diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index df3c1d0..b949adb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,29 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
       - run: yarn lint:tsc
+
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
+      - run: yarn build
+
+  # TODO: this is just a basic check to see if it is set up and running
+  # change for real tests later
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
+      - run: cp .env-template .env
+      - run: docker compose up mysql mongo -d
+      - run: sleep 30
+      - run:
+          yarn mysql -e "CREATE TABLE lti_entity ( id bigint, resource_link_id
+          varchar(255), custom_claim_id varchar(255), content longtext,
+          id_token_on_creation text )"
+      - run: yarn build
+      - run: docker compose up express -d
+      - run: sleep 2
+      - run: curl localhost:3000 | grep NO_LTIK_OR_IDTOKEN_FOUND
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-uberspace-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-uberspace-dev.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a105c0d..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-uberspace-dev.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-name: Deploy to Uberspace development
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [development]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Deploy to Server
-        uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@v5.1.1
-        with:
-          ARGS: '-rlgoDzvc -i --delete'
-          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.REMOTE_HOST_DEV }}
-          REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.REMOTE_USER_DEV }}
-          SOURCE: '.'
-          TARGET:
-            '/home/${{ secrets.REMOTE_USER_DEV }}/serlo-editor-as-lti-tool/'
-          EXCLUDE: '/node_modules/'
-          SCRIPT_AFTER: |
-            cd /home/${{ secrets.REMOTE_USER_DEV }}/serlo-editor-as-lti-tool/
-            yarn
-            yarn build
-            supervisorctl restart serlo-app
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-uberspace-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-uberspace-staging.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d7de61..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-uberspace-staging.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-name: Deploy to Uberspace staging
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [staging]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Deploy to Server
-        uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@v5.1.1
-        with:
-          ARGS: '-rlgoDzvc -i --delete'
-          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.REMOTE_HOST_STAGING }}
-          REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.REMOTE_USER_STAGING }}
-          SOURCE: '.'
-          TARGET:
-            '/home/${{ secrets.REMOTE_USER_STAGING }}/serlo-editor-as-lti-tool/'
-          EXCLUDE: '/node_modules/'
-          SCRIPT_AFTER: |
-            cd /home/${{ secrets.REMOTE_USER_STAGING }}/serlo-editor-as-lti-tool/
-            yarn
-            yarn build
-            supervisorctl restart serlo-app
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b7ff89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Deploy to Uberspace
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - staging
+      - development
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set environment variables for development
+        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'development' }}
+        run: |
+          echo "REMOTE_HOST=${{ secrets.REMOTE_HOST_DEV }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "REMOTE_USER=${{ secrets.REMOTE_USER_DEV }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DOMAIN=https://editor.serlo.dev/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Set environment variables for staging
+        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'staging' }}
+        run: |
+          echo "REMOTE_HOST=${{ secrets.REMOTE_HOST_STAGING }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "REMOTE_USER=${{ secrets.REMOTE_USER_STAGING }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DOMAIN=https://editor.serlo-staging.dev/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Deploy to Server
+        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1.0.3
+        with:
+          host: ${{  env.REMOTE_HOST }}
+          username: ${{ env.REMOTE_USER }}
+          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          script: |
+            cd /home/${{ env.REMOTE_USER }}/serlo-editor-as-lti-tool/
+            git checkout ${{ github.ref_name }}
+            git pull
+            yarn
+            yarn build
+            supervisorctl restart serlo-app
+
+      - name: Test deployment successful
+        run: curl ${{ env.DOMAIN }} | grep NO_LTIK_OR_IDTOKEN_FOUND
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/push-docker-image.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e429f3..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/push-docker-image.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-name: Push Docker Image
-
-on:
-  push:
-    paths:
-      - 'package.json'
-
-env:
-  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
-  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
-
-jobs:
-  build-and-push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      packages: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-      - name: Log in to the Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
-        id: meta
-        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
-        with:
-          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
-
-      - name: Get version from package.json
-        id: package-version
-        run: |
-          VERSION=$(grep -m1 '"version":' package.json | awk -F: '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/[", ]//g')
-          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Check if version exists
-        id: check-version
-        run: |
-          if docker manifest inspect ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.package-version.outputs.VERSION }} > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
-      - name: Build and push Docker image
-        if: steps.check-version.outputs.exists == 'false'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: Dockerfile.dev
-          push: true
-          tags:
-            ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{
-            steps.package-version.outputs.VERSION }}
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}