diff --git a/e2e/.gitignore b/e2e/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c92af18f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Ignore temporary pid files
+*.pid
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diff --git a/e2e/application.ts b/e2e/application.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd78fb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/application.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import { spawn } from "child_process";
+import { Process } from "e2e/process";
+import * as http from 'http';
+
+export const API_PID_FILE = 'api.pid';
+export const CLIENT_PID_FILE = 'client.pid';
+export const DEFAULT_START_TIMEOUT = 120_000;
+export const API_URL = 'http://localhost:4000';
+export const CLIENT_URL = 'http://localhost:3000';
+
+const waitUntilServerIsUp = (url: string) => {
+  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const check = () => {
+      http.get(url, (res) => {
+        if (res.statusCode === 200) {
+          resolve();
+        } else {
+          setTimeout(check, 300);
+        }
+      }).on('error', () => {
+        setTimeout(check, 300);
+      });
+    };
+    check();
+  });
+};
+
+const waitUntilServerIsDown = (url: string) => {
+  return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    const check = () => {
+      http.get(url, () => {
+        console.log(`Server is still up. Waiting for it to shutdown... ${url}`);
+        setTimeout(check, 300);
+      }).on('error', () => {
+        resolve();
+      });
+    };
+    check();
+  });
+};
+
+const startClientServer = async () => {
+    const currentPid = Process.getPid(CLIENT_PID_FILE);
+    if(currentPid !== undefined) return;
+
+    const { pid } = spawn('NODE_ENV=test pnpm --filter client run build && NODE_ENV=test pnpm --filter client run start', {
+        env: { ...process.env, NODE_ENV: 'test' },
+        stdio: 'ignore',
+        detached: true,
+        shell: true
+    });
+    Process.setPid(CLIENT_PID_FILE, pid);
+    await waitUntilServerIsUp(CLIENT_URL);
+}
+
+const stopClientServer = async () => {
+  const currentPid = Process.getPid(CLIENT_PID_FILE);
+  if(currentPid === undefined) return;
+
+  Process.kill(-currentPid);
+  Process.setPid(CLIENT_PID_FILE, undefined);
+}
+
+async function startAPIServer() {
+  const currentPid = Process.getPid(API_PID_FILE);
+  if(currentPid !== undefined) return;
+
+    const { pid } = spawn('pnpm --filter api run start:prod', {
+        env: { ...process.env, NODE_ENV: 'test' },
+        stdio: 'ignore',
+        detached: true,
+        shell: true
+    });
+    Process.setPid(API_PID_FILE, pid);
+    await waitUntilServerIsUp(API_URL);
+}
+
+async function stopAPIServer() {
+  const currentPid = Process.getPid(API_PID_FILE);
+  if(currentPid === undefined) return;
+
+  Process.kill(-currentPid);
+  Process.setPid(API_PID_FILE, undefined);
+  await waitUntilServerIsDown(API_URL);
+}
+
+export const Application = {
+  CLIENT_URL,
+  API_URL,
+  startClientServer,
+  stopClientServer,
+  startAPIServer,
+  stopAPIServer,
+  globalSetup: async () => {
+    Process.setPid(API_PID_FILE, undefined);
+    Process.setPid(CLIENT_PID_FILE, undefined);
+
+    await Promise.race([
+      Promise.all([
+        Application.startAPIServer(),
+        Application.startClientServer()
+      ]),
+      new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => {
+        reject(new Error('globalSetup timed out'))
+      }, DEFAULT_START_TIMEOUT)),
+    ])
+  },
+  globalTeardown: async () => {
+    await Promise.race([
+      Promise.all([
+        Application.stopAPIServer(), 
+        Application.stopClientServer()
+      ]),
+      new Promise((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => {
+        reject(new Error('globalTeardown timed out'))
+      }, DEFAULT_START_TIMEOUT)),
+    ])
+  }
+} as const;
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diff --git a/e2e/global-setup.ts b/e2e/global-setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9648d91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/global-setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { Application } from "e2e/application";
+
+export default Application.globalSetup;
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diff --git a/e2e/global-teardown.ts b/e2e/global-teardown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f931fa93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/global-teardown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { Application } from "e2e/application";
+
+export default Application.globalTeardown;
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diff --git a/e2e/playwright.config.ts b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
index 2aa2430d..7db17bbe 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,13 @@
 import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
-
-const API_URL = 'http://localhost:4000';
-const APP_URL = 'http://localhost:3000';
+import { ChildProcess, spawn } from 'child_process';
+import { Application } from 'e2e/application';
 
 /**
  * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
  */
 export default defineConfig({
-    /* Run your local dev server before starting the tests */
-    webServer: [
-        {
-            command: 'pnpm --filter api run build && NODE_ENV=test pnpm --filter api run start:prod',
-            url: API_URL,
-            reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
-            timeout: 120_000
-        },
-        {
-            command: 'NODE_ENV=test pnpm --filter client run build && NODE_ENV=test pnpm --filter client run start',
-            url: APP_URL,
-            reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
-            timeout: 120_000
-        },
-    ],
+    globalSetup: require.resolve('./global-setup'),
+    globalTeardown: require.resolve('./global-teardown'),
     testDir: './tests',
     /* Run tests in files in parallel */
     fullyParallel: false,
@@ -36,7 +22,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
     use: {
         /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
-        baseURL: APP_URL,
+        baseURL: Application.CLIENT_URL,
         /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
         trace: 'on-first-retry',
     },
diff --git a/e2e/process.ts b/e2e/process.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33d432c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/process.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+export const Process = {
+    setPid: (path: string, pid?: number) => {
+      if(pid === undefined) {
+        if (fs.existsSync(path) === true) {
+          fs.unlinkSync(path);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      fs.writeFileSync(path, pid.toString(), 'utf8');
+    },
+    getPid: (path: string) => {
+      if (fs.existsSync(path) === false) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      return parseInt(fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8'));
+    },
+    kill: (pid: number, signal: NodeJS.Signals = 'SIGKILL') => {
+      try {
+        process.kill(pid, signal);
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error.code !== 'ESRCH') {
+          throw error;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } as const;
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diff --git a/e2e/tests/auth/auth.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/auth/auth.spec.ts
index d76bb89c..f64ffcdc 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/auth/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/auth/auth.spec.ts
@@ -37,4 +37,15 @@ test.describe('Authentication', () => {
     await page.waitForURL('/profile');
     await expect(page.locator('input[type="email"]')).toHaveValue(user.email);
   });
+
+  test('a user tries to sign in with invalid credentials', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/auth/signin');
+
+    await page.getByPlaceholder('Enter your email').fill('invalid@email.com');
+    await page.getByPlaceholder('*******').fill('12345678');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Log in' }).click();
+
+    const errorMessage = page.getByText('Invalid credentials');
+    await expect(errorMessage).toBeVisible();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/e2e/tests/health/health.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/health/health.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c200698e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/tests/health/health.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { E2eTestManager } from '@shared/lib/e2e-test-manager';
+import { Application } from 'e2e/application';
+
+test.describe('Health', () => {
+  let testManager: E2eTestManager;
+
+  test.beforeAll(async ({ browser }) => {
+    const page = await browser.newPage();
+    testManager = await E2eTestManager.load(page);
+  });
+
+  test.afterAll(async () => {
+    await testManager.close();
+  });
+
+  test.describe('when the backend is up', () => {
+    test('an anonymous user tries to check the application\'s health (both frontend and backend)', async ({ page }) => {
+        // Given that backend application was succesfully started
+        // App already started in globalSetup. Just being explicit here.
+        await Application.startAPIServer();
+    
+        // When
+        const response = await page.goto('/health');
+    
+        // Then
+        expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
+        await expect(page.getByText('OK')).toBeVisible();
+      });
+  })
+
+  test.describe('when the backend is down', () => {
+    test.afterAll(async () => {
+        await Application.startAPIServer();
+    })
+
+    test('an anonymous user tries to check the application\'s health (both frontend and backend)', async ({ page }) => {
+        // Given that the backend app is unavailable
+        await Application.stopAPIServer();
+    
+        // When
+        const response = await page.goto('/health');
+    
+        // Then
+        expect(response?.status()).toBe(503);
+        await expect(page.getByText('KO')).toBeVisible();
+      });
+  })
+});