diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+sudo: required
+
+services:
+  - docker
+
+env:
+  global:
+    - DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION=1.14.0
+
+before_install:
+  - sudo rm /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+  - curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
+  - chmod +x docker-compose
+  - sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
+
+before_script:
+  - export APP_SETTINGS="project.config.TestingConfig"
+  - export DATABASE_TEST_URL=postgresql://postgres:@localhost/users_test
+  - export REACT_APP_USERS_SERVICE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/
+  - docker-compose -f docker-compose-ci.yml up --build -d
+
+script:
+  - docker-compose -f docker-compose-ci.yml run api flask init_db
+
+after_script:
+- docker-compose down
diff --git a/docker-compose-ci.yml b/docker-compose-ci.yml
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+version: '3.3'
+
+services:
+
+  db:
+    container_name: db
+    build: https://github.com/SamR1/mpwo.git#master:mpwo_api/db
+    ports:
+      - 5435:5432
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=mpwo
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mpwo
+
+  api:
+    container_name: api
+    build:
+      context: https://github.com/SamR1/mpwo.git#master:mpwo_api
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile-ci
+    ports:
+      - 5001:5000
+    environment:
+      - FLASK_APP=server.py
+      - FLASK_DEBUG=1
+      - APP_SETTINGS=mpwo_api.config.TestingConfig
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://mpwo:mpwo@db:5432/mpwo_test
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    links:
+      - db
+
+  client:
+    container_name: client
+    build:
+      context: https://github.com/SamR1/mpwo.git
+      dockerfile: ./mpwo_client/Dockerfile-ci
+      args:
+        - NODE_ENV=development
+        - REACT_APP_USERS_SERVICE_URL=${REACT_APP_USERS_SERVICE_URL}
+    ports:
+    - 3007:3000
+    depends_on:
+      - api
+    links:
+      - api
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose-dev.yml
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rename from docker-compose.yml
rename to docker-compose-dev.yml
diff --git a/mpwo_api/Dockerfile-ci b/mpwo_api/Dockerfile-ci
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+FROM python:3.6.3
+
+# set working directory
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# add requirements
+ADD ./requirements.txt /usr/src/app/mpwo_api/requirements.txt
+
+# install requirements
+RUN pip install -r mpwo_api/requirements.txt
+
+# add app
+ADD . /usr/src/app
+
+# run server
+CMD flask run --with-threads -h 0.0.0.0
diff --git a/mpwo_client/Dockerfile-ci b/mpwo_client/Dockerfile-ci
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+FROM node:latest
+
+# set working directory
+RUN mkdir /usr/src/app
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+# add `/usr/src/app/node_modules/.bin` to $PATH
+ENV PATH /app/node_modules/.bin:$PATH
+
+# add environment variables
+ARG REACT_APP_USERS_SERVICE_URL
+ARG NODE_ENV
+ENV NODE_ENV $NODE_ENV
+ENV REACT_APP_USERS_SERVICE_URL $REACT_APP_USERS_SERVICE_URL
+
+# install and cache app dependencies
+ADD package.json /usr/src/app/package.json
+RUN npm install --silent
+RUN npm install react-scripts -g
+
+# add app
+ADD . /usr/src/app/
+
+# start app
+CMD ["npm", "start"]