diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0db76a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+name: Tests / Code Coverage
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled]
+  merge_group:
+    types: [checks_requested]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-${{ github.ref }}-tests
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        arch: [amd64, arm64]
+        targetos: [darwin, linux]
+    name: sedad ${{ matrix.targetos }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Cache binaries
+        id: cache-binaries
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ./cmd/sedad/sedad
+          key: sedad-${{ matrix.targetos }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6.1.2
+        with:
+          PATTERNS: |
+            **/**.go
+            go.mod
+            go.sum
+      - name: Setup go
+        if: steps.cache-binaries.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && env.GIT_DIFF
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.19"
+          cache: true
+        env:
+          GOOS: ${{ matrix.targetos }}
+          GOARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+      - name: Compile
+        if: steps.cache-binaries.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && env.GIT_DIFF
+        run: |
+          go mod download
+          make build  
+
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.19"
+          check-latest: true
+          cache: true
+          cache-dependency-path: go.sum
+      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6.1.2
+        id: git_diff
+        with:
+          PATTERNS: |
+            **/*.go
+            go.mod
+            go.sum
+            **/go.mod
+            **/go.sum
+            **/Makefile
+            Makefile
+      - name: test & coverage report creation
+        if: env.GIT_DIFF
+        run: make test-unit-cover
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: env.GIT_DIFF
+        with:
+          name: "${{ github.sha }}-${{ matrix.part }}-coverage"
+          path: ./${{ matrix.part }}profile.out
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a5e74a59..ced4c52d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -131,3 +131,45 @@ proto-update-deps:
 	$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR)/proto:/workspace --workdir /workspace $(protoImageName) buf mod update
 
 .PHONY: proto-gen proto-lint proto-update-deps
+
+###############################################################################
+##                                   Tests                                   ##
+###############################################################################
+
+PACKAGES_UNIT=$(shell go list ./...)
+TEST_PACKAGES=./...
+TEST_TARGETS := test-unit test-unit-cover test-race
+TEST_COVERAGE_PROFILE=coverage.txt
+
+UNIT_TEST_TAGS = norace
+TEST_RACE_TAGS = ""
+
+ifeq ($(EXPERIMENTAL),true)
+	UNIT_TEST_TAGS += experimental
+	TEST_RACE_TAGS += experimental
+endif
+
+test-unit: ARGS=-timeout=10m -tags='$(UNIT_TEST_TAGS)'
+test-unit: TEST_PACKAGES=$(PACKAGES_UNIT)
+test-unit-cover: ARGS=-timeout=10m -tags='$(UNIT_TEST_TAGS)' -coverprofile=$(TEST_COVERAGE_PROFILE) -covermode=atomic
+test-unit-cover: TEST_PACKAGES=$(PACKAGES_UNIT)
+test-race: ARGS=-timeout=10m -race -tags='$(TEST_RACE_TAGS)'
+test-race: TEST_PACKAGES=$(PACKAGES_UNIT)
+$(TEST_TARGETS): run-tests
+
+run-tests:
+ifneq (,$(shell which tparse 2>/dev/null))
+	@echo "--> Running tests"
+	@go test -mod=readonly -json $(ARGS) $(TEST_PACKAGES) | tparse
+else
+	@echo "--> Running tests"
+	@go test -mod=readonly $(ARGS) $(TEST_PACKAGES)
+endif
+
+cover-html: test-unit-cover
+	@echo "--> Opening in the browser"
+	@go tool cover -html=$(TEST_COVERAGE_PROFILE)
+
+.PHONY: cover-html run-tests $(TEST_TARGETS)
+
+