diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 9ff3ebfc..8fe37895 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: docker
         run: |
           ./compose.py --compose-file docker-compose.yml --compose-file docker-compose.dev.yml up
+          sleep 60
+          docker exec -ti saeoss_ckan-web_1 poetry run ckan db init
+          docker exec -ti saeoss_ckan-web-1 poetry run ckan user add user email=admin@example.com name=admin password=12345678
+          docker exec -ti saeoss_ckan-web_1 poetry run ckan sysadmin add admin
       - name: Test App endpoint
         run: |
           curl http://localhost:5000/
@@ -51,3 +55,21 @@ jobs:
             echo "Curl command failed"
             exit 1
           fi
+      - name: Update dependencies
+        working-directory: ./playwright/ci-test
+        run: npm install
+      - name: Install exact dependencies
+        working-directory: ./playwright/ci-test
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Install Playwright Browsers
+        working-directory: ./playwright/ci-test
+        run: npx playwright install --with-deps
+      - name: Run Playwright tests
+        working-directory: ./playwright/ci-test
+        run: npx playwright test
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report
+          path: playwright/ci-test/playwright-report/
+          retention-days: 30
diff --git a/playwright/ci-test/tests/00-auth.setup.ts b/playwright/ci-test/tests/00-auth.setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ca0b4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/ci-test/tests/00-auth.setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { test as setup, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+let url = '/';
+
+let username = 'admin';
+let useremail = 'admin@example.com';
+let password = '12345678';
+const authFile = 'auth.json'
+
+
+setup('test', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto(url);
+
+  await expect(page.locator('.navbar-brand')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Welcome to the SAEOSS Portal LOGIN SIGN UP METADATA Discover a world of data-')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('Welcome to the SAEOSS Portal')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'LOGIN' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.locator('#title-header').getByRole('link', { name: 'SIGN UP' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'LOGIN' }).click();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Login' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Need an Account?' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Create an Account' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Forgotten your password?' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.locator('p').filter({ hasText: 'Forgot your password?' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.getByLabel('Username').click();
+
+  await page.getByLabel('Username').fill('admin');
+
+  await page.getByLabel('Password').click();
+
+  await page.getByLabel('Password').fill('admin123');
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Login' }).click();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'News feed Activity from items' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: ' News feed' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: ' My Metadata Records' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: ' My Organisations' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: ' My Groups' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: ' Profile settings' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Activity from: Everything' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.context().storageState({ path: authFile });
+});
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