* small improvements
* minor adjustments
* new tests
* try with more runners
* try with more runners2
* tweaks for parallel run
* new tests
* small tweaks
* new tests
* new tests
* test remove defaults from CI
* handle empty strings for env vars in CI
* add nodekey to main node
* add more tests
* finishing touches
* fixes based on Alex suggestions
* revert unwanted change
* add new pause test