diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-server.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-server.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8330e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-server.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Gitea Action for testing api server
+run-name: Compile and test API server
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  run-ci-server:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup go
+        uses: https://github.com/actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '>=1.20.1
+      - name: Run API server CI
+        run: bash -c ./server/run-ci.sh
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adf8f72..ac9ce35 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@
 # Go workspace file
 go.work
 
+*.log
diff --git a/server/docker-compose.yml b/server/docker-compose.yml
index 052c65f..b5e8f86 100644
--- a/server/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/server/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_USER: "user"
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "password"
       POSTGRES_DB: "grepfood"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready", "-d", "db_prod"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 60s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 80s
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
     volumes:
       - db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./mockup:/var/mockup            # mount mockup SQL scripts
 
 volumes:
   db:
+    name: postgres
diff --git a/server/mockup/data.sql b/server/mockup/data.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b2518d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/mockup/data.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+INSERT INTO ingredient (name, icon, price)
+VALUES
+    ('potato', 'potato.png', 399),
+    ('tomato', 'tomato.png', 199),
+    ('flour', 'flour.png', 050),
+    ('water', 'waterglass.png', 005);
+
+INSERT INTO recipe (name, icon)
+VALUES
+    ('bread', 'bread.png'),
+    ('pizza', 'pizza.png'),
+    ('cookie', 'cookie.png'),
+    ('pasta', 'pasta.png');
+
+INSERT INTO recipe_ingredient (recipe_id, ingredient_d, amount)
+VALUES
+    (1, 1, 340),
+    (1, 2, 894),
+    (1, 3, 123),
+    (1, 4, 9),
+    (2, 2, 1),
+    (2, 3, 79),
+    (3, 1, 64),
+    (3, 3, 241),
+    (3, 2, 99);
diff --git a/server/mockup/tables.sql b/server/mockup/tables.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..325066c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/mockup/tables.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ingredient (
+	id SERIAL,
+	name VARCHAR(64) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+	icon VARCHAR(64),
+	price INT,
+	PRIMARY KEY(id));
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipe (
+    id SERIAL,
+    name VARCHAR(64) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+    icon VARCHAR(64),
+    PRIMARY KEY(id));
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipe_ingredient (
+	recipe_id INT NOT NULL,
+	ingredient_d INT NOT NULL,
+	amount INT,
+	FOREIGN KEY (recipe_id) REFERENCES recipe(id),
+	FOREIGN KEY (ingredient_d) REFERENCES ingredient(id));
diff --git a/server/run-ci.sh b/server/run-ci.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8600358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/run-ci.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+docker compose up -d
+
+RETRIES=100
+
+until docker container exec postgres psql -U user -d grepfood -c "select 1" > /dev/null 2>&1 || [ "$RETRIES" -eq 0 ]; do
+  echo "Waiting for postgres server, $((RETRIES--)) remaining attempts..."
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+echo "Setup mockup data"
+bash -c ./run-init-mockup.sh
+
+echo "Loading environment..."
+set -a
+source ./.env
+set +a
+
+echo "Run API server"
+go run . > ./server.log 2>&1 &
+
+echo "wait for api server startup"
+until curl http://localhost:8080/version > /dev/null 2>&1 || [ "$RETRIES" -eq 0 ]; do
+  echo "Waiting for api server, $((RETRIES--)) remaining attempts..."
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+bash -c ./tests/run-tests.sh
+
+echo "Terminating server..."
+pkill grepfood-server
+
+echo "Server output following:"
+echo "-----------------------------"
+
+cat ./server.log
+
+echo "-----------------------------"
+echo "End of server output"
+docker compose down
+docker volume rm postgres
diff --git a/server/run-init-mockup.sh b/server/run-init-mockup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8db9e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/run-init-mockup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function run_query() {
+    docker container exec postgres psql -U user -d grepfood --command="$1"
+}
+
+function run_file() {
+    docker container exec postgres psql -U user -d grepfood -f "$1"
+}
+
+run_file "/var/mockup/tables.sql"
+run_file "/var/mockup/data.sql"
diff --git a/server/tests/data.sql b/server/tests/data.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a28c9a..0000000
--- a/server/tests/data.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-INSERT INTO grepfood.public.ingredient (name, icon, price)
-VALUES
-    ('potato', 'potato.png', 399),
-    ('tomato', 'tomato.png', 199),
-    ('flour', 'flour.png', 050),
-    ('water', 'waterglass.png', 005);
-
-INSERT INTO grepfood.public.recipe (name, icon)
-VALUES
-    ('bread', 'bread.png'),
-    ('pizza', 'pizza.png'),
-    ('cookie', 'cookie.png'),
-    ('pasta', 'pasta.png');
diff --git a/server/tests/run-tests.sh b/server/tests/run-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b0f599d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/run-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function test() {
+    echo "-----------------------------[ TEST ]-----------------------------"
+    printf "running $1\n\n"
+
+    eval "$1"
+    exit_status=$?
+
+    printf "\n\n"
+
+    if [ ! $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
+        abort "command: $1 failed with: $exit_status"
+    fi
+}
+
+test "curl -i http://localhost:8080/version"
+test "curl -i http://localhost:8080/api/ingredients"
+test "curl -i http://localhost:8080/api/recipes"
+test "curl -i http://localhost:8080/api/recipe/bread/ingredients