diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8ce546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+benv/
+__pycache__
+.pytest_cache/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 44062ab..5159ff1 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=flaskblog
 POSTGRES_USER=flaskblog
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=blogpassword
 
-PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
\ No newline at end of file
+PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
+
+FLASK_APP="blogexample/app.py"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1face41..caf17c5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 benv/
 *.pyc
+__pycache__/
+.pytest_cache/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0c14b4..6a57853 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Login/Admin related modules deliberately not implemented, and the blueprint can
 
 * Now navigate to ```http://localhost:8000``` in the browser to test it out.
 
+## How to run tests
+
+* Run the test: `docker-compose exec website python -m pytest`
+
 ## *Optional*
 * Build a model (Posts, Tags, Comments)
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d5f92bc..1f08ac1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ WTForms-Alchemy==0.16.9
 flask_ckeditor
 
 pytz
+
+# test
+pytest==6.2.
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bf6785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import pytest
+from blogexample.app import create_app
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def app():
+    app = create_app()
+    app.config["TESTING"] = True
+
+    yield app
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def client(app):
+    return app.test_client()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def runner(app):
+    return app.test_cli_runner()
diff --git a/tests/test_blog.py b/tests/test_blog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aea8472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_blog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+def test_can_get_home_page(client):
+    response = client.get("/")
+    assert 200 == response.status_code
+    assert b"<title>Flask BLOG</title>" in response.data
+
+
+def test_can_show_posts(client):
+    response = client.get("/posts")
+    assert 200 == response.status_code
+    assert b"<title>Posts</title>" in response.data