diff --git a/kdb-bot/cpl-workspace.json b/kdb-bot/cpl-workspace.json
index f16de580..62ee582a 100644
--- a/kdb-bot/cpl-workspace.json
+++ b/kdb-bot/cpl-workspace.json
@@ -14,29 +14,27 @@
       "permission": "src/modules/permission/permission.json",
       "stats": "src/modules/stats/stats.json",
       "technician": "src/modules/technician/technician.json",
+      "ui-tests": "test/ui_tests/ui-tests.json",
+      "ui-tests-shared": "src/../test/ui_tests_shared/ui-tests-shared.json",
+      "ui-tests-tests": "test/ui_tests_tests/ui-tests-tests.json",
       "get-version": "tools/get_version/get-version.json",
       "post-build": "tools/post_build/post-build.json",
       "set-version": "tools/set_version/set-version.json"
     },
     "Scripts": {
+      "test": "cpl run ui-tests",
       "sv": "cpl set-version $ARGS",
       "set-version": "cpl run set-version $ARGS; echo '';",
-
       "gv": "cpl get-version",
       "get-version": "export VERSION=$(cpl run get-version); echo $VERSION;",
-
       "pre-build": "cpl set-version $ARGS",
       "post-build": "cpl run post-build",
-
       "pre-prod": "cpl build",
       "prod": "export KDB_ENVIRONMENT=production; export KDB_NAME=KDB-Prod; cpl start;",
-
       "pre-stage": "cpl build",
       "stage": "export KDB_ENVIRONMENT=staging; export KDB_NAME=KDB-Stage; cpl start;",
-
       "pre-dev": "cpl build",
       "dev": "export KDB_ENVIRONMENT=development; export KDB_NAME=KDB-Dev; cpl start;",
-
       "docker-build": "cpl build $ARGS; docker build -t kdb-bot/kdb-bot:$(cpl gv) .;",
       "dc-up": "docker-compose up -d",
       "dc-down": "docker-compose down",
diff --git a/kdb-bot/src/bot/startup_test_extension.py b/kdb-bot/src/bot/startup_test_extension.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6497e6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/src/bot/startup_test_extension.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Callable, Type, Optional
+
+from cpl_core.application import StartupExtensionABC
+from cpl_core.configuration import ConfigurationABC
+from cpl_core.dependency_injection import ServiceCollectionABC
+from cpl_core.environment import ApplicationEnvironmentABC
+
+from bot_core.configuration.bot_logging_settings import BotLoggingSettings
+from bot_core.configuration.bot_settings import BotSettings
+from modules.base.configuration.base_settings import BaseSettings
+from modules.boot_log.configuration.boot_log_settings import BootLogSettings
+from modules.level.configuration.level_settings import LevelSettings
+from modules.permission.configuration.permission_settings import PermissionSettings
+
+
+class StartupTestExtension(StartupExtensionABC):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        StartupExtensionABC.__init__(self)
+
+    def configure_configuration(self, configuration: ConfigurationABC, environment: ApplicationEnvironmentABC):
+        # this shit has to be done here because we need settings in subsequent startup extensions
+        environment.set_working_directory(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+
+    def configure_services(self, services: ServiceCollectionABC, env: ApplicationEnvironmentABC):
+        pass
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/__init__.py b/kdb-bot/test/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/__init__.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52f86f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# imports:
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/config/appsettings.edrafts-pc.json b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/config/appsettings.edrafts-pc.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6db810e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/config/appsettings.edrafts-pc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "DatabaseSettings": {
+    "Host": "localhost",
+    "User": "kd_kdb",
+    "Password": "",
+    "Database": "keksdose_bot_dev",
+    "Charset": "utf8mb4",
+    "UseUnicode": "true",
+    "Buffered": "true",
+    "AuthPlugin": "mysql_native_password"
+  },
+  "DiscordBot": {
+    "Token": "",
+    "Prefix": "!kab-e "
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/config/appsettings.json b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/config/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8eba0395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/config/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "TimeFormatSettings": {
+    "DateFormat": "%Y-%m-%d",
+    "TimeFormat": "%H:%M:%S",
+    "DateTimeFormat": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f",
+    "DateTimeLogFormat": "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"
+  },
+  "LoggingSettings": {
+    "Path": "logs/$date_now/",
+    "Filename": "bot.log",
+    "ConsoleLogLevel": "ERROR",
+    "FileLogLevel": "WARN"
+  },
+  "Translation": {
+    "DefaultLanguage": "de",
+    "Languages": [
+      "de"
+    ]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/main.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ad30424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import asyncio
+
+from cpl_core.application import ApplicationABC
+from cpl_core.application import ApplicationBuilder
+
+from bot.startup_test_extension import StartupTestExtension
+from ui_tests.startup import Startup
+from ui_tests_shared.declarations import Declarations
+
+try:
+    from test_application import TestApplication
+except ImportError:
+    from .test_application import TestApplication
+
+
+def get_app() -> ApplicationABC:
+    app_builder = ApplicationBuilder(TestApplication) \
+        .use_extension(StartupTestExtension) \
+        .use_startup(Startup)
+    app = app_builder.build()
+    Declarations.app = app
+    return app
+
+
+async def main():
+    app = get_app()
+    await app.run_async()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import nest_asyncio
+
+    nest_asyncio.apply()
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/startup.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/startup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d8a4907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/startup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import os
+from typing import Optional
+
+from cpl_core.application import StartupABC
+from cpl_core.configuration import ConfigurationABC
+from cpl_core.database import DatabaseSettings
+from cpl_core.database.context import DatabaseContext
+from cpl_core.dependency_injection import ServiceProviderABC, ServiceCollectionABC
+from cpl_core.environment import ApplicationEnvironment
+from cpl_discord import get_discord_collection
+from cpl_discord.discord_event_types_enum import DiscordEventTypesEnum
+
+from ui_tests.test_on_ready_event import TestOnReadyEvent
+
+
+class Startup(StartupABC):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        StartupABC.__init__(self)
+
+        self._config: Optional[ConfigurationABC] = None
+
+    def configure_configuration(self, configuration: ConfigurationABC, environment: ApplicationEnvironment) -> ConfigurationABC:
+        configuration.add_environment_variables('KDB-TEST_')
+        configuration.add_environment_variables('DISCORD_')
+
+        cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+        configuration.add_json_file(f'{cwd}/config/appsettings.json', optional=False)
+        configuration.add_json_file(f'{cwd}/config/appsettings.{environment.host_name}.json', optional=True)
+
+        self._config = configuration
+        return configuration
+
+    def configure_services(self, services: ServiceCollectionABC, environment: ApplicationEnvironment) -> ServiceProviderABC:
+        services.add_logging()
+        services.add_translation()
+        db_settings: DatabaseSettings = self._config.get_configuration(DatabaseSettings)
+        db_settings_with_pw = DatabaseSettings()
+        pw = self._config.get_configuration('DB_PASSWORD')
+        db_settings_with_pw.from_dict({
+            "Host": db_settings.host,
+            "User": db_settings.user,
+            "Password": '' if pw is None else pw,
+            "Database": db_settings.database,
+            "Charset": db_settings.charset,
+            "UseUnicode": db_settings.use_unicode,
+            "Buffered": db_settings.buffered,
+            "AuthPlugin": db_settings.auth_plugin
+        })
+        services.add_db_context(DatabaseContext, db_settings_with_pw)
+
+        services.add_discord()
+        dc = get_discord_collection(services)
+        dc.add_event(DiscordEventTypesEnum.on_ready.value, TestOnReadyEvent)
+
+        return services.build_service_provider()
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/test_application.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/test_application.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0201a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/test_application.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from cpl_core.configuration import ConfigurationABC
+from cpl_core.dependency_injection import ServiceProviderABC
+from cpl_discord.application import DiscordBotApplicationABC
+from cpl_discord.service import DiscordBotServiceABC
+from cpl_translation import TranslationSettings, TranslationServiceABC
+
+
+class TestApplication(DiscordBotApplicationABC):
+
+    def __init__(self, config: ConfigurationABC, services: ServiceProviderABC):
+        DiscordBotApplicationABC.__init__(self, config, services)
+
+        self._config = config
+        self._services = services
+
+        self._bot: DiscordBotServiceABC = services.get_service(DiscordBotServiceABC)
+        self._translation: TranslationServiceABC = services.get_service(TranslationServiceABC)
+
+    @property
+    def config(self) -> ConfigurationABC:
+        return self._config
+
+    @property
+    def services(self) -> ServiceProviderABC:
+        return self._services
+
+    async def configure(self):
+        self._translation.load_by_settings(self._configuration.get_configuration(TranslationSettings))
+
+    async def main(self):
+        await self._bot.start_async()
+
+    async def stop_async(self):
+        await self._bot.close()
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/test_on_ready_event.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/test_on_ready_event.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2c5080d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/test_on_ready_event.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import os
+import unittest
+
+from cpl_core.console import Console, ForegroundColorEnum
+from cpl_core.dependency_injection import ServiceProviderABC
+from cpl_core.logging import LoggerABC
+from cpl_discord.events import OnReadyABC
+from cpl_discord.service import DiscordBotServiceABC
+from cpl_translation import TranslatePipe
+
+from bot_core.abc.client_utils_service_abc import ClientUtilsServiceABC
+
+
+class TestOnReadyEvent(OnReadyABC):
+
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            logger: LoggerABC,
+            bot: DiscordBotServiceABC,
+            services: ServiceProviderABC,
+            client_utils: ClientUtilsServiceABC,
+            t: TranslatePipe
+    ):
+        OnReadyABC.__init__(self)
+
+        self._logger = logger
+        self._bot = bot
+        self._services = services
+        self._client_utils = client_utils
+        self._t = t
+
+    async def on_ready(self):
+        Console.write_line('\nStarting tests:\n')
+        loader = unittest.TestLoader()
+        path = f'{os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))}/../'
+        tests = loader.discover(path, pattern='*_test_case.py')
+        runner = unittest.TextTestRunner()
+        runner.run(tests)
+        # for cls in CommandTestABC.__subclasses__():
+        #     service: CommandTestABC = self._services.get_service(cls)
+        #     await service.run(self._tests)
+
+        await self._bot.close()
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/ui-tests.json b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests/ui-tests.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/__init__.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad5eca30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# imports: 
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/chrome/linux/chromedriver b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/chrome/linux/chromedriver
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/command_test_case_with_app.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/command_test_case_with_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38c05a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/command_test_case_with_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import time
+
+from cpl_discord.service import DiscordBotServiceABC
+from cpl_translation import TranslatePipe
+from selenium import webdriver
+from selenium.common import NoSuchElementException, StaleElementReferenceException
+from selenium.webdriver import Keys
+from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+from selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement import WebElement
+from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions
+from selenium.webdriver.support.wait import WebDriverWait
+
+from ui_tests_shared.test_case_with_app import TestCaseWithApp
+
+
+class CommandTestCaseWithApp(TestCaseWithApp):
+    _cmd: WebElement
+
+    _bot = None
+    _t = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        TestCaseWithApp.setUpClass()
+        cls._bot = cls._services.get_service(DiscordBotServiceABC)
+        cls._t = cls._services.get_service(TranslatePipe)
+
+    def send_command(self, cmd: str):
+        self._driver.get('https://discord.com/channels/910199451145076828/911578636899987526')
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+        cmd_element_ident = (By.XPATH, '/html/body/div[1]/div[2]/div/div[1]/div/div[2]/div/div[1]/div/div/div[3]/div[2]/main/form/div/div[1]/div/div[3]/div/div[2]/div')
+        cmd_element = self._driver.find_element(*cmd_element_ident)
+        cmd_element.send_keys(f'/{cmd}')
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+        ignored_exceptions = (NoSuchElementException, StaleElementReferenceException,)
+        WebDriverWait(self._driver, 20, ignored_exceptions=ignored_exceptions).until(
+            expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((
+                By.XPATH,
+                '/html/body/div[1]/div[2]/div/div[1]/div/div[2]/div/div[1]/div/div/div[3]/div[2]/main/form/div/div[2]/div/div/div[5]'
+            ))
+        ).click()
+        time.sleep(2)
+        self._driver.find_element(By.XPATH, '/html/body/div[1]/div[2]/div/div[1]/div/div[2]/div/div[1]/div/div/div[3]/div/main/form/div/div[2]/div/div[2]/div/div').send_keys(
+            Keys.ENTER)
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/declarations.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/declarations.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17c6a27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/declarations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from ui_tests.test_application import TestApplication
+
+
+class Declarations:
+    app: Optional[TestApplication] = None
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/decorators.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/decorators.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4530baa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/decorators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import asyncio
+
+
+def async_test(coro):
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        return loop.run_until_complete(coro(*args, **kwargs))
+
+    return wrapper
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/test_case_with_app.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/test_case_with_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d658a483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/test_case_with_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import time
+import unittest
+from typing import Optional
+
+from cpl_core.configuration import ConfigurationABC
+from cpl_core.dependency_injection import ServiceProviderABC
+from selenium import webdriver
+from selenium.webdriver import Keys
+from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions
+from selenium.webdriver.support.wait import WebDriverWait
+
+from ui_tests.main import get_app
+from ui_tests_shared.declarations import Declarations
+
+
+class TestCaseWithApp(unittest.TestCase):
+    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
+    options.add_experimental_option('useAutomationExtension', False)
+    options.add_experimental_option("excludeSwitches", ["enable-automation"])
+
+    _config: Optional[ConfigurationABC] = None
+    _services: Optional[ServiceProviderABC] = None
+    _driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
+
+    _is_logged_in = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        if Declarations.app is None:
+            get_app()
+
+        cls._config = Declarations.app.config
+        cls._services = Declarations.app.services
+        cls._login()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _login(cls):
+        if cls._is_logged_in:
+            return
+
+        # use full xpath: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71179006/how-can-selenium-python-chrome-find-web-elements-visible-in-dev-tools-but-no
+
+        cls._driver.get('https://discord.com/login')
+
+        WebDriverWait(cls._driver, 20).until(expected_conditions.presence_of_element_located((By.NAME, 'email')))
+
+        mail = cls._driver.find_element(By.NAME, 'email')
+        mail.clear()
+        mail.send_keys("dev.sven.heidemann@sh-edraft.de")
+        mail.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
+
+        pw = cls._driver.find_element(By.NAME, 'password')
+        pw.clear()
+        pw.send_keys("Heidemann1410")
+        pw.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
+        time.sleep(1)
+        pw.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
+
+        WebDriverWait(cls._driver, 20).until(expected_conditions.url_matches('https://discord.com/channels/@me'))
+        time.sleep(4)
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/ui-tests-shared.json b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/ui-tests-shared.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf1f15ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_shared/ui-tests-shared.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  "ProjectSettings": {
+    "Name": "ui-tests-shared",
+    "Version": {
+      "Major": "0",
+      "Minor": "0",
+      "Micro": "0"
+    },
+    "Author": "",
+    "AuthorEmail": "",
+    "Description": "",
+    "LongDescription": "",
+    "URL": "",
+    "CopyrightDate": "",
+    "CopyrightName": "",
+    "LicenseName": "",
+    "LicenseDescription": "",
+    "Dependencies": [
+      "cpl-core>=2022.10.0.post9"
+    ],
+    "DevDependencies": [
+      "cpl-cli>=2022.10.0"
+    ],
+    "PythonVersion": ">=3.10.4",
+    "PythonPath": {
+      "linux": ""
+    },
+    "Classifiers": []
+  },
+  "BuildSettings": {
+    "ProjectType": "console",
+    "SourcePath": "",
+    "OutputPath": "../../dist",
+    "Main": "ui_tests_shared.main",
+    "EntryPoint": "ui-tests-shared",
+    "IncludePackageData": false,
+    "Included": [],
+    "Excluded": [
+      "*/__pycache__",
+      "*/logs",
+      "*/tests"
+    ],
+    "PackageData": {},
+    "ProjectReferences": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/__init__.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad5eca30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# imports: 
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/appsettings.json b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..629e6ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "TimeFormatSettings": {
+    "DateFormat": "%Y-%m-%d",
+    "TimeFormat": "%H:%M:%S",
+    "DateTimeFormat": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f",
+    "DateTimeLogFormat": "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"
+  },
+
+  "LoggingSettings": {
+    "Path": "logs/",
+    "Filename": "log_$start_time.log",
+    "ConsoleLogLevel": "ERROR",
+    "FileLogLevel": "WARN"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/cases/__init__.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/cases/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/cases/ping_test_case.py b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/cases/ping_test_case.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..349ab698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/cases/ping_test_case.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import discord
+
+from ui_tests_shared.command_test_case_with_app import CommandTestCaseWithApp
+from ui_tests_shared.decorators import async_test
+
+
+class PingTestCase(CommandTestCaseWithApp):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        pass
+
+    @async_test
+    async def test_ping(self):
+        correct_response = self._t.transform('modules.base.pong')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(correct_response)
+        self.send_command('ping')
+
+        def check(m: discord.Message):
+            return m.content == correct_response and m.author.id == 998159802393964594
+
+        response = await self._bot.wait_for('message', check=check)
+        self.assertEqual(response.content, correct_response)
diff --git a/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/ui-tests-tests.json b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/ui-tests-tests.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8b41933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdb-bot/test/ui_tests_tests/ui-tests-tests.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  "ProjectSettings": {
+    "Name": "ui-tests-tests",
+    "Version": {
+      "Major": "0",
+      "Minor": "0",
+      "Micro": "0"
+    },
+    "Author": "",
+    "AuthorEmail": "",
+    "Description": "",
+    "LongDescription": "",
+    "URL": "",
+    "CopyrightDate": "",
+    "CopyrightName": "",
+    "LicenseName": "",
+    "LicenseDescription": "",
+    "Dependencies": [
+      "cpl-core>=2022.10.0.post9"
+    ],
+    "DevDependencies": [
+      "cpl-cli>=2022.10.0"
+    ],
+    "PythonVersion": ">=3.10.4",
+    "PythonPath": {
+      "linux": ""
+    },
+    "Classifiers": []
+  },
+  "BuildSettings": {
+    "ProjectType": "console",
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