diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/cypress.config.ts b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress.config.ts
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+import { defineConfig } from 'cypress'
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  e2e: {
+    baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3000',
+    supportFile: false,
+    specPattern: 'cypress/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}',
+  },
+  component: {
+    devServer: {
+      framework: 'next',
+      bundler: 'webpack',
+    },
+  },
+  env: {
+    backendUrl: 'http://localhost:5000',
+  },
+})
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diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/docker-compose.test.yml b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/docker-compose.test.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  # Backend service
+  backend:
+    build: 
+      context: ../../../backend
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: myp-backend-test
+    ports:
+      - "5000:5000"
+    environment:
+      - SECRET_KEY=testsecretkey123456789
+      - DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///myp.db
+      - FLASK_ENV=development
+      - TESTING=true
+    volumes:
+      - backend-test-data:/app/instance
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - test-network
+
+  # Optional: Frontend test service if needed
+  frontend-test:
+    image: cypress/included:13.6.1
+    container_name: myp-frontend-test
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+    environment:
+      - CYPRESS_baseUrl=http://host.docker.internal:3000
+      - CYPRESS_backendUrl=http://backend:5000
+    volumes:
+      - ..:/app
+      - ./cypress.config.ts:/app/cypress.config.ts
+    working_dir: /app
+    command: npx cypress run
+    networks:
+      - test-network
+
+networks:
+  test-network:
+    driver: bridge
+
+volumes:
+  backend-test-data:
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diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/e2e/home.cy.ts b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/e2e/home.cy.ts
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+++ b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/e2e/home.cy.ts
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+describe('Homepage', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cy.visit('/')
+  })
+
+  it('loads the homepage successfully', () => {
+    cy.contains('Manage Your Printers')
+    cy.get('a[href="/printer"]').should('exist')
+  })
+
+  it('shows printer cards', () => {
+    cy.get('[class*="w-auto h-36"]').should('exist')
+  })
+
+  it('has working navigation', () => {
+    cy.get('header').should('exist')
+    cy.get('a[href="/"]').should('exist')
+  })
+})
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diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/e2e/printers.cy.ts b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/e2e/printers.cy.ts
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+describe('Printer Pages', () => {
+  it('loads printer detail page', () => {
+    // Setup a basic printer route with a simple mock
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/printers/*', {
+      id: '1',
+      name: 'Test Drucker',
+      description: 'Ein Testdrucker',
+      status: 'available'
+    }).as('getPrinter')
+
+    cy.visit('/printer/1')
+    cy.wait('@getPrinter')
+    cy.contains('Test Drucker')
+  })
+
+  it('shows all printers', () => {
+    // Mock printers list
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/printers', [
+      { id: '1', name: 'Drucker 1', status: 'available' },
+      { id: '2', name: 'Drucker 2', status: 'in_use' },
+      { id: '3', name: 'Drucker 3', status: 'maintenance' }
+    ]).as('getPrinters')
+
+    cy.visit('/')
+    cy.wait('@getPrinters')
+    cy.contains('Drucker 1')
+    cy.contains('Drucker 2')
+    cy.contains('Drucker 3')
+  })
+})
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diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/e2e/workflow.cy.ts b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/e2e/workflow.cy.ts
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+describe('Printer reservation workflow', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Login without OAuth
+    cy.login()
+    
+    // Mock API responses
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/api/printers', [
+      { 
+        id: '1', 
+        name: 'Drucker 1', 
+        description: 'Test Drucker', 
+        status: 'available',
+        printJobs: []
+      }
+    ]).as('getPrinters')
+  })
+
+  it('allows a user to view and reserve a printer', () => {
+    cy.visit('/')
+    cy.wait('@getPrinters')
+    
+    // Check printer is shown and available
+    cy.contains('Drucker 1')
+    cy.contains('Verfügbar')
+    
+    // Start reservation process
+    cy.contains('Reservieren').click()
+    
+    // Fill in the form
+    cy.get('input[name="hours"]').clear().type('1')
+    cy.get('input[name="minutes"]').clear().type('30')
+    cy.get('textarea[name="comments"]').type('Testauftrag')
+    
+    // Mock job creation
+    cy.intercept('POST', '/api/printers/*/reserve', {
+      id: 'job-123',
+      printerId: '1',
+      userId: 'test-user-id',
+      startTime: new Date().toISOString(),
+      endTime: new Date(Date.now() + 90 * 60000).toISOString(),
+      status: 'active'
+    }).as('createJob')
+    
+    // Submit the form
+    cy.contains('button', 'Reservieren').click()
+    cy.wait('@createJob')
+    
+    // Verify successful reservation
+    cy.url().should('include', '/job/')
+    cy.contains('Druckauftrag').should('exist')
+  })
+})
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diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/start-test-environment.sh b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/start-test-environment.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to start a test environment with backend and optional test runner
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+PARENT_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+BACKEND_DIR="$(dirname "$(dirname "$PARENT_DIR")")/backend"
+
+# Colors for output
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Starting MYP test environment...${NC}"
+echo "Script directory: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+echo "Frontend directory: $PARENT_DIR"
+echo "Backend directory: $BACKEND_DIR"
+
+# Check if Docker is available
+if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Docker is not installed or not in PATH${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if docker-compose is available
+if ! command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null && ! command -v docker compose &> /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: Neither docker-compose nor docker compose is available${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if running in container
+IN_CONTAINER=false
+if [ -f /.dockerenv ]; then
+    IN_CONTAINER=true
+fi
+
+# Check if Docker is available and if we need sudo
+NEED_SUDO=false
+if [ "$IN_CONTAINER" = false ]; then
+    if ! docker ps &> /dev/null; then
+        if sudo docker ps &> /dev/null; then
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}Warning: Docker daemon requires sudo access. Will use sudo for all Docker commands.${NC}"
+            NEED_SUDO=true
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Function to run docker compose (handles both docker-compose and docker compose syntax)
+run_docker_compose() {
+    if [ "$NEED_SUDO" = true ]; then
+        if command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo docker-compose "$@"
+        else
+            sudo docker compose "$@"
+        fi
+    else
+        if command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null; then
+            docker-compose "$@"
+        else
+            docker compose "$@"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# Check if backend Docker image exists
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Checking for backend Docker image...${NC}"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# Start the backend container
+echo -e "${GREEN}Starting backend container...${NC}"
+run_docker_compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d backend
+
+# Wait for backend to be ready
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Waiting for backend to be ready...${NC}"
+max_attempts=30
+attempt=1
+backend_ready=false
+
+while [ $attempt -le $max_attempts ] && [ "$backend_ready" = "false" ]; do
+    echo "Checking backend readiness (attempt $attempt/$max_attempts)..."
+    
+    if curl -s http://localhost:5000/api/health 2>&1 | grep -q "healthy"; then
+        backend_ready=true
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Backend is ready!${NC}"
+    else
+        echo "Backend not ready yet, waiting..."
+        sleep 2
+        attempt=$((attempt+1))
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ "$backend_ready" = "false" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Backend failed to start properly after $max_attempts attempts${NC}"
+    echo "Logs from backend container:"
+    run_docker_compose -f docker-compose.test.yml logs backend
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start frontend development server if it's not already running
+if ! curl -s http://localhost:3000 > /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Starting frontend development server...${NC}"
+    cd "$PARENT_DIR"
+    
+    # Run in background
+    echo "Starting Next.js development server in the background..."
+    nohup pnpm dev > "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend.log" 2>&1 &
+    
+    # Store the PID for later cleanup
+    FRONTEND_PID=$!
+    echo $FRONTEND_PID > "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend.pid"
+    
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Frontend development server started with PID $FRONTEND_PID${NC}"
+    echo "Frontend logs available at: $SCRIPT_DIR/frontend.log"
+    
+    # Wait for frontend to be ready
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Waiting for frontend to be ready...${NC}"
+    max_attempts=30
+    attempt=1
+    frontend_ready=false
+    
+    while [ $attempt -le $max_attempts ] && [ "$frontend_ready" = "false" ]; do
+        echo "Checking frontend readiness (attempt $attempt/$max_attempts)..."
+        
+        if curl -s http://localhost:3000 > /dev/null; then
+            frontend_ready=true
+            echo -e "${GREEN}Frontend is ready!${NC}"
+        else
+            echo "Frontend not ready yet, waiting..."
+            sleep 2
+            attempt=$((attempt+1))
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    if [ "$frontend_ready" = "false" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Frontend failed to start properly${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Frontend already running at http://localhost:3000${NC}"
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Test environment is ready!${NC}"
+echo "Backend is available at: http://localhost:5000"
+echo "Frontend is available at: http://localhost:3000"
+echo ""
+echo "To run Cypress tests:"
+echo "  cd $PARENT_DIR && pnpm cypress"
+echo ""
+echo "To stop the test environment:"
+echo "  $SCRIPT_DIR/stop-test-environment.sh"
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diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/stop-test-environment.sh b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/stop-test-environment.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to stop the test environment
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+PARENT_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+
+# Colors for output
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Stopping MYP test environment...${NC}"
+
+# Check if running in container
+IN_CONTAINER=false
+if [ -f /.dockerenv ]; then
+    IN_CONTAINER=true
+fi
+
+# Check if Docker is available and if we need sudo
+NEED_SUDO=false
+if [ "$IN_CONTAINER" = false ]; then
+    if ! docker ps &> /dev/null; then
+        if sudo docker ps &> /dev/null; then
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}Warning: Docker daemon requires sudo access. Will use sudo for all Docker commands.${NC}"
+            NEED_SUDO=true
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Function to run docker compose (handles both docker-compose and docker compose syntax)
+run_docker_compose() {
+    if [ "$NEED_SUDO" = true ]; then
+        if command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo docker-compose "$@"
+        else
+            sudo docker compose "$@"
+        fi
+    else
+        if command -v docker-compose &> /dev/null; then
+            docker-compose "$@"
+        else
+            docker compose "$@"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# Stop the backend container
+echo "Stopping backend containers..."
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+run_docker_compose -f docker-compose.test.yml down
+
+# Stop the frontend development server if we started it
+if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend.pid" ]; then
+    FRONTEND_PID=$(cat "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend.pid")
+    echo "Stopping frontend development server (PID: $FRONTEND_PID)..."
+    
+    if kill -0 $FRONTEND_PID 2>/dev/null; then
+        kill $FRONTEND_PID
+        echo "Frontend development server stopped"
+    else
+        echo "Frontend development server is not running with PID $FRONTEND_PID"
+    fi
+    
+    rm -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend.pid"
+    rm -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/frontend.log"
+else
+    echo "No frontend PID file found, assuming it was started externally"
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Test environment has been stopped${NC}"
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diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/support/commands.ts b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/support/commands.ts
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+// -- This is a parent command --
+Cypress.Commands.add('login', () => {
+  // Simulate logged in user without OAuth
+  window.localStorage.setItem('myp:user', JSON.stringify({
+    id: 'test-user-id',
+    name: 'Test User',
+    email: 'test@example.com',
+    role: 'user'
+  }))
+})
+
+// -- This is a child command --
+Cypress.Commands.add('createPrintJob', (printerId, duration) => {
+  cy.intercept('POST', `/api/printers/${printerId}/reserve`, {
+    id: 'test-job-id',
+    printerId,
+    userId: 'test-user-id',
+    startTime: new Date().toISOString(),
+    endTime: new Date(Date.now() + duration * 60000).toISOString(),
+    status: 'active'
+  }).as('createJob')
+
+  return cy.wrap('test-job-id')
+})
+
+declare global {
+  namespace Cypress {
+    interface Chainable {
+      login(): Chainable<void>
+      createPrintJob(printerId: string, duration: number): Chainable<string>
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/tsconfig.json b/packages/reservation-platform/cypress/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "es5",
+    "lib": ["es5", "dom"],
+    "types": ["cypress", "node"],
+    "baseUrl": "..",
+    "paths": {
+      "@/*": ["./src/*"]
+    }
+  },
+  "include": ["**/*.ts"]
+}
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