diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 38346a629..2c19cae2d 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -20,6 +20,28 @@ From the project root, run the following commands
 - __Install the project dependencies__ by running `pnpm i`
 - __Run dev mode__ by running `turbo dev`
 
+## TESTING
+
+Generally we have 2 types of tests. 
+- Unit tests for functions that contain business logic
+- End-to-end tests for core features
+
+### Unit tests
+Unit tests are contained in mostly all the apps and packages (client, server and utils)
+
+You can run unit tests by running turbo `turbo test:pipeline` from the project root.
+This will run all tests and close test runner.
+
+Alternatively you can navigate to an app or project and run `pnpm test` to run those tests in watch mode
+
+### E2E tests
+E2E tests are in a separate package. On running, [playwright](https://playwright.dev/) will spin up an instance of the webserver to test against
+These tests also run against a separate version of the DB (test-db)
+
+You can run playwright tests from project root with `pnpm e2e`
+
+When writing tests, it can be handy to run playwright in interactive mode with `pnpm e2e:i`. You would need to manually start the webserver with `pnpm dev:server`
+
 ## CREATE AN INSTALLABLE FILE (Windows | MacOS | Linux)
 
 Ontime uses Electron to distribute the application.
diff --git a/apps/server/src/app.ts b/apps/server/src/app.ts
index 4e9745c4b..86a639750 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/app.ts
@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ export const shutdown = async (exitCode = 0) => {
 
 process.on('exit', (code) => console.log(`Ontime exited with code: ${code}`));
 
-process.on('unhandledRejection', async () => {
-  logger.error('SERVER', 'Error: unhandled rejection');
+process.on('unhandledRejection', async (error) => {
+  logger.error('SERVER', `Error: unhandled rejection ${error}`);
   await shutdown(1);
 });
 
-process.on('uncaughtException', async () => {
-  logger.error('SERVER', 'Error: uncaught exception');
+process.on('uncaughtException', async (error) => {
+  logger.error('SERVER', `Error: uncaught exception ${error}`);
   await shutdown(1);
 });
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.js b/apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.js
index 96612f953..6834d8c7c 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.js
+++ b/apps/server/src/controllers/ontimeController.js
@@ -288,13 +288,3 @@ export const dbUpload = async (req, res) => {
   const file = req.file.path;
   await uploadAndParse(file, req, res, options);
 };
-
-// Create controller for POST request to '/ontime/dbpath'
-// Returns -
-export const dbPathToUpload = async (req, res) => {
-  if (!req.body.path) {
-    res.status(400).send({ message: 'Path to file not found' });
-    return;
-  }
-  await uploadAndParse(req.body.path, req, res);
-};
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/ontimeRouter.js b/apps/server/src/routes/ontimeRouter.js
index 105eb9686..3439df3bc 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/ontimeRouter.js
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/ontimeRouter.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import express from 'express';
 import { uploadFile } from '../utils/upload.js';
 import {
   dbDownload,
-  dbPathToUpload,
   dbUpload,
   getAliases,
   getInfo,
@@ -19,11 +18,11 @@ import {
 } from '../controllers/ontimeController.js';
 
 import {
-  viewValidator,
   validateAliases,
-  validateUserFields,
-  validateSettings,
   validateOSC,
+  validateSettings,
+  validateUserFields,
+  viewValidator,
 } from '../controllers/ontimeController.validate.js';
 
 export const router = express.Router();
@@ -69,6 +68,3 @@ router.get('/osc', getOSC);
 
 // create route between controller and '/ontime/osc' endpoint
 router.post('/osc', validateOSC, postOSC);
-
-// create route between controller and '/ontime/dbpath' endpoint
-router.post('/dbpath', dbPathToUpload);
diff --git a/apps/test-db/db.json b/apps/test-db/db.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d40f05e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/test-db/db.json
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+{
+  "rundown": [],
+  "eventData": {
+    "title": "All about Carlos demo event",
+    "publicUrl": "www.getontime.no",
+    "publicInfo": "WiFi: demoproject \nPassword: ontimeproject",
+    "backstageUrl": "www.getontime.no",
+    "backstageInfo": "WiFi: demobackstage\nPassword: ontimeproject",
+    "endMessage": ""
+  },
+  "settings": {
+    "app": "ontime",
+    "version": 2,
+    "serverPort": 4001,
+    "lock": null,
+    "pinCode": "1234",
+    "timeFormat": "24"
+  },
+  "viewSettings": {
+    "overrideStyles": false
+  },
+  "aliases": [
+    {
+      "id": "0b0b3",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "alias": "test",
+      "pathAndParams": "lower?bg=ff2&text=f00&size=0.6&transition=5"
+    }
+  ],
+  "userFields": {
+    "user0": "user0",
+    "user1": "user1",
+    "user2": "user2",
+    "user3": "user3",
+    "user4": "user4",
+    "user5": "user5",
+    "user6": "user6",
+    "user7": "user7",
+    "user8": "user8",
+    "user9": "user9"
+  },
+  "osc": {
+    "portIn": 8888,
+    "portOut": 9999,
+    "targetIP": "127.0.0.1",
+    "enabledIn": false,
+    "enabledOut": false,
+    "subscriptions": {
+      "onLoad": [],
+      "onStart": [],
+      "onPause": [],
+      "onStop": [],
+      "onUpdate": [],
+      "onFinish": []
+    }
+  },
+  "http": {
+    "http": {
+      "user": null,
+      "pwd": null,
+      "messages": {
+        "onLoad": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onStart": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onUpdate": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onPause": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onStop": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onFinish": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        }
+      },
+      "enabled": true
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/tests/002-upload-showfile.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/002-upload-showfile.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bccfcea48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/tests/002-upload-showfile.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { test } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test('test', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('http://localhost:4001/editor');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Event...' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Delete all events' }).click();
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Upload showfile' }).click();
+  await page.getByLabel('Select file to upload').click();
+  await page.getByLabel('Select file to upload').setInputFiles('e2e/tests/fixtures/test-db.json');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Upload' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close' }).click();
+
+  // asset test events
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('Start').first().click();
+  await page.getByText('First test event').click();
+  await page.getByTestId('delay-input').click();
+  await page
+    .locator('div')
+    .filter({ hasText: /^SED\+10minNew start: 10:10:00$/ })
+    .getByPlaceholder('Start')
+    .click();
+  await page.getByText('+10minNew start: 10:10:00').click();
+  await page.getByText('Second test event').click();
+  await page.getByText('Lunch').click();
+  await page.getByText('Third test event').click();
+});
diff --git a/e2e/tests/fixtures/test-db.json b/e2e/tests/fixtures/test-db.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cf5a675b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/tests/fixtures/test-db.json
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+{
+  "rundown": [
+    {
+      "title": "First test event",
+      "subtitle": "",
+      "presenter": "",
+      "note": "",
+      "endAction": "continue",
+      "timerType": "count-down",
+      "timeStart": 32400000,
+      "timeEnd": 36000000,
+      "duration": 3600000,
+      "isPublic": true,
+      "skip": false,
+      "colour": "",
+      "user0": "",
+      "user1": "",
+      "user2": "",
+      "user3": "",
+      "user4": "",
+      "user5": "",
+      "user6": "",
+      "user7": "",
+      "user8": "",
+      "user9": "",
+      "type": "event",
+      "revision": 4,
+      "id": "aa42f"
+    },
+    {
+      "duration": 600000,
+      "type": "delay",
+      "revision": 0,
+      "id": "b1d5a"
+    },
+    {
+      "title": "Second test event",
+      "subtitle": "",
+      "presenter": "",
+      "note": "",
+      "endAction": "continue",
+      "timerType": "count-down",
+      "timeStart": 36000000,
+      "timeEnd": 39600000,
+      "duration": 3600000,
+      "isPublic": true,
+      "skip": false,
+      "colour": "",
+      "user0": "",
+      "user1": "",
+      "user2": "",
+      "user3": "",
+      "user4": "",
+      "user5": "",
+      "user6": "",
+      "user7": "",
+      "user8": "",
+      "user9": "",
+      "type": "event",
+      "revision": 2,
+      "id": "d71bc"
+    },
+    {
+      "title": "Lunch",
+      "type": "block",
+      "id": "91682"
+    },
+    {
+      "title": "Third test event",
+      "subtitle": "",
+      "presenter": "",
+      "note": "",
+      "endAction": "continue",
+      "timerType": "count-down",
+      "timeStart": 39600000,
+      "timeEnd": 720000,
+      "duration": 47520000,
+      "isPublic": true,
+      "skip": false,
+      "colour": "",
+      "user0": "",
+      "user1": "",
+      "user2": "",
+      "user3": "",
+      "user4": "",
+      "user5": "",
+      "user6": "",
+      "user7": "",
+      "user8": "",
+      "user9": "",
+      "type": "event",
+      "revision": 2,
+      "id": "da5b4"
+    }
+  ],
+  "eventData": {
+    "title": "All about Carlos demo event",
+    "publicUrl": "www.getontime.no",
+    "publicInfo": "WiFi: demoproject \nPassword: ontimeproject",
+    "backstageUrl": "www.getontime.no",
+    "backstageInfo": "WiFi: demobackstage\nPassword: ontimeproject",
+    "endMessage": ""
+  },
+  "settings": {
+    "app": "ontime",
+    "version": 2,
+    "serverPort": 4001,
+    "lock": null,
+    "pinCode": "1234",
+    "timeFormat": "24"
+  },
+  "viewSettings": {
+    "overrideStyles": false
+  },
+  "aliases": [
+    {
+      "id": "0b0b3",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "alias": "test",
+      "pathAndParams": "lower?bg=ff2&text=f00&size=0.6&transition=5"
+    }
+  ],
+  "userFields": {
+    "user0": "user0",
+    "user1": "user1",
+    "user2": "user2",
+    "user3": "user3",
+    "user4": "user4",
+    "user5": "user5",
+    "user6": "user6",
+    "user7": "user7",
+    "user8": "user8",
+    "user9": "user9"
+  },
+  "osc": {
+    "portIn": 8888,
+    "portOut": 9999,
+    "targetIP": "127.0.0.1",
+    "enabledIn": false,
+    "enabledOut": false,
+    "subscriptions": {
+      "onLoad": [],
+      "onStart": [],
+      "onPause": [],
+      "onStop": [],
+      "onUpdate": [],
+      "onFinish": []
+    }
+  },
+  "http": {
+    "http": {
+      "user": null,
+      "pwd": null,
+      "messages": {
+        "onLoad": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onStart": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onUpdate": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onPause": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onStop": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "onFinish": {
+          "url": "",
+          "enabled": false
+        }
+      },
+      "enabled": true
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/tests/utils/uploadTestShowfile.ts b/e2e/tests/utils/uploadTestShowfile.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a6fa33e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/tests/utils/uploadTestShowfile.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+// haven't been able to get this to work
+// it is well discussed in the issues, so should be able to find something
+// https://playwrightsolutions.com/making-a-post/
+// https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-apirequestcontext#api-request-context-fetch
+// the upload is accepted by backend we receive 400 after upload and parse
+
+export async function uploadTestDb(request) {
+  const filePath = path.resolve('e2e/tests/fixtures/test-db.json');
+  const file = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
+
+  const response = await request.post('http://localhost:4001/ontime/db?onlyRundown=false', {
+    multipart: {
+      file: {
+        fileName: filePath,
+        mimeType: "application/json",
+        buffer: file,
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  return response;
+}
diff --git a/e2e/tsconfig.json b/e2e/tsconfig.json
index 2104ca432..4b7129927 100644
--- a/e2e/tsconfig.json
+++ b/e2e/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "sourceType": "module"
+  "sourceType": "module",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "esModuleInterop": true
+  }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0cc6a7bc1..daa3c88fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
     "dist-win": "turbo run dist-win",
     "dist-mac": "turbo run dist-mac",
     "dist-linux": "turbo run dist-linux",
-    "test": "vitest",
     "e2e": "cross-env DEBUG=pw:webserver npx playwright test -c playwright.config.ts",
+    "e2e:i": "npx playwright codegen",
     "cleanup": "rm -rf node_modules && rm -rf **/node_modules && rm -rf **/**/node_modules"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.32.1",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.32.3",
     "@types/node": "^18.11.18",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.48.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.48.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 897dc4e0c..61f28ee5f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ importers:
 
   .:
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+      '@playwright/test': ^1.32.3
       '@types/node': ^18.11.18
       '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin': ^5.48.0
       '@typescript-eslint/parser': ^5.48.0
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       typescript: ^4.8.3
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       '@types/istanbul-lib-coverage': 2.0.4
       '@types/istanbul-reports': 3.0.1
-      '@types/node': 18.11.18
+      '@types/node': 18.15.11
       '@types/yargs': 17.0.19
       chalk: 4.1.2
     dev: true
@@ -2363,13 +2363,13 @@ packages:
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     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
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-      playwright-core: 1.32.1
+      '@types/node': 18.15.11
+      playwright-core: 1.32.3
     optionalDependencies:
       fsevents: 2.3.2
     dev: true
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+      '@types/node': 18.15.11
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       '@types/keyv': 3.1.4
-      '@types/node': 16.18.23
+      '@types/node': 18.15.11
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+      '@types/node': 18.15.11
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+      '@types/node': 18.15.11
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@@ -6160,7 +6160,7 @@ packages:
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     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.3.1
-      '@types/node': 18.11.18
+      '@types/node': 18.15.11
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