diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1a965b9..4d13256 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,46 @@
 stages:
+  - build
+  - test
   - docker
   - deploy
 
+variables:
+  MYSQL_DATABASE: portfolio
+  MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
+
+php-build-job:
+  stage: build
+  image: composer:2
+  script:
+    - composer install
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - vendor/
+
+php-test-job:
+  stage: test
+  image: php:8-cli
+  services:
+    - mysql:5
+  needs:
+    - php-build-job
+  dependencies:
+    - php-build-job
+  script:
+    - yes | pecl install xdebug
+    - echo "zend_extension=$(find /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/ -name xdebug.so)" > /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/xdebug.ini
+    - echo "xdebug.mode=coverage" >> /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/xdebug.ini
+    - export DB_CONNECTION=mysql
+    - export DB_HOST=mysql
+    - export DB_PORT=3306
+    - export DB_DATABASE="$MYSQL_DATABASE"
+    - export DB_USERNAME=root
+    - export DB_PASSWORD="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"
+    - ./vendor/bin/phpunit --coverage-cobertura code-coverage.xml
+  artifacts:
+    reports:
+      cobertura: code-coverage.xml
+
 docker-auth-job:
   stage: docker
   image: docker:stable
@@ -21,6 +60,8 @@ docker-build-job:
   only:
     refs:
       - master
+  needs:
+    - php-test-job
   tags:
     - docker
   script: