diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cf1d1493d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+
+jobs:
+
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+        run:
+            working-directory: src
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
+      - name: Docker Compose build
+        run: docker compose build
+      - name: Docker Compose remove old containers and volumes 
+        run: docker compose down -v --remove-orphans
+      - name: Docker Compose up
+        run: docker compose up -d
+      - name: Docker Compose run tests
+        run: docker compose exec -T backend bash /app/tests-start.sh
+      - name: Docker Compose cleanup
+        run: docker compose down -v --remove-orphans
diff --git a/src/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/items.py b/src/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/items.py
index 9e186774c5..9878c09caf 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/items.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/items.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
-from sqlmodel import select
+from sqlmodel import select, func
 
 from app.api.deps import CurrentUser, SessionDep
-from app.models import Item, ItemCreate, ItemOut, ItemUpdate, Message
+from app.models import Item, ItemCreate, ItemOut, ItemUpdate, Message, ItemsOut
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
 
-@router.get("/", response_model=list[ItemOut])
+@router.get("/", response_model=ItemsOut)
 def read_items(
     session: SessionDep, current_user: CurrentUser, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100
 ) -> Any:
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ def read_items(
     Retrieve items.
     """
 
+    statment = select(func.count()).select_from(Item)
+    count = session.exec(statment).one()
+
     if current_user.is_superuser:
         statement = select(Item).offset(skip).limit(limit)
-        return session.exec(statement).all()
+        items =  session.exec(statement).all()
     else:
         statement = (
             select(Item)
@@ -27,7 +30,9 @@ def read_items(
             .offset(skip)
             .limit(limit)
         )
-        return session.exec(statement).all()
+        items = session.exec(statement).all()
+
+    return ItemsOut(data=items, count=count)
 
 
 @router.get("/{id}", response_model=ItemOut)
diff --git a/src/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/users.py b/src/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/users.py
index f3ddd354a1..0e71f1f854 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/users.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/users.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Any, List
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
-from sqlmodel import select
+from sqlmodel import select, func
 
 from app import crud
 from app.api.deps import (
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     UserCreate,
     UserCreateOpen,
     UserOut,
+    UsersOut,
     UserUpdate,
     UserUpdateMe,
 )
@@ -29,15 +30,20 @@
 @router.get(
     "/",
     dependencies=[Depends(get_current_active_superuser)],
-    response_model=List[UserOut],
+    response_model=UsersOut
 )
 def read_users(session: SessionDep, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100) -> Any:
     """
     Retrieve users.
     """
+
+    statment = select(func.count()).select_from(User)
+    count = session.exec(statment).one()
+
     statement = select(User).offset(skip).limit(limit)
     users = session.exec(statement).all()
-    return users
+
+    return UsersOut(data=users, count=count)
 
 
 @router.post(
diff --git a/src/backend/app/app/models.py b/src/backend/app/app/models.py
index 9186b58702..5331a96b1f 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/app/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/app/models.py
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ class UserOut(UserBase):
     id: int
 
 
+class UsersOut(SQLModel):
+    data: list[UserOut]
+    count: int
+
+
 # Shared properties
 class ItemBase(SQLModel):
     title: str
@@ -80,6 +85,12 @@ class Item(ItemBase, table=True):
 # Properties to return via API, id is always required
 class ItemOut(ItemBase):
     id: int
+    owner_id: int
+
+
+class ItemsOut(SQLModel):
+    data: list[ItemOut]
+    count: int
 
 
 # Generic message
diff --git a/src/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_celery.py b/src/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_celery.py
index 7b10a331f2..80973064ff 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_celery.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_celery.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 def test_celery_worker_test(
     client: TestClient, superuser_token_headers: Dict[str, str]
 ) -> None:
-    data = {"msg": "test"}
+    data = {"message": "test"}
     r = client.post(
         f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/utils/test-celery/",
         json=data,
         headers=superuser_token_headers,
     )
     response = r.json()
-    assert response["msg"] == "Word received"
+    assert response["message"] == "Word received"
diff --git a/src/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_users.py b/src/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_users.py
index ba22bfe969..44d97f6649 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_users.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_users.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def test_retrieve_users(
     r = client.get(f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/users/", headers=superuser_token_headers)
     all_users = r.json()
 
-    assert len(all_users) > 1
-    for item in all_users:
+    assert len(all_users["data"]) > 1
+    assert "count" in all_users
+    for item in all_users["data"]:
         assert "email" in item
diff --git a/src/backend/app/pyproject.toml b/src/backend/app/pyproject.toml
index a28e91b051..e15178463d 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/backend/app/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ python-jose = {extras = ["cryptography"], version = "^3.3.0"}
 httpx = "^0.25.1"
 psycopg = {extras = ["binary"], version = "^3.1.13"}
 sqlmodel = "^0.0.16"
+# Pin bcrypt until passlib supports the latest
+bcrypt = "4.0.1"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 mypy = "^1.7.0"
diff --git a/src/docker-compose.override.yml b/src/docker-compose.override.yml
index 469caed772..256a684d26 100644
--- a/src/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/src/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,22 @@ services:
       - traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-traefik-public-http.rule=Host(`${DOMAIN?Variable not set}`)
       - traefik.http.services.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-traefik-public.loadbalancer.server.port=80
 
+  db:
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+
   pgadmin:
     ports:
       - "5050:5050"
 
+  # Uncomment the section below to be able to debug locally
+  # queue:
+  #   ports:
+  #     - "5671:5671"
+  #     - "5672:5672"
+  #     - "15672:15672"
+  #     - "15671:15671"
+      
   flower:
     ports:
       - "5555:5555"
@@ -84,14 +96,14 @@ services:
       - traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-frontend-http.rule=Host(`old-frontend.localhost.tiangolo.com`)
       - traefik.http.services.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-frontend.loadbalancer.server.port=80
 
-  new-frontend:
-    build:
-      context: ./new-frontend
-    labels:
-      - traefik.enable=true
-      - traefik.constraint-label-stack=${TRAEFIK_TAG?Variable not set}
-      - traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-new-frontend-http.rule=PathPrefix(`/`)
-      - traefik.http.services.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-new-frontend.loadbalancer.server.port=80
+#  new-frontend:
+#    build:
+#      context: ./new-frontend
+#    labels:
+#      - traefik.enable=true
+#      - traefik.constraint-label-stack=${TRAEFIK_TAG?Variable not set}
+#      - traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-new-frontend-http.rule=PathPrefix(`/`)
+#      - traefik.http.services.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-new-frontend.loadbalancer.server.port=80
 
 networks:
   traefik-public:
diff --git a/src/docker-compose.yml b/src/docker-compose.yml
index 7c8d1f4e26..39cccb0fb8 100644
--- a/src/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/src/docker-compose.yml
@@ -191,16 +191,16 @@ services:
         - traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-frontend-http.rule=PathPrefix(`/`)
         - traefik.http.services.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-frontend.loadbalancer.server.port=80
   
-  new-frontend:
-    image: '${DOCKER_IMAGE_NEW_FRONTEND?Variable not set}:${TAG-latest}'
-    build:
-      context: ./new-frontend
-    deploy:
-      labels:
-        - traefik.enable=true
-        - traefik.constraint-label-stack=${TRAEFIK_TAG?Variable not set}
-        - traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-new-frontend-http.rule=PathPrefix(`/`)
-        - traefik.http.services.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-new-frontend.loadbalancer.server.port=80
+#  new-frontend:
+#    image: '${DOCKER_IMAGE_NEW_FRONTEND?Variable not set}:${TAG-latest}'
+#    build:
+#      context: ./new-frontend
+#    deploy:
+#      labels:
+#        - traefik.enable=true
+#        - traefik.constraint-label-stack=${TRAEFIK_TAG?Variable not set}
+#        - traefik.http.routers.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-new-frontend-http.rule=PathPrefix(`/`)
+#        - traefik.http.services.${STACK_NAME?Variable not set}-new-frontend.loadbalancer.server.port=80
 
 
 volumes: