diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e6d783543..d6a28ec1b1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ package-lock.json
 
 packages/astro/src/**/*.prebuilt.ts
 packages/astro/src/**/*.prebuilt-dev.ts
-!packages/astro/vendor/vite/dist
+packages/astro/test/units/_temp-fixtures/*
+!packages/astro/test/units/_temp-fixtures/package.json
 packages/integrations/**/.netlify/
 
 # exclude IntelliJ/WebStorm stuff
diff --git a/biome.jsonc b/biome.jsonc
index a949301439..227f37a08d 100644
--- a/biome.jsonc
+++ b/biome.jsonc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 			"**/dist/**",
 			"**/smoke/**",
 			"**/fixtures/**",
+			"**/_temp-fixtures/**",
 			"**/vendor/**",
 			"**/.vercel/**",
 		],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c2919886a..683384edf3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
       "allowAny": [
         "astro"
       ]
+    },
+    "patchedDependencies": {
+      "fs-fixture@2.4.0": "patches/fs-fixture@2.4.0.patch"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/astro/package.json b/packages/astro/package.json
index 09e71a8309..054bc92f34 100644
--- a/packages/astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/astro/package.json
@@ -112,14 +112,15 @@
     "build": "pnpm run prebuild && astro-scripts build \"src/**/*.{ts,js}\" --copy-wasm && tsc",
     "build:ci": "pnpm run prebuild && astro-scripts build \"src/**/*.{ts,js}\" --copy-wasm",
     "dev": "astro-scripts dev --copy-wasm --prebuild \"src/runtime/server/astro-island.ts\" --prebuild \"src/runtime/client/{idle,load,media,only,visible}.ts\" \"src/**/*.{ts,js}\"",
-    "test": "pnpm run test:node && pnpm run test:types",
-    "test:match": "pnpm run test:node --match",
+    "test": "pnpm run test:unit && pnpm run test:integration && pnpm run test:types",
+    "test:match": "astro-scripts test \"test/**/*.test.js\" --match",
     "test:e2e": "pnpm test:e2e:chrome && pnpm test:e2e:firefox",
     "test:e2e:match": "playwright test -g",
     "test:e2e:chrome": "playwright test",
     "test:e2e:firefox": "playwright test --config playwright.firefox.config.js",
     "test:types": "tsc --project tsconfig.tests.json",
-    "test:node": "astro-scripts test \"test/**/*.test.js\""
+    "test:unit": "astro-scripts test \"test/units/**/*.test.js\" --teardown ./test/units/teardown.js",
+    "test:integration": "astro-scripts test \"test/*.test.js\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@astrojs/compiler": "^2.10.3",
@@ -210,9 +211,9 @@
     "eol": "^0.10.0",
     "execa": "^8.0.1",
     "expect-type": "^1.1.0",
+    "fs-fixture": "^2.4.0",
     "mdast-util-mdx": "^3.0.0",
     "mdast-util-mdx-jsx": "^3.1.3",
-    "memfs": "^4.14.0",
     "node-mocks-http": "^1.16.1",
     "parse-srcset": "^1.0.2",
     "rehype-autolink-headings": "^7.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro-server/plugin.ts b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro-server/plugin.ts
index 3b75a3843e..55f12216dc 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro-server/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/vite-plugin-astro-server/plugin.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ export default function createVitePluginAstroServer({
 			}
 
 			process.on('unhandledRejection', handleUnhandledRejection);
+			viteServer.httpServer?.on('close', () => {
+				process.off('unhandledRejection', handleUnhandledRejection);
+			});
 
 			return () => {
 				// Push this middleware to the front of the stack so that it can intercept responses.
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/astro.config.mjs b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/astro.config.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 882e6515a6..0000000000
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/astro.config.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config';
-
-// https://astro.build/config
-export default defineConfig({});
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/package.json b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d90bfabda5..0000000000
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@test/content-mixed-errors",
-  "type": "module",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
-  "private": true,
-  "scripts": {
-    "dev": "astro dev",
-    "start": "astro dev",
-    "build": "astro build",
-    "preview": "astro preview",
-    "astro": "astro"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "astro": "workspace:*"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/content/authors/placeholder.json b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/content/authors/placeholder.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 64ae1c04c5..0000000000
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/content/authors/placeholder.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "Placeholder"
-}
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/content/blog/placeholder.md b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/content/blog/placeholder.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f7f65691b4..0000000000
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/content/blog/placeholder.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Placeholder post
----
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/pages/authors.astro b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/pages/authors.astro
deleted file mode 100644
index 8352a3d27d..0000000000
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/pages/authors.astro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
----
-import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
-try {
-	await getCollection('authors')
-} catch (e) {
-	return e
-}
----
-
-<h1>Worked</h1>
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/pages/blog.astro b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/pages/blog.astro
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d5d2836ed..0000000000
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors/src/pages/blog.astro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
-
-await getCollection('blog')
----
-
-<h1>Worked</h1>
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/_temp-fixtures/package.json b/packages/astro/test/units/_temp-fixtures/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ecea0bfe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/_temp-fixtures/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "astro-temp-fixtures",
+  "description": "This directory contains nested directories of dynamically created unit test fixtures. The deps here can be used by them",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@astrojs/mdx": "workspace:*",
+    "astro": "workspace:*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/config/format.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/config/format.test.js
index 7b0c88d730..66938a03a5 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/config/format.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/config/format.test.js
@@ -1,25 +1,19 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-import { createFs, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
-
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/tailwindcss-ts/', import.meta.url);
+import { createFixture, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 describe('Astro config formats', () => {
 	it('An mjs config can import TypeScript modules', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
-				'/src/stuff.ts': `export default 'works';`,
-				'/astro.config.mjs': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
+			'/src/stuff.ts': `export default 'works';`,
+			'/astro.config.mjs': `\
 					import stuff from './src/stuff.ts';
 					export default {}
 				`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		});
 
-		await runInContainer({ fs, inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root) } }, () => {
+		await runInContainer({ inlineConfig: { root: fixture.path } }, () => {
 			assert.equal(
 				true,
 				true,
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/content-collections/frontmatter.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/content-collections/frontmatter.test.js
index 2a3cd31ec4..4f587a90fe 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/content-collections/frontmatter.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/content-collections/frontmatter.test.js
@@ -1,33 +1,16 @@
-import nodeFS from 'node:fs';
-import path from 'node:path';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { attachContentServerListeners } from '../../../dist/content/index.js';
-import { createFs, runInContainer, triggerFSEvent } from '../test-utils.js';
-
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
-
-function getTypesDts() {
-	const typesdtsURL = new URL('../../../templates/content/types.d.ts', import.meta.url);
-	const relpath = path
-		.relative(fileURLToPath(root), fileURLToPath(typesdtsURL))
-		.replace(/\\/g, '/');
-	return {
-		[relpath]: nodeFS.readFileSync(typesdtsURL, 'utf-8'),
-	};
-}
+import { createFixture, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 describe('frontmatter', () => {
 	it('errors in content/ does not crash server', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				...getTypesDts(),
-				'/src/content/posts/blog.md': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/content/posts/blog.md': `\
 					---
 					title: One
 					---
 				`,
-				'/src/content/config.ts': `
+			'/src/content/config.ts': `\
 					import { defineCollection, z } from 'astro:content';
 
 					const posts = defineCollection({
@@ -38,7 +21,7 @@ describe('frontmatter', () => {
 						posts
 					};
 				`,
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `\
 					---
 					---
 					<html>
@@ -48,14 +31,12 @@ describe('frontmatter', () => {
 						</body>
 					</html>
 				`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		});
 
-		await runInContainer({ fs, inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root) } }, async (container) => {
+		await runInContainer({ inlineConfig: { root: fixture.path } }, async (container) => {
 			await attachContentServerListeners(container);
 
-			fs.writeFileFromRootSync(
+			await fixture.writeFile(
 				'/src/content/posts/blog.md',
 				`
 				---
@@ -64,7 +45,6 @@ describe('frontmatter', () => {
 				---
 				`,
 			);
-			triggerFSEvent(container, fs, '/src/content/posts/blog.md', 'change');
 			await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
 			// Note, if we got here, it didn't crash
 		});
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/correct-path.js b/packages/astro/test/units/correct-path.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 026baeaf69..0000000000
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/correct-path.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * correctPath.js <https://github.com/streamich/fs-monkey/blob/af36a890d8070b25b9eae7178824f653bad5621f/src/correctPath.js>
- * Taken from:
- * https://github.com/streamich/fs-monkeys
- */
-
-const isWin = process.platform === 'win32';
-
-/*!
- * removeTrailingSeparator <https://github.com/darsain/remove-trailing-separator>
- *
- * Inlined from:
- * Copyright (c) darsain.
- * Released under the ISC License.
- */
-function removeTrailingSeparator(str) {
-	let i = str.length - 1;
-	if (i < 2) {
-		return str;
-	}
-	while (isSeparator(str, i)) {
-		i--;
-	}
-	return str.substr(0, i + 1);
-}
-
-function isSeparator(str, i) {
-	let char = str[i];
-	return i > 0 && (char === '/' || (isWin && char === '\\'));
-}
-
-/*!
- * normalize-path <https://github.com/jonschlinkert/normalize-path>
- *
- * Inlined from:
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017, Jon Schlinkert.
- * Released under the MIT License.
- */
-function normalizePath(str, stripTrailing) {
-	if (typeof str !== 'string') {
-		throw new TypeError('expected a string');
-	}
-	str = str.replace(/[\\/]+/g, '/');
-	if (stripTrailing !== false) {
-		str = removeTrailingSeparator(str);
-	}
-	return str;
-}
-
-/*!
- * unixify <https://github.com/jonschlinkert/unixify>
- *
- * Inlined from:
- * Copyright (c) 2014, 2017, Jon Schlinkert.
- * Released under the MIT License.
- */
-export function unixify(filepath, stripTrailing = true) {
-	if (isWin) {
-		filepath = normalizePath(filepath, stripTrailing);
-		return filepath.replace(/^([a-zA-Z]+:|\.\/)/, '');
-	}
-	return filepath;
-}
-
-/*
- * Corrects a windows path to unix format (including \\?\c:...)
- */
-export function correctPath(filepath) {
-	return unixify(filepath.replace(/^\\\\\?\\.:\\/, '\\'));
-}
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/base.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/base.test.js
index e625df4789..f230ad563c 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/base.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/base.test.js
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-import { createFs, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
-
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
+import { createFixture, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 describe('base configuration', () => {
 	describe('with trailingSlash: "never"', () => {
 		describe('index route', () => {
 			it('Requests that include a trailing slash 404', async () => {
-				const fs = createFs(
-					{
-						'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>testing</h1>`,
-					},
-					root,
-				);
+				const fixture = await createFixture({
+					'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>testing</h1>`,
+				});
 
 				await runInContainer(
 					{
-						fs,
 						inlineConfig: {
-							root: fileURLToPath(root),
+							root: fixture.path,
 							base: '/docs',
 							trailingSlash: 'never',
 						},
@@ -38,18 +31,15 @@ describe('base configuration', () => {
 			});
 
 			it('Requests that exclude a trailing slash 200', async () => {
-				const fs = createFs(
-					{
-						'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>testing</h1>`,
-					},
-					root,
-				);
+				const fixture = await createFixture({
+					'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>testing</h1>`,
+				});
 
 				await runInContainer(
 					{
 						fs,
 						inlineConfig: {
-							root: fileURLToPath(root),
+							root: fixture.path,
 							base: '/docs',
 							trailingSlash: 'never',
 						},
@@ -69,18 +59,14 @@ describe('base configuration', () => {
 
 		describe('sub route', () => {
 			it('Requests that include a trailing slash 404', async () => {
-				const fs = createFs(
-					{
-						'/src/pages/sub/index.astro': `<h1>testing</h1>`,
-					},
-					root,
-				);
+				const fixture = await createFixture({
+					'/src/pages/sub/index.astro': `<h1>testing</h1>`,
+				});
 
 				await runInContainer(
 					{
-						fs,
 						inlineConfig: {
-							root: fileURLToPath(root),
+							root: fixture.path,
 							base: '/docs',
 							trailingSlash: 'never',
 						},
@@ -98,18 +84,14 @@ describe('base configuration', () => {
 			});
 
 			it('Requests that exclude a trailing slash 200', async () => {
-				const fs = createFs(
-					{
-						'/src/pages/sub/index.astro': `<h1>testing</h1>`,
-					},
-					root,
-				);
+				const fixture = await createFixture({
+					'/src/pages/sub/index.astro': `<h1>testing</h1>`,
+				});
 
 				await runInContainer(
 					{
-						fs,
 						inlineConfig: {
-							root: fileURLToPath(root),
+							root: fixture.path,
 							base: '/docs',
 							trailingSlash: 'never',
 						},
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/collections-mixed-content-errors.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/collections-mixed-content-errors.test.js
index 3417650fc9..9da0c776f2 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/collections-mixed-content-errors.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/collections-mixed-content-errors.test.js
@@ -1,129 +1,146 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import _sync from '../../../dist/core/sync/index.js';
-import { createFsWithFallback } from '../test-utils.js';
+import { createFixture } from '../test-utils.js';
 
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/content-mixed-errors/', import.meta.url);
-
-async function sync({ fs }) {
+async function sync(root) {
 	try {
-		await _sync(
-			{
-				root: fileURLToPath(root),
-				logLevel: 'silent',
-			},
-			{
-				fs,
-			},
-		);
+		await _sync({
+			root,
+			logLevel: 'silent',
+		});
 		return 0;
-	} catch (_) {
+	} catch {
 		return 1;
 	}
 }
 
+const baseFileTree = {
+	'/src/content/authors/placeholder.json': `{ "name": "Placeholder" }`,
+	'/src/content/blog/placeholder.md': `\
+---
+title: Placeholder post
+---
+`,
+	'/src/pages/authors.astro': `\
+---
+import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
+try {
+	await getCollection('authors')
+} catch (e) {
+	return e
+}
+---
+
+<h1>Worked</h1>
+`,
+	'/src/pages/blog.astro': `\
+---
+import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
+
+await getCollection('blog')
+---
+
+<h1>Worked</h1>`,
+};
+
 describe('Content Collections - mixed content errors', () => {
 	it('raises "mixed content" error when content in data collection', async () => {
-		const fs = createFsWithFallback(
-			{
-				'/src/content/authors/ben.md': `---
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			...baseFileTree,
+			'/src/content/authors/ben.md': `\
+---
 name: Ben
 ---
 
-# Ben`,
-				'/src/content/authors/tony.json': `{ "name": "Tony" }`,
-				'/src/content/config.ts': `
+# Ben
+`,
+			'/src/content/authors/tony.json': `{ "name": "Tony" }`,
+			'/src/content/config.ts': `\
+import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
 
-					import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
+const authors = defineCollection({
+	type: 'data',
+	schema: z.object({
+		name: z.string(),
+	}),
+});
 
-					const authors = defineCollection({
-						type: 'data',
-						schema: z.object({
-							name: z.string(),
-						}),
-					});
+export const collections = { authors };
+`,
+		});
 
-					export const collections = { authors };`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
-
-		assert.equal(await sync({ fs }), 1);
+		assert.equal(await sync(fixture.path), 1);
 	});
 
 	it('raises "mixed content" error when data in content collection', async () => {
-		const fs = createFsWithFallback(
-			{
-				'/src/content/blog/post.md': `---
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			...baseFileTree,
+			'/src/content/blog/post.md': `\
+---
 title: Post
 ---
 
-# Post`,
-				'/src/content/blog/post.yaml': `title: YAML Post`,
-				'/src/content/config.ts': `
+# Post
+`,
+			'/src/content/blog/post.yaml': `title: YAML Post`,
+			'/src/content/config.ts': `\
+import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
 
-					import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
+const blog = defineCollection({
+	type: 'content',
+	schema: z.object({
+		title: z.string(),
+	}),
+});
 
-					const blog = defineCollection({
-						type: 'content',
-						schema: z.object({
-							title: z.string(),
-						}),
-					});
+export const collections = { blog };
+`,
+		});
 
-					export const collections = { blog };`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
-
-		assert.equal(await sync({ fs }), 1);
+		assert.equal(await sync(fixture.path), 1);
 	});
 
 	it('raises error when data collection configured as content collection', async () => {
-		const fs = createFsWithFallback(
-			{
-				'/src/content/banners/welcome.json': `{ "src": "/example", "alt": "Welcome" }`,
-				'/src/content/config.ts': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			...baseFileTree,
+			'/src/content/banners/welcome.json': `{ "src": "/example", "alt": "Welcome" }`,
+			'/src/content/config.ts': `\
+import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
 
-					import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
+const banners = defineCollection({
+	schema: z.object({
+		src: z.string(),
+		alt: z.string(),
+	}),
+});
 
-					const banners = defineCollection({
-						schema: z.object({
-							src: z.string(),
-							alt: z.string(),
-						}),
-					});
+export const collections = { banners };
+`,
+		});
 
-					export const collections = { banners };`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
-
-		assert.equal(await sync({ fs }), 1);
+		assert.equal(await sync(fixture.path), 1);
 	});
 
 	it('does not raise error for empty collection with config', async () => {
-		const fs = createFsWithFallback(
-			{
-				// Add placeholder to ensure directory exists
-				'/src/content/i18n/_placeholder.txt': 'Need content here',
-				'/src/content/config.ts': `
-					import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			...baseFileTree,
+			// Add placeholder to ensure directory exists
+			'/src/content/i18n/_placeholder.txt': 'Need content here',
+			'/src/content/config.ts': `\
+import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
 
-					const i18n = defineCollection({
-						type: 'data',
-						schema: z.object({
-							greeting: z.string(),
-						}),
-					});
+const i18n = defineCollection({
+	type: 'data',
+	schema: z.object({
+		greeting: z.string(),
+	}),
+});
 
-					export const collections = { i18n };`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+export const collections = { i18n };
+`,
+		});
 
-		const res = await sync({ fs });
-		assert.equal(res, 0);
+		assert.equal(await sync(fixture.path), 0);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/collections-renderentry.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/collections-renderentry.test.js
index 082cd6b2f7..6bd906c9c8 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/collections-renderentry.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/collections-renderentry.test.js
@@ -1,12 +1,39 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
 
 import { attachContentServerListeners } from '../../../dist/content/server-listeners.js';
-import { createFsWithFallback, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
+import { createFixture, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
 
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/content/', import.meta.url);
+const baseFileTree = {
+	'astro.config.mjs': `\
+import mdx from '@astrojs/mdx';
+export default {
+	integrations: [mdx()]
+};
+`,
+	'/src/content/blog/promo/_launch-week-styles.css': `\
+body {
+	font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;
+}
+`,
+	'/src/content/blog/promo/launch-week.mdx': `\
+---
+title: 'Launch week!'
+description: 'Join us for the exciting launch of SPACE BLOG'
+publishedDate: 'Sat May 21 2022 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)'
+tags: ['announcement']
+---
+
+import './_launch-week-styles.css';
+
+Join us for the space blog launch!
+
+- THIS THURSDAY
+- Houston, TX
+- Dress code: **interstellar casual** ✨
+`,
+};
 
 /** @type {typeof runInContainer} */
 async function runInContainerWithContentListeners(params, callback) {
@@ -18,9 +45,9 @@ async function runInContainerWithContentListeners(params, callback) {
 
 describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 	it('can be called in a page component', async () => {
-		const fs = createFsWithFallback(
-			{
-				'/src/content/config.ts': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			...baseFileTree,
+			'/src/content/config.ts': `
 					import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
 
 					const blog = defineCollection({
@@ -32,7 +59,7 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 
 					export const collections = { blog };
 				`,
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 					---
 					import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
 					const blog = await getCollection('blog');
@@ -47,15 +74,12 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 						</body>
 					</html>
 				`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		});
 
 		await runInContainerWithContentListeners(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					vite: { server: { middlewareMode: true } },
 				},
 			},
@@ -79,9 +103,9 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('can be used in a layout component', async () => {
-		const fs = createFsWithFallback(
-			{
-				'/src/components/Layout.astro': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			...baseFileTree,
+			'/src/components/Layout.astro': `
 					---
 					import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
 					const blog = await getCollection('blog');
@@ -99,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 					</html>
 
 				`,
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 					---
 					import Layout from '../components/Layout.astro';
 					---
@@ -107,15 +131,12 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 						<h1 slot="title">Index page</h2>
 					</Layout>
 				`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		});
 
 		await runInContainerWithContentListeners(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					vite: { server: { middlewareMode: true } },
 				},
 			},
@@ -139,9 +160,9 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('can be used in a slot', async () => {
-		const fs = createFsWithFallback(
-			{
-				'/src/content/config.ts': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			...baseFileTree,
+			'/src/content/config.ts': `
 					import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
 
 					const blog = defineCollection({
@@ -153,7 +174,7 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 
 					export const collections = { blog };
 				`,
-				'/src/components/Layout.astro': `
+			'/src/components/Layout.astro': `
 					<html>
 						<head></head>
 						<body>
@@ -164,7 +185,7 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 						</body>
 					</html>
 				`,
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 					---
 					import Layout from '../components/Layout.astro';
 					import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
@@ -177,15 +198,12 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 						<Content slot="main" />
 					</Layout>
 				`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		});
 
 		await runInContainerWithContentListeners(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					vite: { server: { middlewareMode: true } },
 				},
 			},
@@ -209,9 +227,9 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('can be called from any js/ts file', async () => {
-		const fs = createFsWithFallback(
-			{
-				'/src/content/config.ts': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			...baseFileTree,
+			'/src/content/config.ts': `
 					import { z, defineCollection } from 'astro:content';
 
 					const blog = defineCollection({
@@ -223,7 +241,7 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 
 					export const collections = { blog };
 				`,
-				'/src/launch-week.ts': `
+			'/src/launch-week.ts': `
 					import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
 
 					export let Content;
@@ -234,7 +252,7 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 
 					Content = mod.Content;
 				`,
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 					---
 					import { Content } from '../launch-week.ts';
 					---
@@ -246,15 +264,12 @@ describe('Content Collections - render()', () => {
 						</body>
 					</html>
 				`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		});
 
 		await runInContainerWithContentListeners(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					vite: { server: { middlewareMode: true } },
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/dev.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/dev.test.js
index c82232768a..74f1d1e92e 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/dev.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/dev.test.js
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
-import {
-	createFs,
-	createRequestAndResponse,
-	runInContainer,
-	triggerFSEvent,
-} from '../test-utils.js';
-
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
+import { createFixture, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 describe('dev container', () => {
 	it('can render requests', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 				---
 				const name = 'Testing';
 				---
@@ -26,11 +17,9 @@ describe('dev container', () => {
 					</body>
 				</html>
 			`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		});
 
-		await runInContainer({ fs, inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root) } }, async (container) => {
+		await runInContainer({ inlineConfig: { root: fixture.path } }, async (container) => {
 			const { req, res, text } = createRequestAndResponse({
 				method: 'GET',
 				url: '/',
@@ -43,89 +32,16 @@ describe('dev container', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	it('HMR only short circuits on previously cached modules', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/components/Header.astro': `
-					<h1>{Astro.props.title}</h1>
-				`,
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
-					---
-					import Header from '../components/Header.astro';
-					const name = 'Testing';
-					---
-					<html>
-						<head><title>{name}</title></head>
-						<body class="one">
-							<Header title={name} />
-						</body>
-					</html>
-				`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
-
-		await runInContainer({ fs, inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root) } }, async (container) => {
-			let r = createRequestAndResponse({
-				method: 'GET',
-				url: '/',
-			});
-			container.handle(r.req, r.res);
-			let html = await r.text();
-			let $ = cheerio.load(html);
-			assert.equal($('body.one').length, 1);
-
-			fs.writeFileFromRootSync(
-				'/src/components/Header.astro',
-				`
-				<h1>{Astro.props.title}</h1>
-			`,
-			);
-			triggerFSEvent(container, fs, '/src/components/Header.astro', 'change');
-
-			fs.writeFileFromRootSync(
-				'/src/pages/index.astro',
-				`
-				---
-				import Header from '../components/Header.astro';
-				const name = 'Testing';
-				---
-				<html>
-					<head><title>{name}</title></head>
-					<body class="two">
-						<Header title={name} />
-					</body>
-				</html>
-			`,
-			);
-			triggerFSEvent(container, fs, '/src/pages/index.astro', 'change');
-
-			r = createRequestAndResponse({
-				method: 'GET',
-				url: '/',
-			});
-			container.handle(r.req, r.res);
-			html = await r.text();
-			$ = cheerio.load(html);
-			assert.equal($('body.one').length, 0);
-			assert.equal($('body.two').length, 1);
-		});
-	});
-
 	it('Allows dynamic segments in injected routes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/components/test.astro': `<h1>{Astro.params.slug}</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/test-[slug].astro': `<h1>{Astro.params.slug}</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/components/test.astro': `<h1>{Astro.params.slug}</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/test-[slug].astro': `<h1>{Astro.params.slug}</h1>`,
+		});
 
 		await runInContainer(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					output: 'server',
 					integrations: [
 						{
@@ -164,19 +80,15 @@ describe('dev container', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('Serves injected 404 route for any 404', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/components/404.astro': `<h1>Custom 404</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/page.astro': `<h1>Regular page</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/components/404.astro': `<h1>Custom 404</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/page.astro': `<h1>Regular page</h1>`,
+		});
 
 		await runInContainer(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					output: 'server',
 					integrations: [
 						{
@@ -226,10 +138,14 @@ describe('dev container', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('items in public/ are not available from root when using a base', async () => {
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/public/test.txt': `Test`,
+		});
+
 		await runInContainer(
 			{
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					base: '/sub/',
 				},
 			},
@@ -260,7 +176,11 @@ describe('dev container', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('items in public/ are available from root when not using a base', async () => {
-		await runInContainer({ inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root) } }, async (container) => {
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/public/test.txt': `Test`,
+		});
+
+		await runInContainer({ inlineConfig: { root: fixture.path } }, async (container) => {
 			// Try the root path
 			let r = createRequestAndResponse({
 				method: 'GET',
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/head-injection.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/head-injection.test.js
index 0796ba45f7..fa61cea58a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/head-injection.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/head-injection.test.js
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
-import { createFs, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
+import { createFixture, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
 
 describe('head injection', () => {
 	it('Dynamic injection from component created in the page frontmatter', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
+		const fixture = await createFixture(
 			{
 				'/src/components/Other.astro': `
 					<style>
@@ -64,9 +63,8 @@ describe('head injection', () => {
 
 		await runInContainer(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					vite: { server: { middlewareMode: true } },
 				},
 			},
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ describe('head injection', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('Dynamic injection from a layout component', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
+		const fixture = await createFixture(
 			{
 				'/src/components/Other.astro': `
 					<style>
@@ -164,9 +162,8 @@ describe('head injection', () => {
 
 		await runInContainer(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					vite: { server: { middlewareMode: true } },
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/hydration.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/hydration.test.js
index 369630f9af..03962a416f 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/hydration.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/hydration.test.js
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-import { createFs, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
-
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
+import { createFixture, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 describe('hydration', () => {
 	it(
 		'should not crash when reassigning a hydrated component',
 		{ skip: true, todo: "It seems that `components/Client.svelte` isn't found" },
 		async () => {
-			const fs = createFs(
-				{
-					'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+			const fixture = await createFixture({
+				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 				---
 				import Svelte from '../components/Client.svelte';
 				const Foo = Svelte;
@@ -26,15 +22,12 @@ describe('hydration', () => {
 					</body>
 				</html>
 			`,
-				},
-				root,
-			);
+			});
 
 			await runInContainer(
 				{
-					fs,
 					inlineConfig: {
-						root: fileURLToPath(root),
+						root: fixture.path,
 						logLevel: 'silent',
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/restart.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/restart.test.js
index 339b95fc1a..9d5664cbf2 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/dev/restart.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/dev/restart.test.js
@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
 
 import {
 	createContainerWithAutomaticRestart,
 	startContainer,
 } from '../../../dist/core/dev/index.js';
-import { createFs, createRequestAndResponse, triggerFSEvent } from '../test-utils.js';
+import { createFixture, createRequestAndResponse } from '../test-utils.js';
 
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
+/** @type {import('astro').AstroInlineConfig} */
+const defaultInlineConfig = {
+	logLevel: 'silent',
+};
 
 function isStarted(container) {
 	return !!container.viteServer.httpServer?.listening;
 }
 
-describe('dev container restarts', () => {
+// Checking for restarts may hang if no restarts happen, so set a 20s timeout for each test
+describe('dev container restarts', { timeout: 20000 }, () => {
 	it('Surfaces config errors on restarts', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 				<html>
 					<head><title>Test</title></head>
 					<body>
@@ -27,16 +29,14 @@ describe('dev container restarts', () => {
 					</body>
 				</html>
 			`,
-				'/astro.config.mjs': `
-
-				`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+			'/astro.config.mjs': ``,
+		});
 
 		const restart = await createContainerWithAutomaticRestart({
-			fs,
-			inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root), logLevel: 'silent' },
+			inlineConfig: {
+				...defaultInlineConfig,
+				root: fixture.path,
+			},
 		});
 
 		try {
@@ -52,40 +52,37 @@ describe('dev container restarts', () => {
 
 			// Create an error
 			let restartComplete = restart.restarted();
-			fs.writeFileFromRootSync('/astro.config.mjs', 'const foo = bar');
-
-			// Vite watches the real filesystem, so we have to mock this part. It's not so bad.
+			await fixture.writeFile('/astro.config.mjs', 'const foo = bar');
+			// TODO: fix this hack
 			restart.container.viteServer.watcher.emit(
 				'change',
-				fs.getFullyResolvedPath('/astro.config.mjs'),
+				fixture.getPath('/astro.config.mjs').replace(/\\/g, '/'),
 			);
 
 			// Wait for the restart to finish
 			let hmrError = await restartComplete;
-			assert.notEqual(typeof hmrError, 'undefined');
+			assert.ok(hmrError instanceof Error);
 
 			// Do it a second time to make sure we are still watching
 
 			restartComplete = restart.restarted();
-			fs.writeFileFromRootSync('/astro.config.mjs', 'const foo = bar2');
-
-			// Vite watches the real filesystem, so we have to mock this part. It's not so bad.
+			await fixture.writeFile('/astro.config.mjs', 'const foo = bar2');
+			// TODO: fix this hack
 			restart.container.viteServer.watcher.emit(
 				'change',
-				fs.getFullyResolvedPath('/astro.config.mjs'),
+				fixture.getPath('/astro.config.mjs').replace(/\\/g, '/'),
 			);
 
 			hmrError = await restartComplete;
-			assert.notEqual(typeof hmrError, 'undefined');
+			assert.ok(hmrError instanceof Error);
 		} finally {
 			await restart.container.close();
 		}
 	});
 
 	it('Restarts the container if previously started', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 				<html>
 					<head><title>Test</title></head>
 					<body>
@@ -93,14 +90,14 @@ describe('dev container restarts', () => {
 					</body>
 				</html>
 			`,
-				'/astro.config.mjs': ``,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+			'/astro.config.mjs': ``,
+		});
 
 		const restart = await createContainerWithAutomaticRestart({
-			fs,
-			inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root), logLevel: 'silent' },
+			inlineConfig: {
+				...defaultInlineConfig,
+				root: fixture.path,
+			},
 		});
 		await startContainer(restart.container);
 		assert.equal(isStarted(restart.container), true);
@@ -108,7 +105,12 @@ describe('dev container restarts', () => {
 		try {
 			// Trigger a change
 			let restartComplete = restart.restarted();
-			triggerFSEvent(restart.container, fs, '/astro.config.mjs', 'change');
+			await fixture.writeFile('/astro.config.mjs', '');
+			// TODO: fix this hack
+			restart.container.viteServer.watcher.emit(
+				'change',
+				fixture.getPath('/astro.config.mjs').replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+			);
 			await restartComplete;
 
 			assert.equal(isStarted(restart.container), true);
@@ -118,18 +120,16 @@ describe('dev container restarts', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('Is able to restart project using Tailwind + astro.config.ts', async () => {
-		const troot = new URL('../../fixtures/tailwindcss-ts/', import.meta.url);
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
-				'/astro.config.ts': ``,
-			},
-			troot,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
+			'/astro.config.ts': ``,
+		});
 
 		const restart = await createContainerWithAutomaticRestart({
-			fs,
-			inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root), logLevel: 'silent' },
+			inlineConfig: {
+				...defaultInlineConfig,
+				root: fixture.path,
+			},
 		});
 		await startContainer(restart.container);
 		assert.equal(isStarted(restart.container), true);
@@ -137,7 +137,12 @@ describe('dev container restarts', () => {
 		try {
 			// Trigger a change
 			let restartComplete = restart.restarted();
-			triggerFSEvent(restart.container, fs, '/astro.config.ts', 'change');
+			await fixture.writeFile('/astro.config.ts', '');
+			// TODO: fix this hack
+			restart.container.viteServer.watcher.emit(
+				'change',
+				fixture.getPath('/astro.config.mjs').replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+			);
 			await restartComplete;
 
 			assert.equal(isStarted(restart.container), true);
@@ -147,24 +152,27 @@ describe('dev container restarts', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('Is able to restart project on package.json changes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
+		});
 
 		const restart = await createContainerWithAutomaticRestart({
-			fs,
-			inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root), logLevel: 'silent' },
+			inlineConfig: {
+				...defaultInlineConfig,
+				root: fixture.path,
+			},
 		});
 		await startContainer(restart.container);
 		assert.equal(isStarted(restart.container), true);
 
 		try {
 			let restartComplete = restart.restarted();
-			fs.writeFileSync('/package.json', `{}`);
-			triggerFSEvent(restart.container, fs, '/package.json', 'change');
+			await fixture.writeFile('/package.json', `{}`);
+			// TODO: fix this hack
+			restart.container.viteServer.watcher.emit(
+				'change',
+				fixture.getPath('/package.json').replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+			);
 			await restartComplete;
 		} finally {
 			await restart.container.close();
@@ -172,16 +180,15 @@ describe('dev container restarts', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('Is able to restart on viteServer.restart API call', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
+		});
 
 		const restart = await createContainerWithAutomaticRestart({
-			fs,
-			inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root), logLevel: 'silent' },
+			inlineConfig: {
+				...defaultInlineConfig,
+				root: fixture.path,
+			},
 		});
 		await startContainer(restart.container);
 		assert.equal(isStarted(restart.container), true);
@@ -196,26 +203,28 @@ describe('dev container restarts', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('Is able to restart project on .astro/settings.json changes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
-				'/.astro/settings.json': `{}`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': ``,
+			'/.astro/settings.json': `{}`,
+		});
 
 		const restart = await createContainerWithAutomaticRestart({
-			fs,
-			inlineConfig: { root: fileURLToPath(root), logLevel: 'silent' },
+			inlineConfig: {
+				...defaultInlineConfig,
+				root: fixture.path,
+			},
 		});
 		await startContainer(restart.container);
 		assert.equal(isStarted(restart.container), true);
 
 		try {
 			let restartComplete = restart.restarted();
-			fs.mkdirSync('/.astro/', { recursive: true });
-			fs.writeFileSync('/.astro/settings.json', `{ }`);
-			triggerFSEvent(restart.container, fs, '/.astro/settings.json', 'change');
+			await fixture.writeFile('/.astro/settings.json', `{ }`);
+			// TODO: fix this hack
+			restart.container.viteServer.watcher.emit(
+				'change',
+				fixture.getPath('/.astro/settings.json').replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+			);
 			await restartComplete;
 		} finally {
 			await restart.container.close();
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/render/chunk.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/render/chunk.test.js
index b9c1c70f38..57ab743261 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/render/chunk.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/render/chunk.test.js
@@ -1,30 +1,23 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
-import { createFs, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
-
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
+import { createFixture, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 describe('core/render chunk', () => {
 	it('does not throw on user object with type', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `\
 				---
 				const value = { type: 'foobar' }
 				---
 				<div id="chunk">{value}</div>
 			`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		});
 
 		await runInContainer(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					logLevel: 'silent',
 					integrations: [],
 				},
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/render/components.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/render/components.test.js
index b13d1fe88a..991f0f1052 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/render/components.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/render/components.test.js
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
-import { createFs, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
-
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
+import { createFixture, createRequestAndResponse, runInContainer } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 describe('core/render components', () => {
 	it('should sanitize dynamic tags', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 				---
 				const TagA = 'p style=color:red;'
 				const TagB = 'p><script id="pwnd">console.log("pwnd")</script>'
@@ -23,15 +19,12 @@ describe('core/render components', () => {
 					</body>
 				</html>
 			`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		});
 
 		await runInContainer(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					logLevel: 'silent',
 					integrations: [],
 				},
@@ -58,9 +51,8 @@ describe('core/render components', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('should merge `class` and `class:list`', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `
 				---
 				import Class from '../components/Class.astro';
 				import ClassList from '../components/ClassList.astro';
@@ -74,20 +66,17 @@ describe('core/render components', () => {
 				<BothFlipped class:list={{ blue: true }} class="red" />
 				<BothSpread class:list={{ blue: true }} { ...{ class: "red" }} />
 			`,
-				'/src/components/Class.astro': `<pre id="class" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
-				'/src/components/ClassList.astro': `<pre id="class-list" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
-				'/src/components/BothLiteral.astro': `<pre id="both-literal" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
-				'/src/components/BothFlipped.astro': `<pre id="both-flipped" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
-				'/src/components/BothSpread.astro': `<pre id="both-spread" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+			'/src/components/Class.astro': `<pre id="class" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
+			'/src/components/ClassList.astro': `<pre id="class-list" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
+			'/src/components/BothLiteral.astro': `<pre id="both-literal" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
+			'/src/components/BothFlipped.astro': `<pre id="both-flipped" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
+			'/src/components/BothSpread.astro': `<pre id="both-spread" set:html={JSON.stringify(Astro.props)} />`,
+		});
 
 		await runInContainer(
 			{
-				fs,
 				inlineConfig: {
-					root: fileURLToPath(root),
+					root: fixture.path,
 					logLevel: 'silent',
 					integrations: [],
 				},
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/endpoints.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/endpoints.test.js
index 43d76af5a5..8ce8cf1f5a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/endpoints.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/endpoints.test.js
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { after, before, describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { createContainer } from '../../../dist/core/dev/container.js';
 import testAdapter from '../../test-adapter.js';
 import {
 	createBasicSettings,
-	createFs,
+	createFixture,
 	createRequestAndResponse,
 	defaultLogger,
 } from '../test-utils.js';
 
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/api-routes/', import.meta.url);
 const fileSystem = {
 	'/src/pages/response-redirect.ts': `export const GET = ({ url }) => Response.redirect("https://example.com/destination", 307)`,
 	'/src/pages/response.ts': `export const GET = ({ url }) => new Response(null, { headers: { Location: "https://example.com/destination" }, status: 307 })`,
@@ -23,9 +21,9 @@ describe('endpoints', () => {
 	let settings;
 
 	before(async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(fileSystem, root);
+		const fixture = await createFixture(fileSystem);
 		settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			adapter: testAdapter(),
 		});
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/manifest.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/manifest.test.js
index 523d86e6ad..e95137728b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/manifest.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/manifest.test.js
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { Logger } from '../../../dist/core/logger/core.js';
 import { createRouteManifest } from '../../../dist/core/routing/manifest/create.js';
-import { createBasicSettings, createFs } from '../test-utils.js';
-
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
+import { createBasicSettings, createFixture } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 function getManifestRoutes(manifest) {
 	return manifest.routes.map((route) => ({
@@ -41,21 +38,17 @@ function assertRouteRelations(routes, relations) {
 
 describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	it('using trailingSlash: "never" does not match the index route when it contains a trailing slash', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
 		});
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 		const [{ pattern }] = manifest.routes;
 		assert.equal(pattern.test(''), true);
@@ -63,15 +56,12 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('endpoint routes are sorted before page routes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/[contact].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/[contact].ts': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/[contact].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/[contact].ts': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
 			experimental: {
@@ -91,9 +81,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 		];
 
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 
 		assert.deepEqual(getManifestRoutes(manifest), [
@@ -117,18 +106,15 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('static routes are sorted before dynamic and rest routes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/[dynamic].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/[...rest].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/static.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/static-[dynamic].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/[dynamic].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/[...rest].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/static.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/static-[dynamic].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
 			experimental: {
@@ -137,9 +123,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 		});
 
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 
 		assertRouteRelations(getManifestRoutes(manifest), [
@@ -154,21 +139,18 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 
 	it('route sorting with multi-layer index page conflict', async () => {
 		// Reproducing regression from https://github.com/withastro/astro/issues/10071
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/a/1.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/a/2.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/a/3.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/modules/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/modules/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/test/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/test/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/a/1.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/a/2.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/a/3.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/modules/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/modules/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/test/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/test/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
 			experimental: {
@@ -177,9 +159,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 		});
 
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 
 		assertRouteRelations(getManifestRoutes(manifest), [
@@ -200,24 +181,21 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('route sorting respects the file tree', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/[dynamic_folder]/static.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/[dynamic_folder]/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/[dynamic_folder]/[...rest].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/[...rest]/static.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/[...rest]/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/blog/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/[dynamic_file].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/[...other].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/static.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/[dynamic_folder]/static.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/[dynamic_folder]/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/[dynamic_folder]/[...rest].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/[...rest]/static.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/[...rest]/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/blog/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/[dynamic_file].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/[...other].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/static.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
 			experimental: {
@@ -226,9 +204,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 		});
 
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 
 		assertRouteRelations(getManifestRoutes(manifest), [
@@ -263,15 +240,12 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('injected routes are sorted in legacy mode above filesystem routes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
@@ -289,9 +263,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 		];
 
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 
 		assert.deepEqual(getManifestRoutes(manifest), [
@@ -315,15 +288,12 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('injected routes are sorted alongside filesystem routes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/blog/[...slug].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
@@ -345,9 +315,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 		];
 
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 
 		assert.deepEqual(getManifestRoutes(manifest), [
@@ -371,15 +340,12 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('redirects are sorted in legacy mode below the filesystem routes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/blog/contributing.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/blog/contributing.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
@@ -392,9 +358,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 			},
 		});
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 
 		assert.deepEqual(getManifestRoutes(manifest), [
@@ -418,15 +383,12 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('redirects are sorted alongside the filesystem routes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/blog/contributing.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/index.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/blog/contributing.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
@@ -445,9 +407,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 			},
 		});
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 
 		assert.deepEqual(getManifestRoutes(manifest), [
@@ -471,14 +432,11 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('report colliding static routes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/contributing.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/contributing.astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
@@ -496,9 +454,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 		];
 
 		const manifestOptions = {
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		};
 
 		const { logger, logs } = getLogger();
@@ -523,15 +480,12 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('report colliding SSR dynamic routes', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/[foo].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/[bar].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/[foo].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/[bar].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+		});
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
@@ -542,9 +496,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 		});
 
 		const manifestOptions = {
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		};
 
 		const { logger, logs } = getLogger();
@@ -569,16 +522,13 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('should concatenate each part of the segment. issues#10122', async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(
-			{
-				'/src/pages/a-[b].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
-				'/src/pages/blog/a-[b].233.ts': ``,
-			},
-			root,
-		);
+		const fixture = await createFixture({
+			'/src/pages/a-[b].astro': `<h1>test</h1>`,
+			'/src/pages/blog/a-[b].233.ts': ``,
+		});
 
 		const settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			base: '/search',
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
@@ -599,9 +549,8 @@ describe('routing - createRouteManifest', () => {
 		];
 
 		const manifest = createRouteManifest({
-			cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+			cwd: fixture.path,
 			settings,
-			fsMod: fs,
 		});
 
 		assert.deepEqual(getManifestRoutes(manifest), [
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-matching.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-matching.test.js
index a9a0e48a3d..1ef383d551 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-matching.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-matching.test.js
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ import { createDevelopmentManifest } from '../../../dist/vite-plugin-astro-serve
 import testAdapter from '../../test-adapter.js';
 import {
 	createBasicSettings,
-	createFs,
+	createFixture,
 	createRequestAndResponse,
 	defaultLogger,
 } from '../test-utils.js';
 
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
 const fileSystem = {
 	'/src/pages/[serverDynamic].astro': `
 		---
@@ -131,15 +130,14 @@ describe('Route matching', () => {
 	let settings;
 
 	before(async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(fileSystem, root);
+		const fixture = await createFixture(fileSystem);
 		settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
 			output: 'hybrid',
 			adapter: testAdapter(),
 		});
 		container = await createContainer({
-			fs,
 			settings,
 			logger: defaultLogger,
 		});
@@ -149,9 +147,8 @@ describe('Route matching', () => {
 		pipeline = DevPipeline.create(undefined, { loader, logger: defaultLogger, manifest, settings });
 		manifestData = createRouteManifest(
 			{
-				cwd: fileURLToPath(root),
+				cwd: fixture.path,
 				settings,
-				fsMod: fs,
 			},
 			defaultLogger,
 		);
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-sanitization.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-sanitization.test.js
index 8024188681..7b6dcedf6d 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-sanitization.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/route-sanitization.test.js
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { after, before, describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
 import { createContainer } from '../../../dist/core/dev/container.js';
 import testAdapter from '../../test-adapter.js';
 import {
 	createBasicSettings,
-	createFs,
+	createFixture,
 	createRequestAndResponse,
 	defaultLogger,
 } from '../test-utils.js';
 
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/alias/', import.meta.url);
 const fileSystem = {
 	'/src/pages/[...testSlashTrim].astro': `
 	---
@@ -34,15 +32,14 @@ describe('Route sanitization', () => {
 	let settings;
 
 	before(async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(fileSystem, root);
+		const fixture = await createFixture(fileSystem);
 		settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			trailingSlash: 'never',
 			output: 'hybrid',
 			adapter: testAdapter(),
 		});
 		container = await createContainer({
-			fs,
 			settings,
 			logger: defaultLogger,
 		});
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/trailing-slash.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/trailing-slash.test.js
index a9e8fe9451..d9ba53b387 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/routing/trailing-slash.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/routing/trailing-slash.test.js
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { after, before, describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { createContainer } from '../../../dist/core/dev/container.js';
 import testAdapter from '../../test-adapter.js';
 import {
 	createBasicSettings,
-	createFs,
+	createFixture,
 	createRequestAndResponse,
 	defaultLogger,
 } from '../test-utils.js';
 
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/api-routes/', import.meta.url);
 const fileSystem = {
 	'/src/pages/api.ts': `export const GET = () => Response.json({ success: true })`,
 };
@@ -20,15 +18,14 @@ describe('trailingSlash', () => {
 	let settings;
 
 	before(async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(fileSystem, root);
+		const fixture = await createFixture(fileSystem);
 		settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			trailingSlash: 'always',
 			output: 'server',
 			adapter: testAdapter(),
 		});
 		container = await createContainer({
-			fs,
 			settings,
 			logger: defaultLogger,
 		});
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/runtime/endpoints.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/runtime/endpoints.test.js
index 47f52a2dff..313453c63d 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/runtime/endpoints.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/runtime/endpoints.test.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { after, before, describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { createContainer } from '../../../dist/core/dev/container.js';
 import testAdapter from '../../test-adapter.js';
 import {
 	createBasicSettings,
-	createFs,
+	createFixture,
 	createRequestAndResponse,
 	defaultLogger,
 } from '../test-utils.js';
@@ -20,14 +19,13 @@ describe('endpoints', () => {
 	let settings;
 
 	before(async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(fileSystem, root);
+		const fixture = await createFixture(fileSystem, root);
 		settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			adapter: testAdapter(),
 		});
 		container = await createContainer({
-			fs,
 			settings,
 			logger: defaultLogger,
 		});
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/teardown.js b/packages/astro/test/units/teardown.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeb718a37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/teardown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+
+export default function teardown(testPassed) {
+	// Delete all directories within `_temp-fixtures` directory if all test passed
+	if (testPassed) {
+		try {
+			const tempFixturesDir = new URL('./_temp-fixtures/', import.meta.url);
+			const entries = fs.readdirSync(tempFixturesDir);
+			for (const entry of entries) {
+				if (entry === 'package.json' || entry === 'node_modules') continue;
+				const dir = new URL(entry, tempFixturesDir);
+				fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error('Failed to delete temp fixtures');
+			throw e;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/test-utils.js b/packages/astro/test/units/test-utils.js
index fea8e967ea..9eb635cc91 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/test-utils.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/test-utils.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
 import realFS from 'node:fs';
-import npath from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-import { Volume } from 'memfs';
+import { createFixture as _createFixture } from 'fs-fixture';
 import httpMocks from 'node-mocks-http';
 import { getDefaultClientDirectives } from '../../dist/core/client-directive/index.js';
 import { resolveConfig } from '../../dist/core/config/index.js';
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ import { nodeLogDestination } from '../../dist/core/logger/node.js';
 import { NOOP_MIDDLEWARE_FN } from '../../dist/core/middleware/noop-middleware.js';
 import { Pipeline } from '../../dist/core/render/index.js';
 import { RouteCache } from '../../dist/core/render/route-cache.js';
-import { unixify } from './correct-path.js';
 
 /** @type {import('../../src/core/logger/core').Logger} */
 export const defaultLogger = new Logger({
@@ -27,102 +25,21 @@ export const silentLogging = {
 	level: 'error',
 };
 
-class VirtualVolume extends Volume {
-	#root = '';
-	constructor(root) {
-		super();
-		this.#root = root;
-	}
-
-	#forcePath(p) {
-		if (p instanceof URL) {
-			p = unixify(fileURLToPath(p));
-		} else {
-			p = unixify(p);
-		}
-		return p;
-	}
-
-	getFullyResolvedPath(pth) {
-		return npath.posix.join(this.#root, pth);
-	}
-
-	readFile(p, ...args) {
-		return super.readFile(this.#forcePath(p), ...args);
-	}
-
-	existsSync(p) {
-		return super.existsSync(this.#forcePath(p));
-	}
-
-	writeFileFromRootSync(pth, ...rest) {
-		return super.writeFileSync(this.getFullyResolvedPath(pth), ...rest);
-	}
-}
-
-class VirtualVolumeWithFallback extends VirtualVolume {
-	// Fallback to the real fs
-	readFile(p, ...args) {
-		const cb = args[args.length - 1];
-		const argsMinusCallback = args.slice(0, args.length - 1);
-		return super.readFile(p, ...argsMinusCallback, function (err, data) {
-			if (err) {
-				realFS.readFile(p, ...argsMinusCallback, function (err2, data2) {
-					if (err2) {
-						cb(err);
-					} else {
-						cb(null, data2);
-					}
-				});
-			} else {
-				cb(null, data);
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	readFileSync(p, ...args) {
-		try {
-			return super.readFileSync(p, ...args);
-		} catch {
-			return realFS.readFileSync(p, ...args);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-export function createFs(json, root, VolumeImpl = VirtualVolume) {
-	if (typeof root !== 'string') {
-		root = unixify(fileURLToPath(root));
-	}
-
-	const structure = {};
-	for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(json)) {
-		const fullpath = npath.posix.join(root, key);
-		structure[fullpath] = value;
-	}
-
-	const fs = new VolumeImpl(root);
-	fs.fromJSON(structure);
-	return fs;
-}
-
-export function createFsWithFallback(json, root) {
-	return createFs(json, root, VirtualVolumeWithFallback);
-}
+const tempFixturesDir = fileURLToPath(new URL('./_temp-fixtures/', import.meta.url));
 
 /**
- *
- * @param {import('../../src/core/dev/container').Container} container
- * @param {typeof import('node:fs')} fs
- * @param {string} shortPath
- * @param {'change'} eventType
+ * @param {import('fs-fixture').FileTree} tree
  */
-export function triggerFSEvent(container, fs, shortPath, eventType) {
-	container.viteServer.watcher.emit(eventType, fs.getFullyResolvedPath(shortPath));
-
-	if (!fileURLToPath(container.settings.config.root).startsWith('/')) {
-		const drive = fileURLToPath(container.settings.config.root).slice(0, 2);
-		container.viteServer.watcher.emit(eventType, drive + fs.getFullyResolvedPath(shortPath));
-	}
+export async function createFixture(tree) {
+	return await _createFixture(
+		{
+			'package.json': '{}',
+			...tree,
+		},
+		{
+			tempDir: tempFixturesDir,
+		},
+	);
 }
 
 export function createRequestAndResponse(reqOptions = {}) {
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/vite-plugin-astro-server/request.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/vite-plugin-astro-server/request.test.js
index 26f446cb1d..b99a2cb60a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/vite-plugin-astro-server/request.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/vite-plugin-astro-server/request.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { after, before, describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { createContainer } from '../../../dist/core/dev/container.js';
 import { createLoader } from '../../../dist/core/module-loader/index.js';
 import { createRouteManifest } from '../../../dist/core/routing/index.js';
@@ -12,13 +11,13 @@ import testAdapter from '../../test-adapter.js';
 import {
 	createAstroModule,
 	createBasicSettings,
-	createFs,
+	createFixture,
 	createRequestAndResponse,
 	defaultLogger,
 } from '../test-utils.js';
 
-async function createDevPipeline(overrides = {}) {
-	const settings = overrides.settings ?? (await createBasicSettings({ root: '/' }));
+async function createDevPipeline(overrides = {}, root) {
+	const settings = overrides.settings ?? (await createBasicSettings({ root }));
 	const loader = overrides.loader ?? createLoader();
 	const manifest = createDevelopmentManifest(settings);
 
@@ -28,31 +27,31 @@ async function createDevPipeline(overrides = {}) {
 describe('vite-plugin-astro-server', () => {
 	describe('request', () => {
 		it('renders a request', async () => {
-			const pipeline = await createDevPipeline({
-				loader: createLoader({
-					import(id) {
-						if (id === '\0astro-internal:middleware') {
-							return { onRequest: (_, next) => next() };
-						}
-						const Page = createComponent(() => {
-							return render`<div id="test">testing</div>`;
-						});
-						return createAstroModule(Page);
-					},
-				}),
+			const fixture = await createFixture({
+				// Note that the content doesn't matter here because we are using a custom loader.
+				'/src/pages/index.astro': '',
 			});
+			const pipeline = await createDevPipeline(
+				{
+					loader: createLoader({
+						import(id) {
+							if (id === '\0astro-internal:middleware') {
+								return { onRequest: (_, next) => next() };
+							}
+							const Page = createComponent(() => {
+								return render`<div id="test">testing</div>`;
+							});
+							return createAstroModule(Page);
+						},
+					}),
+				},
+				fixture.path,
+			);
 			const controller = createController({ loader: pipeline.loader });
 			const { req, res, text } = createRequestAndResponse();
-			const fs = createFs(
-				{
-					// Note that the content doesn't matter here because we are using a custom loader.
-					'/src/pages/index.astro': '',
-				},
-				'/',
-			);
 			const manifestData = createRouteManifest(
 				{
-					fsMod: fs,
+					cwd: fixture.path,
 					settings: pipeline.settings,
 				},
 				defaultLogger,
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ describe('vite-plugin-astro-server', () => {
 		let settings;
 
 		before(async () => {
-			const root = new URL('../../fixtures/api-routes/', import.meta.url);
 			const fileSystem = {
 				'/src/pages/url.astro': `{Astro.request.url}`,
 				'/src/pages/prerendered.astro': `---
@@ -90,14 +88,13 @@ describe('vite-plugin-astro-server', () => {
 			---
 			{Astro.request.url}`,
 			};
-			const fs = createFs(fileSystem, root);
+			const fixture = await createFixture(fileSystem);
 			settings = await createBasicSettings({
-				root: fileURLToPath(root),
+				root: fixture.path,
 				output: 'server',
 				adapter: testAdapter(),
 			});
 			container = await createContainer({
-				fs,
 				settings,
 				logger: defaultLogger,
 			});
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/units/vite-plugin-astro-server/response.test.js b/packages/astro/test/units/vite-plugin-astro-server/response.test.js
index fadaed99f4..2d256fb71a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/units/vite-plugin-astro-server/response.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/units/vite-plugin-astro-server/response.test.js
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { after, before, describe, it } from 'node:test';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { createContainer } from '../../../dist/core/dev/container.js';
 import testAdapter from '../../test-adapter.js';
 import {
 	createBasicSettings,
-	createFs,
+	createFixture,
 	createRequestAndResponse,
 	defaultLogger,
 } from '../test-utils.js';
 
-const root = new URL('../../fixtures/api-routes/', import.meta.url);
 const fileSystem = {
 	'/src/pages/index.js': `export const GET = () => {
 		const headers = new Headers();
@@ -51,14 +49,13 @@ describe('endpoints', () => {
 	let settings;
 
 	before(async () => {
-		const fs = createFs(fileSystem, root);
+		const fixture = await createFixture(fileSystem);
 		settings = await createBasicSettings({
-			root: fileURLToPath(root),
+			root: fixture.path,
 			output: 'server',
 			adapter: testAdapter(),
 		});
 		container = await createContainer({
-			fs,
 			settings,
 			logger: defaultLogger,
 		});
diff --git a/patches/fs-fixture@2.4.0.patch b/patches/fs-fixture@2.4.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ec3a3c4db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/fs-fixture@2.4.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff --git a/dist/index.d.mts b/dist/index.d.mts
+index be5b88e034211892ba079c3c5c5c6f5d5f767cd4..55dcc0e99c66719d5fa68d4713b02c1919deae19 100644
+--- a/dist/index.d.mts
++++ b/dist/index.d.mts
+@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ type Api = ApiBase & {
+ type FileTree = {
+     [path: string]: string | FileTree | ((api: Api) => string | Symlink);
+ };
+-declare const createFixture: (source?: string | FileTree) => Promise<FsFixture>;
++type CreateFixtureOptions = {
++    // An absolute path to a different directory than `os.tmpdir()`
++    tempDir?: string
++}
++declare const createFixture: (source?: string | FileTree, opts?: CreateFixtureOptions) => Promise<FsFixture>;
+ 
+-export { type FileTree, FsFixture, createFixture };
++export { type FileTree, FsFixture, CreateFixtureOptions, createFixture };
+diff --git a/dist/index.mjs b/dist/index.mjs
+index cd6cab3beebf3f38fe4f1e2a9c58aff2b87258f7..ad24d852a357fd582f9e83ac20cb73bfbcb9bfc0 100755
+--- a/dist/index.mjs
++++ b/dist/index.mjs
+@@ -1 +1 @@
+-import s from"fs/promises";import o from"path";import y from"fs";import m from"os";typeof Symbol.asyncDispose!="symbol"&&Object.defineProperty(Symbol,"asyncDispose",{configurable:!1,enumerable:!1,writable:!1,value:Symbol.for("asyncDispose")});class w{path;constructor(t){this.path=t}getPath(...t){return o.join(this.path,...t)}exists(t=""){return s.access(this.getPath(t)).then(()=>!0,()=>!1)}rm(t=""){return s.rm(this.getPath(t),{recursive:!0,force:!0})}writeFile(t,r){return s.writeFile(this.getPath(t),r)}writeJson(t,r){return this.writeFile(t,JSON.stringify(r,null,2))}readFile(t,r){return s.readFile(this.getPath(t),r)}async[Symbol.asyncDispose](){await this.rm()}}const g=y.realpathSync(m.tmpdir()),b=`fs-fixture-${Date.now()}`;let l=0;const P=()=>(l+=1,l);class h{target;type;path;constructor(t,r){this.target=t,this.type=r}}const u=(i,t,r)=>{const e=[];for(const n in i){if(!Object.hasOwn(i,n))continue;const c=o.join(t,n);let a=i[n];if(typeof a=="function"){const f=Object.assign(Object.create(r),{filePath:c}),p=a(f);if(p instanceof h){p.path=c,e.push(p);continue}else a=p}typeof a=="string"?e.push({path:c,content:a}):e.push(...u(a,c,r))}return e},d=async i=>{const t=o.join(g,`${b}-${P()}/`);if(await s.mkdir(t,{recursive:!0}),i){if(typeof i=="string")await s.cp(i,t,{recursive:!0});else if(typeof i=="object"){const r={fixturePath:t,getPath:(...e)=>o.join(t,...e),symlink:(e,n)=>new h(e,n)};await Promise.all(u(i,t,r).map(async e=>{await s.mkdir(o.dirname(e.path),{recursive:!0}),e instanceof h?await s.symlink(e.target,e.path,e.type):await s.writeFile(e.path,e.content)}))}}return new w(t)};export{d as createFixture};
++import s from"fs/promises";import o from"path";import y from"fs";import m from"os";typeof Symbol.asyncDispose!="symbol"&&Object.defineProperty(Symbol,"asyncDispose",{configurable:!1,enumerable:!1,writable:!1,value:Symbol.for("asyncDispose")});class w{path;constructor(t){this.path=t}getPath(...t){return o.join(this.path,...t)}exists(t=""){return s.access(this.getPath(t)).then(()=>!0,()=>!1)}rm(t=""){return s.rm(this.getPath(t),{recursive:!0,force:!0})}writeFile(t,r){return s.writeFile(this.getPath(t),r)}writeJson(t,r){return this.writeFile(t,JSON.stringify(r,null,2))}readFile(t,r){return s.readFile(this.getPath(t),r)}async[Symbol.asyncDispose](){await this.rm()}}const g=y.realpathSync(m.tmpdir()),b=`fs-fixture-${Date.now()}`;let l=0;const P=()=>(l+=1,l);class h{target;type;path;constructor(t,r){this.target=t,this.type=r}}const u=(i,t,r)=>{const e=[];for(const n in i){if(!Object.hasOwn(i,n))continue;const c=o.join(t,n);let a=i[n];if(typeof a=="function"){const f=Object.assign(Object.create(r),{filePath:c}),p=a(f);if(p instanceof h){p.path=c,e.push(p);continue}else a=p}typeof a=="string"?e.push({path:c,content:a}):e.push(...u(a,c,r))}return e},d=async (i, opts)=>{const t=o.join(opts?.tempDir ?? g,`${b}-${P()}/`);if(await s.mkdir(t,{recursive:!0}),i){if(typeof i=="string")await s.cp(i,t,{recursive:!0});else if(typeof i=="object"){const r={fixturePath:t,getPath:(...e)=>o.join(t,...e),symlink:(e,n)=>new h(e,n)};await Promise.all(u(i,t,r).map(async e=>{await s.mkdir(o.dirname(e.path),{recursive:!0}),e instanceof h?await s.symlink(e.target,e.path,e.type):await s.writeFile(e.path,e.content)}))}}return new w(t)};export{d as createFixture};
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ad9ac3a17f..78f2c5470c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ settings:
   autoInstallPeers: false
   excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
 
+patchedDependencies:
+  fs-fixture@2.4.0:
+    hash: hvkuaks2ic76pdflr3iifgi4ku
+    path: patches/fs-fixture@2.4.0.patch
+
 importers:
 
   .:
@@ -703,15 +708,15 @@ importers:
       expect-type:
         specifier: ^1.1.0
         version: 1.1.0
+      fs-fixture:
+        specifier: ^2.4.0
+        version: 2.4.0(patch_hash=hvkuaks2ic76pdflr3iifgi4ku)
       mdast-util-mdx:
         specifier: ^3.0.0
         version: 3.0.0
       mdast-util-mdx-jsx:
         specifier: ^3.1.3
         version: 3.1.3
-      memfs:
-        specifier: ^4.14.0
-        version: 4.14.0
       node-mocks-http:
         specifier: ^1.16.1
         version: 1.16.1(@types/node@18.19.50)
@@ -2665,12 +2670,6 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../..
 
-  packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-mixed-errors:
-    dependencies:
-      astro:
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../..
-
   packages/astro/test/fixtures/content-ssr-integration:
     dependencies:
       '@astrojs/mdx':
@@ -4172,6 +4171,15 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../..
 
+  packages/astro/test/units/_temp-fixtures:
+    dependencies:
+      '@astrojs/mdx':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../../../integrations/mdx
+      astro:
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../..
+
   packages/create-astro:
     dependencies:
       '@astrojs/cli-kit':
@@ -6528,24 +6536,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-n5JEf16Wr4mdkRMZ8wMP/wN9/sHmTjRPbouXjJH371mZ2LEGDl72t8tEsMRNFerQN/QJtivOxqK1frdGa4QK5Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
-  '@jsonjoy.com/base64@1.1.2':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-q6XAnWQDIMA3+FTiOYajoYqySkO+JSat0ytXGSuRdq9uXE7o92gzuQwQM14xaCRlBLGq3v5miDGC4vkVTn54xA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10.0'}
-    peerDependencies:
-      tslib: '2'
-
-  '@jsonjoy.com/json-pack@1.1.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zlQONA+msXPPwHWZMKFVS78ewFczIll5lXiVPwFPCZUsrOKdxc2AvxU1HoNBmMRhqDZUR9HkC3UOm+6pME6Xsg==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10.0'}
-    peerDependencies:
-      tslib: '2'
-
-  '@jsonjoy.com/util@1.3.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Cebt4Vk7k1xHy87kHY7KSPLT77A7Ev7IfOblyLZhtYEhrdQ6fX4EoLq3xOQ3O/DRMEh2ok5nyC180E+ABS8Wmw==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10.0'}
-    peerDependencies:
-      tslib: '2'
-
   '@libsql/client@0.14.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/9HEKfn6fwXB5aTEEoMeFh4CtG0ZzbncBb1e++OCdVpgKZ/xyMsIVYXm0w7Pv4RUel803vE6LwniB3PqD72R0Q==}
 
@@ -8274,6 +8264,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yhlQgA6mnOJUKOsRUFsgJdQCvkKhcz8tlZG5HBQfReYZy46OwLcY+Zia0mtdHsOo9y/hP+CxMN0TU9QxoOtG4g==}
     engines: {node: '>=6 <7 || >=8'}
 
+  fs-fixture@2.4.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-aFoTWGj288IEOdXBeesdcbdMvRtExbqpOp1SCjE3nRdlT7vBBCD6bf76C9FCq8/6pIPSo56P7+HeT9zT/n8rMA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18.0.0'}
+
   fsevents@2.3.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==}
     engines: {node: ^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0}
@@ -8475,10 +8469,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-AXcZb6vzzrFAUE61HnN4mpLqd/cSIwNQjtNWR0euPm6y0iqx3G4gOXaIDdtdDwZmhwe82LA6+zinmW4UBWVePQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=16.17.0'}
 
-  hyperdyperid@1.2.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Y93lCzHYgGWdrJ66yIktxiaGULYc6oGiABxhcO5AufBeOyoIdZF7bIfLaOrbM0iGIOXQQgxxRrFEnb+Y6w1n4A==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10.18'}
-
   hyperid@3.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7qhCVT4MJIoEsNcbhglhdmBKb09QtcmJNiIQGq7js/Khf5FtQQ9bzcAuloeqBeee7XD7JqDeve9KNlQya5tSGQ==}
 
@@ -8924,10 +8914,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dq+qelQ9akHpcOl/gUVRTxVIOkAJ1wR3QAvb4RsVjS8oVoFjDGTc679wJYmUmknUF5HwMLOgb5O+a3KxfWapPQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.6'}
 
-  memfs@4.14.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-JUeY0F/fQZgIod31Ja1eJgiSxLn7BfQlCnqhwXFBzFHEw63OdLK7VJUJ7bnzNsWgCyoUP5tEp1VRY8rDaYzqOA==}
-    engines: {node: '>= 4.0.0'}
-
   merge-anything@5.1.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eRtbOb1N5iyH0tkQDAoQ4Ipsp/5qSR79Dzrz8hEPxRX10RWWR/iQXdoKmBSRCThY1Fh5EhISDtpSc93fpxUniQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12.13'}
@@ -10243,12 +10229,6 @@ packages:
   thenify@3.3.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RVZSIV5IG10Hk3enotrhvz0T9em6cyHBLkH/YAZuKqd8hRkKhSfCGIcP2KUY0EPxndzANBmNllzWPwak+bheSw==}
 
-  thingies@1.21.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hsqsJsFMsV+aD4s3CWKk85ep/3I9XzYV/IXaSouJMYIoDlgyi11cBhsqYe9/geRfB0YIikBQg6raRaM+nIMP9g==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10.18'}
-    peerDependencies:
-      tslib: ^2
-
   timestring@6.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wMctrWD2HZZLuIlchlkE2dfXJh7J2KDI9Dwl+2abPYg0mswQHfOAyQW3jJg1pY5VfttSINZuKcXoB3FGypVklA==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -10302,12 +10282,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-tk2G5R2KRwBd+ZN0zaEXpmzdKyOYksXwywulIX95MBODjSzMIuQnQ3m8JxgbhnL1LeVo7lqQKsYa1O3Htl7K5g==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
-  tree-dump@1.0.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dpev9ABuLWdEubk+cIaI9cHwRNNDjkBBLXTwI4UCUFdQ5xXKqNXoK4FEciw/vxf+NQ7Cb7sGUyeUtORvHIdRXQ==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10.0'}
-    peerDependencies:
-      tslib: '2'
-
   trim-lines@3.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-kRj8B+YHZCc9kQYdWfJB2/oUl9rA99qbowYYBtr4ui4mZyAQ2JpvVBd/6U2YloATfqBhBTSMhTpgBHtU0Mf3Rg==}
 
@@ -11997,22 +11971,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@jsdevtools/rehype-toc@3.0.2': {}
 
-  '@jsonjoy.com/base64@1.1.2(tslib@2.7.0)':
-    dependencies:
-      tslib: 2.7.0
-
-  '@jsonjoy.com/json-pack@1.1.0(tslib@2.7.0)':
-    dependencies:
-      '@jsonjoy.com/base64': 1.1.2(tslib@2.7.0)
-      '@jsonjoy.com/util': 1.3.0(tslib@2.7.0)
-      hyperdyperid: 1.2.0
-      thingies: 1.21.0(tslib@2.7.0)
-      tslib: 2.7.0
-
-  '@jsonjoy.com/util@1.3.0(tslib@2.7.0)':
-    dependencies:
-      tslib: 2.7.0
-
   '@libsql/client@0.14.0':
     dependencies:
       '@libsql/core': 0.14.0
@@ -13833,6 +13791,8 @@ snapshots:
       jsonfile: 4.0.0
       universalify: 0.1.2
 
+  fs-fixture@2.4.0(patch_hash=hvkuaks2ic76pdflr3iifgi4ku): {}
+
   fsevents@2.3.2:
     optional: true
 
@@ -14145,8 +14105,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   human-signals@5.0.0: {}
 
-  hyperdyperid@1.2.0: {}
-
   hyperid@3.3.0:
     dependencies:
       buffer: 5.7.1
@@ -14709,13 +14667,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   media-typer@0.3.0: {}
 
-  memfs@4.14.0:
-    dependencies:
-      '@jsonjoy.com/json-pack': 1.1.0(tslib@2.7.0)
-      '@jsonjoy.com/util': 1.3.0(tslib@2.7.0)
-      tree-dump: 1.0.2(tslib@2.7.0)
-      tslib: 2.7.0
-
   merge-anything@5.1.7:
     dependencies:
       is-what: 4.1.16
@@ -16344,10 +16295,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       any-promise: 1.3.0
 
-  thingies@1.21.0(tslib@2.7.0):
-    dependencies:
-      tslib: 2.7.0
-
   timestring@6.0.0: {}
 
   tinybench@2.9.0: {}
@@ -16387,10 +16334,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       punycode: 2.3.1
 
-  tree-dump@1.0.2(tslib@2.7.0):
-    dependencies:
-      tslib: 2.7.0
-
   trim-lines@3.0.1: {}
 
   trough@2.2.0: {}
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index be78c826e7..22dae231ed 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 packages:
   - 'packages/**/*'
+  - 'packages/astro/test/units/_temp-fixtures'
   - 'examples/**/*'
   - 'smoke/**/*'
   - 'scripts'
   - 'benchmark'
   - 'benchmark/packages/*'
   # Below excludes are only for Turbo because it doesn't respect gitignore like pnpm does
+  - '!packages/astro/test/units/_temp-fixtures/*'
   - '!**/.vercel/**'
diff --git a/scripts/cmd/test.js b/scripts/cmd/test.js
index 3182c4b907..3b266ff1ca 100644
--- a/scripts/cmd/test.js
+++ b/scripts/cmd/test.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ export default async function test() {
 			timeout: { type: 'string', alias: 't' },
 			// Test setup file
 			setup: { type: 'string', alias: 's' },
+			// Test teardown file
+			teardown: { type: 'string' },
 		},
 	});
 
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ export default async function test() {
 		files.push(tempTestFile);
 	}
 
+	const teardownModule = args.values.teardown
+		? await import(pathToFileURL(path.resolve(args.values.teardown)).toString())
+		: undefined;
+
 	// https://nodejs.org/api/test.html#runoptions
 	run({
 		files,
@@ -74,6 +80,10 @@ export default async function test() {
 			// so we set it here manually
 			process.exitCode = 1;
 		})
+		.on('end', () => {
+			const testPassed = process.exitCode === 0 || process.exitCode === undefined;
+			teardownModule?.default(testPassed);
+		})
 		.pipe(new spec())
 		.pipe(process.stdout);
 }