diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5be15ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[report]
+show_missing = True
+omit =
+    manage.py
+    venv/*
+    *wsgi.py
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ca9547..327c2e1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,34 @@
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+help: ## show help message
+	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*##"; printf "\nUsage:\n  make \033[36m\033[0m\n"} /^[$$()% a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?##/ { printf "  \033[36m%-15s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2 } /^##@/ { printf "\n\033[1m%s\033[0m\n", substr($$0, 5) } ' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+
 .PHONY: build_frontend run_frontend run_django run install_dependencies setup_node_environment
 
-build_frontend:
+build_frontend: ## build frontend application
 	npm run build
 
-run_frontend:
+run_frontend: ## run frontend application
 	npm start
 
-run_django:
+run_django: ## run backend application
 	python manage.py runserver
 
-run:
+run: ## run both backend and frontend applications
 	make -j2 run_django run_frontend
 
-install_dependencies:
+install_dependencies: ## install both backend and frontend dependencies
 	make setup_node_environment
 	pip install -r requirements.txt
 	npm i
 
-setup_node_environment:
+setup_node_environment: ## setup node environment
 	curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
 	export NVM_DIR=$$HOME/.nvm; . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh ; nvm install
+
+test: ## run the tests
+	pytest
+
+cov: ## run the tests, and open coverage report in your favorite browser
+	pytest && python -m webbrowser -t htmlcov/index.html
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25336c8..e6687f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ make run
 
 Since nvm can be a little fiddly, if you have any issues with it, [try reading their documentation](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating) on how to use it.
 
+## Testing it
+
+Run the command `pytest` in the main directory, or run the script `make test`.
+
+For coverage report, run the script `make cov`. Your default browser will open with the report for the tests, if all tests pass.
+
 ## Adding new dependencies
 
 If you wish to add new dependencies, just note that:
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a86196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[pytest]
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = project.settings
+
+python_files = test.py test_*.py *_tests.py
+
+addopts = --cov-report html --cov .
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 077bc50..cc493ef 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ asgiref==3.2.5
 attrs==19.3.0
 black==19.10b0
 click==7.1.1
+coverage==5.5
 dj-database-url==0.5.0
 Django==3.0.4
 django-heroku==0.3.1
@@ -12,15 +13,25 @@ djangorestframework==3.11.0
 entrypoints==0.3
 flake8==3.7.9
 gunicorn==20.0.4
+iniconfig==1.1.1
 mccabe==0.6.1
+packaging==20.9
 pathspec==0.7.0
+pluggy==0.13.1
 psycopg2==2.8.4
+py==1.10.0
 pycodestyle==2.5.0
 pyflakes==2.1.1
+pyparsing==2.4.7
+pytest==6.2.4
+pytest-cov==2.12.1
+pytest-django==4.4.0
+pytest-sugar==0.9.4
 python-decouple==3.3
 pytz==2019.3
 regex==2020.2.20
 sqlparse==0.3.1
+termcolor==1.1.0
 toml==0.10.0
 typed-ast==1.4.1
 whitenoise==5.0.1
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_sample.py b/tests/test_sample.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6f1c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_sample.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def test_sample():
+    assert True
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