diff --git a/dev/config/test_backend_next/.env b/dev/config/test_backend_next/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..426b9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/config/test_backend_next/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+MONGODB_URI=mongodb://mongodb:27017/test_be_next
+PID_PREFIX="API_testing"
+ADMIN_GROUPS="admin,adminingestor"
+DELETE_GROUPS="archivemanager"
+CREATE_DATASET_GROUPS=group1,group2,group3
+CREATE_DATASET_WITH_PID_GROUPS="group2"
+CREATE_DATASET_PRIVILEGED_GROUPS="datasetingestor,group3"
+CREATE_JOB_GROUPS=group1,group2
+UPDATE_JOB_GROUPS=group1
+DELETE_JOB_GROUPS="archivemanager"
+PROPOSAL_GROUPS="proposalingestor"
+SAMPLE_PRIVILEGED_GROUPS="sampleingestor"
+SAMPLE_GROUPS="group1"
+MONGODB_COLLECTION=Dataset
+STACK_VERSION=8.8.2
+MEM_LIMIT=4G
+JOB_CONFIGURATION_FILE="test/config/jobconfig.json" 
diff --git a/dev/config/test_backend_next/jobconfig.json b/dev/config/test_backend_next/jobconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..807d901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/config/test_backend_next/jobconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{
+  "configVersion": "v1.0 2024-03-01 6f3f38",
+  "jobs": [
+  {
+    "jobType": "all_access",
+    "configVersion": "v1.0 2024-03-01 6f3f38",
+    "create": {
+      "auth": "#all",
+      "actions": [
+        {
+          "actionType": "log"
+        },
+        {
+          "actionType": "url",
+          "url": "http://localhost:3000/api/v3/health?jobid={{id}}",
+          "headers": {
+            "accept": "application/json"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "statusUpdate": {
+      "auth": "#all"
+    }
+ },
+ {
+    "jobType": "public_access",
+    "configVersion": "v1.0 2024-03-01 6f3f31",
+    "create": {
+      "auth": "#datasetPublic"
+    },
+    "statusUpdate": {
+      "auth": "#all"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "jobType": "authenticated_access",
+    "configVersion": "v1.0 2024-03-01 6f3f32",
+    "create": {
+      "auth": "#authenticated"
+    },
+    "statusUpdate": {
+      "auth": "#all"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "jobType": "dataset_access",
+    "configVersion": "v1.0 2024-03-01 6f3f33",
+    "create": {
+      "auth": "#datasetAccess"
+    },
+    "statusUpdate": {
+      "auth": "#jobOwnerGroup"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "jobType": "owner_access",
+    "configVersion": "v1.0 2024-03-01 6f3f34",
+    "create": {
+      "auth": "#datasetOwner"
+    },
+    "statusUpdate": {
+      "auth": "#jobOwnerUser"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "jobType": "user_access",
+    "configVersion": "v1.0 2024-03-01 6f3f35",
+    "create": {
+      "auth": "user5.1"
+    },
+    "statusUpdate": {
+      "auth": "user5.1"
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "jobType": "group_access",
+    "configVersion": "v1.0 2024-03-01 6f3f36",
+    "create": {
+      "auth": "@group5"
+    },
+    "statusUpdate": {
+      "auth": "@group5"
+    }
+  }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.yaml b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
index 2fb6a33..f20b8a7 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ services:
     profiles:
       - be
       - be_next
+      - test_be_next
       - oi
 
   mongodb_seed:
@@ -77,21 +78,36 @@ services:
     profiles:
       - fe
 
-  be_next:
+  be_next_base: 
     build:
       context: ../scicat-backend-next/.
       target: dev
-    depends_on:
-      - mongodb
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
     volumes:
       - ../scicat-backend-next:/home/node/app
       - /home/node/app/node_modules
       - /home/node/app/dist
-      - ../scicat-backend-next/functionalAccounts.json.minimal.example:home/node/app/functionalAccounts.json
+      - ../scicat-backend-next/functionalAccounts.json.test:/home/node/app/functionalAccounts.json
     env_file: ./config/backend_next/.env
     command: /bin/sh -c "while true; do sleep 600; done"
+    profiles:
+      - never 
+
+  test_be_next:
+    extends: be_next_base
+    depends_on:
+      - mongodb
+    volumes:
+      - ./config/test_backend_next/jobconfig.json:/home/node/app/test/config/jobconfig.json
+    env_file: ./config/test_backend_next/.env
+    profiles:
+      - test_be_next
+
+  be_next:
+    extends: be_next_base
+    depends_on:
+      - mongodb
     profiles:
       - be_next