability_zones: "{{k8s_fabric_cli_azs}}"
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/files/fabric-orderer/templates/deployment.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/files/fabric-orderer/templates/deployment.yaml
index 630b3f4..62155f4 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/files/fabric-orderer/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/files/fabric-orderer/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -240,8 +240,10 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /hcs
             {{- end }}
         {{- end }}
+      {{- if not .Values.local }}
       nodeSelector:
         topology.kubernetes.io/zone: {{ .Values.availabilityZone }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.affinity }}
       affinity:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/files/fabric-orderer/templates/pvc.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/files/fabric-orderer/templates/pvc.yaml
index 45c754d..108d24e 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/files/fabric-orderer/templates/pvc.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/files/fabric-orderer/templates/pvc.yaml
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ metadata:
     ebs.csi.aws.com/volumeType: {{ .Values.persistentVolume.typeOverride }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.local }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ .Values.dlt.component }}
       type: storage
       fabric/organization: {{ .Values.dlt.organization }}
       replica-index: {{ .Values.dlt.organizationIndex | print | toJson }}
+  {{- end }}
   storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistentVolume.storageClassName }}
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/tasks/inner.yml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/tasks/inner.yml
index 05252aa..093f281 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/tasks/inner.yml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_orderer/tasks/inner.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         useNLB: "{{k8s_fabric_orderer_use_nlb}}"
       logGrpc: "{{k8s_fabric_orderer_log_grpc}}"
       awsCLIVersion: "{{k8s_fabric_orderer_aws_cli_version}}"
+      local: "{{mars_local | default(false)}}"
   environment: "{{ kubectl_env }}"
   vars:
     availability_zones: "{{k8s_fabric_orderer_azs or k8s_pv_data_replica_azs}}"
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/templates/deployment.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/templates/deployment.yaml
index b7c3ea0..878c713 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -384,8 +384,10 @@ spec:
             - name: tls
               mountPath: /tls
         {{- end }}
+      {{- if not .Values.local }}
       nodeSelector:
         topology.kubernetes.io/zone: {{ .Values.availabilityZone }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.affinity }}
       affinity:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/templates/pvc.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/templates/pvc.yaml
index ddcbf4e..005c754 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/templates/pvc.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/templates/pvc.yaml
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ metadata:
     ebs.csi.aws.com/volumeType: {{ .Values.persistentVolume.typeOverride }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.local }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ .Values.dlt.component }}
       type: storage
       fabric/organization: {{ .Values.dlt.organization }}
       replica-index: {{ .Values.dlt.peerIndex | print | toJson }}
+  {{- end }}
   storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistentVolume.storageClassName }}
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
@@ -37,12 +39,14 @@ metadata:
     ebs.csi.aws.com/volumeType: {{ .Values.persistentVolume.typeOverride }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.local }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ .Values.dlt.component }}
       type: dockerstorage
       fabric/organization: {{ .Values.dlt.organization }}
       replica-index: {{ .Values.dlt.peerIndex | print | toJson }}
+  {{- end }}
   storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistentVolume.storageClassName }}
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteOnce
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/values.yaml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/values.yaml
index aab95a4..e157dad 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/values.yaml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/files/fabric-peer/values.yaml
@@ -129,3 +129,5 @@ fabricSnapshotArchiver:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     version: v0.0.1
   resources: {}
+
+local: false
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/tasks/inner.yml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/tasks/inner.yml
index 308c7a4..5e13a26 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/tasks/inner.yml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_peer/tasks/inner.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
         image:
           version: "{{k8s_fabric_peer_snapshot_archiver_version}}"
         enabled: "{{k8s_fabric_peer_use_snapshot_archiver}}"
+      local: "{{mars_local | default(false)}}"
   environment: "{{ kubectl_env }}"
   vars:
     availability_zones: "{{k8s_fabric_peer_azs or k8s_pv_data_replica_azs}}"
diff --git a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_scripts/tasks/main.yml b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_scripts/tasks/main.yml
index 2443a60..a12dda2 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_scripts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible-roles/k8s_fabric_scripts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     state: directory
     recurse: yes
   tags: fabric_scripts
+  when: not mars_local | default(false)
 
 - name: Scripts are uploaded
   synchronize:
@@ -18,3 +19,4 @@
     group: no
     use_ssh_args: yes
   tags: fabric_scripts
+  when: not mars_local | default(false)
diff --git a/ansible-roles/kubectl/tasks/local.yml b/ansible-roles/kubectl/tasks/local.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a0ce4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible-roles/kubectl/tasks/local.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+- name: override ansible interpreter
+  set_fact:
+    ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ kubectl_python_interpreter }}"
+  when: kubectl_python_interpreter != ""
+
+- name: use local asset root path
+  set_fact:
+    kubectl_asset_root_path: /tmp/k8s
+
+- name: create asset root path
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ kubectl_asset_root_path }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Setup kubectl environment
+  set_fact:
+    kubectl_env:
+      KUBECONFIG: "{{kubectl_config_path}}"
+      K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG: "{{kubectl_config_path}}"
+
+- name: Setup kubectl as configured
+  set_fact:
+    kubectl_configured: yes
diff --git a/ansible-roles/kubectl/tasks/main.yml b/ansible-roles/kubectl/tasks/main.yml
index 2f6431e..dbf2c1c 100644
--- a/ansible-roles/kubectl/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible-roles/kubectl/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@
   when:
     - not kubectl_setup or kubectl_upgrade
     - not kubectl_configured
+    - not mars_local | default(false)
 
 - name: kubectl env setup
   include_tasks: env.yml
-  when: not kubectl_configured
+  when:
+    - not kubectl_configured
+    - not mars_local | default(false)
+
+- name: kubectl local setup
+  include_tasks: local.yml
+  when:
+    - not kubectl_configured
+    - mars_local | default(false)
diff --git a/mars_macos.sh b/mars_macos.sh
index bb9b8c4..0896019 100755
--- a/mars_macos.sh
+++ b/mars_macos.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ if [[ "$MARS_SHELL" == "true" ]]; then
 	SHELL_OPTS="--entrypoint /bin/bash"
 fi
 
+LOCAL_OPTS=
+if [[ "$MARS_LOCAL" == "true" ]]; then
+    LOCAL_OPTS="-e ANSIBLE_TRANSPORT=local -e ANSIBLE_PIPELINING=True"
+fi
+
+NETWORK_OPTS=
+if [[ -n "$MARS_NETWORK" ]]; then
+    NETWORK_OPTS="--network ${MARS_NETWORK}"
+fi
+
 # include GitHub credentials if available
 if command -v gh >/dev/null; then
 	export GITHUB_TOKEN="$(gh auth token 2>/dev/null)"
@@ -123,6 +133,8 @@ docker run --rm $DOCKER_TERM_VARS \
 	-w "$DOCKER_WORK_DIR" \
 	-e ANSIBLE_LOAD_CALLBACK_PLUGINS=yes \
 	-e ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK=yaml \
+        $LOCAL_OPTS \
+        $NETWORK_OPTS \
 	$SHELL_OPTS \
 	$PINATA_OPTS \
 	"$DOCKER_IMAGE:$MARS_VERSION" "$@"