diff --git a/server/main_test.go b/server/main_test.go
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+package server
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"git.javil.eu/jacob1123/budgeteer/bcrypt"
+	"git.javil.eu/jacob1123/budgeteer/config"
+	"git.javil.eu/jacob1123/budgeteer/jwt"
+	"git.javil.eu/jacob1123/budgeteer/postgres"
+	"git.javil.eu/jacob1123/budgeteer/web"
+)
+
+func TestMain() {
+	cfg := config.Config{
+		DatabaseConnection: "postgres://budgeteer:budgeteer@db:5432/budgeteer-testing",
+		SessionSecret:      "random string for JWT authorization",
+	}
+
+	queries, err := postgres.Connect("pgx", cfg.DatabaseConnection)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed connecting to DB: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	static, err := fs.Sub(web.Static, "dist")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("couldn't open static files")
+	}
+
+	tokenVerifier, err := jwt.NewTokenVerifier(cfg.SessionSecret)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("couldn't create token verifier: %w", err))
+	}
+
+	handler := &Handler{
+		Service:             queries,
+		TokenVerifier:       tokenVerifier,
+		CredentialsVerifier: &bcrypt.Verifier{},
+		StaticFS:            http.FS(static),
+	}
+
+	// create new budget
+
+	// import from YNAB
+
+	// check available balance
+
+	// check categories
+
+	// check accounts
+}