diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
index 972fe21f0..b328ffe78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
@@ -398,16 +398,75 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             sh -x ./test/test_nodebuilder --ref "${GITHUB_SHA}"
             [ "$?" -gt 0 ] && echo "test_nodebuilder exited with status $?" >&2 && exit 1
-            [ -f "/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/debug.log" ] && cp "/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/debug.log" .
-            find / -name debug.log 2> /dev/null | grep bitcoin || true
+            [ -f '/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/debug.log' ] && cp '/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/debug.log' .
       - name: Save Bitcoin Core log as artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: openbsd-source-bitcoin-debug.log
           path: /home/runner/work/nodebuilder/nodebuilder/debug.log
+  
+  run-nodebuilder-qemu:
+    name: Test ${{ matrix.job-purpose }} on ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.distro }}
+    needs: [changes, shell-lint, yaml-lint]
+    if: >-
+      ${{
+        github.event.action == 'prerelease' ||
+        github.event.action == 'published' ||
+        needs.changes.outputs.ci == 'true' ||
+        needs.changes.outputs.dependencies == 'true' ||
+        needs.changes.outputs.shell == 'true'
+      }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 5
+      matrix:
+        arch: [aarch64, riscv64]
+        distro: [alpine_latest, ubuntu_latest]
+        job-purpose: [source, package]
+        include:
+          - job-purpose: package
+            additional-args: ''
+          - job-purpose: source
+            distro: alpine_latest
+            additional-args: '--compile --jobs 1'
+          - job-purpose: source
+            distro: ubuntu_latest
+            additional-args: '--compile'
+        exclude:
+          - distro: alpine_latest
+            job-purpose: package
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Test the console output ${{ matrix.additional-args }}
+        uses: uraimo/run-on-arch-action@v2
+        timeout-minutes: 330
+        with:
+          arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+          distro: ${{ matrix.distro }}
+          dockerRunArgs: --volume "${PWD}/artifacts:/artifacts"
+          githubToken: ${{ github.token }}
+          setup: |
+            echo "${TERM:-TERM is not found}"
+            nproc
+            uname -a
+            id -u
+            df -h
+            tput colors
+            date -u
+            mkdir -p "${PWD}/artifacts"
+          run: |
+            /bin/sh -x ./test/test_nodebuilder --ref "${GITHUB_SHA}" ${{ matrix.additional-args }}
+            [ -f /root/.bitcoin/debug.log ] && cp /root/.bitcoin/debug.log /artifacts/
+            chmod o+r /artifacts/debug.log
+      - name: Save Bitcoin Core log as artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ matrix.distro }}-${{ matrix.arch }}--${{ matrix.job-purpose }}-bitcoin-debug.log
+          path: /home/runner/work/nodebuilder/nodebuilder/artifacts/debug.log
 
   run-nodebuilder-docker:
-    name: Docker image for ${{ matrix.container }}
+    name: Build docker image for ${{ matrix.container }}
     needs: [changes, dockerfile-lint, shell-lint, yaml-lint]
     if: >-
       github.event.action != 'prerelease' &&
diff --git a/nodebuilder b/nodebuilder
index a194f8409..9a211af3c 100755
--- a/nodebuilder
+++ b/nodebuilder
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ compile_bitcoin_from_source()
       gmake --jobs "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}}" > /dev/null 2>&1
       ;;
     *)
-      make --jobs "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+      log_info 'DEBUG compiling without output suppression'
+      make --jobs "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}}"
+      #make --jobs "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}}" > /dev/null 2>&1
       ;;
   esac
 
@@ -480,7 +483,7 @@ ensure_curl_dependency()
         sudo apk --quiet add --no-cache curl
         ;;
       debian | ubuntu)
-        sudo apt-get install -y curl > /dev/null
+        sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y curl > /dev/null
         ;;
       fedora* | rhel | centos* | rocky | ol)
         sudo dnf install --allowerasing --assumeyes curl > /dev/null
@@ -515,7 +518,7 @@ ensure_curl_dependency()
         if command -v apk > /dev/null; then
           sudo apk --quiet add --no-cache curl
         elif command -v apt-get > /dev/null; then
-          sudo apt-get -qq install -y curl > /dev/null
+          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -qq install -y curl > /dev/null
         elif command -v dnf > /dev/null; then
           sudo dnf install --allowerasing --assumeyes curl > /dev/null
         elif command -v pacman > /dev/null; then
@@ -546,7 +549,11 @@ ensure_sudo_dependency()
         apk --quiet add --no-cache sudo
         ;;
       debian | ubuntu)
-        apt-get install -y sudo > /dev/null
+        readonly STDERR_INSTALL_LOG_FILE="${TEMP_DIRECTORY}/stderr_install.log"
+        apt-get update > /dev/null
+        DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --assume-yes --quiet sudo > /dev/null 2> "${STDERR_INSTALL_LOG_FILE}"
+        grep -v 'apt-utils' "${STDERR_INSTALL_LOG_FILE}" >&2 || true
+        rm "${STDERR_INSTALL_LOG_FILE}"
         ;;
       fedora* | rhel | centos* | rocky | ol)
         dnf install --allowerasing --assumeyes sudo > /dev/null
@@ -867,7 +874,8 @@ install_build_dependencies_emerge()
     emerge --update --jobs "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_COUNT}}" --load-average "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}}" --quiet --quiet-build --quiet-fail --deep --newuse @world
     # Run the install command again
     printf '%s\n' "${dependencies}" | xargs emerge --autounmask-write \
-      --jobs "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_COUNT}}" --load-average "${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}" --quiet --quiet-build --quiet-fail
+      --jobs "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_COUNT}}" --load-average "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}}" --quiet --quiet-build --quiet-fail
+      --jobs "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_COUNT}}" --load-average "${compile_num_jobs:-${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}}" --quiet --quiet-build --quiet-fail
   fi
 }
 
@@ -1041,6 +1049,16 @@ install_runtime_dependencies_aptget()
   [ -z "${dependencies:-}" ] && throw_error 'The list of dependencies is empty.'
   sudo apt-get -qq update
   printf '%s\n' "${dependencies}" | xargs sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -qq install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends > /dev/null 2>&1
+  case "${TARGET_ARCHITECTURE}" in
+    powerpc64)
+      # TODO: make this a CI step not in the script
+      sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -qq install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends libc6:ppc64el > /dev/null 2>&1
+      ;;
+    riscv64)
+      sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -qq install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends libatomic1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+      ;;
+    *) ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 install_runtime_dependencies_darwin()
@@ -1249,7 +1267,8 @@ install_system_updates_aptget()
 {
   check_dpkg_lock
   readonly STDERR_INSTALL_LOG_FILE="${TEMP_DIRECTORY}/stderr_install.log"
-  sudo apt-get -qq update && sudo NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get -qq dist-upgrade --assume-yes > /dev/null 2> "${STDERR_INSTALL_LOG_FILE}"
+  sudo apt-get -qq update &&
+    sudo NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get -qq dist-upgrade --assume-yes > /dev/null 2> "${STDERR_INSTALL_LOG_FILE}"
   grep -v 'apt-utils' "${STDERR_INSTALL_LOG_FILE}" >&2 || true
   rm "${STDERR_INSTALL_LOG_FILE}"
 }
@@ -1611,7 +1630,13 @@ readonly BYTES_TO_KIB=1024
 readonly KIB_TO_MIB="${BYTES_TO_KIB}"
 readonly MIB_TO_GIB="${BYTES_TO_KIB}"
 
-TARGET_ARCHITECTURE="$(uname -m)"
+TARGET_ARCHITECTURE=$(uname -m)
+case "${TARGET_ARCHITECTURE}" in
+  ppc64le)
+    TARGET_ARCHITECTURE='powerpc64'
+    ;;
+  *) ;;
+esac
 readonly TARGET_ARCHITECTURE
 TARGET_KERNEL="$(uname -s)"
 readonly TARGET_KERNEL
@@ -1652,6 +1677,7 @@ if [ -z "${compile_num_jobs}" ]; then
       ;;
   esac
   readonly SYS_CORES_COUNT
+  #shellcheck disable=SC2034
   readonly SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE="$((SYS_CORES_COUNT + 1))"
 fi
 
@@ -1932,9 +1958,9 @@ if [ "${ibd_status}" = 'true' ]; then
       log_info 'Disabling system sleep, suspend, and hibernate.'
       sudo systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target > /dev/null 2>&1
     fi
-    is_running_in_container || log_info "Close this Terminal window by clicking on the 'X'."
-    log_info "This info will refresh in ${SLEEP_TIME_SECONDS} seconds."
+    log_info "Close this Terminal window by clicking on the 'X'."
   fi
+  log_info "This info will refresh in ${SLEEP_TIME_SECONDS} seconds."
   sleep "${SLEEP_TIME_SECONDS}"
 else
   log_info 'Your node has already synced the blockchain.'
diff --git a/test/test_nodebuilder b/test/test_nodebuilder
index eae62364d..27739c068 100755
--- a/test/test_nodebuilder
+++ b/test/test_nodebuilder
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ get_operating_system()
 handle_exit()
 {
   kill_tail_process
-  [ -f nodebuilder ] && rm nodebuilder
-  [ -f "${STDOUT_TEST_FILENAME}" ] && rm "${STDOUT_TEST_FILENAME}"
-  [ -f "${STDERR_TEST_FILENAME}" ] && rm "${STDERR_TEST_FILENAME}"
+  if [ -f nodebuilder ]; then
+    rm nodebuilder
+  fi
+  if [ -f "${STDOUT_TEST_FILENAME}" ]; then
+    rm "${STDOUT_TEST_FILENAME}"
+  fi
+  if [ -f "${STDERR_TEST_FILENAME}" ]; then
+    rm "${STDERR_TEST_FILENAME}"
+  fi
 }
 
 handle_error()
@@ -92,12 +98,14 @@ validate_bitcoin_version()
 
 validate_git_ref_short_name()
 {
-  [ "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2> /dev/null)" = 'true' ] ||
-    throw_error 'Not inside a Git repository.' "${LINENO}"
-  [ "$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)")" = 'nodebuilder' ] ||
-    throw_error 'Not in the nodebuilder repository.' "${LINENO}"
-  git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$1" ||
-    throw_error "$1 is not a valid branch, tag, or commit." "${LINENO}"
+  if command -v git > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    [ "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2> /dev/null)" = 'true' ] ||
+      throw_error 'Not inside a Git repository.' "${LINENO}"
+    [ "$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)")" = 'nodebuilder' ] ||
+      throw_error 'Not in the nodebuilder repository.' "${LINENO}"
+    git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$1" ||
+      throw_error "$1 is not a valid branch, tag, or commit." "${LINENO}"
+  fi
 }
 
 readonly VALID_BITCOIN_VERSION_LIST='0.9.5 0.10.0 0.10.1 0.10.2 0.10.3 0.10.4 \
@@ -212,8 +220,7 @@ fi
 # Execute the script with optional command line arguments
 printf 'Executing command: %s\n' "${RUN_NODEBUILDER_COMMAND}"
 if ! ${RUN_NODEBUILDER_COMMAND} \
-  > "${STDOUT_TEST_FILENAME}" \
-  2> "${STDERR_TEST_FILENAME}"; then
+  > "${STDOUT_TEST_FILENAME}"; then
   throw_error "Failed to execute nodebuilder command."
 fi