diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c80e53723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+on:
+  push:
+
+jobs:
+  integration-tests:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        db: [cockroach, postgres]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    env:
+      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.19
+      - name: Source checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        with:
+          driver: docker
+          install: true
+      - name: Generate gRPC definitions
+        run: docker build -f build/grpc/Dockerfile -t zitadel-base:local .
+      - name: Copy gRPC definitions
+        run: docker build -f build/zitadel/Dockerfile . -t zitadel-go-base --target go-copy -o .
+      - name: Download Go modules
+        run: go mod download
+      - name: Start ${{ matrix.db }} database
+        run: docker compose -f e2e/config/integration/docker-compose.yaml up --wait ${{ matrix.db }}
+      - name: Run integration test
+        env:
+          INTEGRATION_DB_FLAVOR: ${{ matrix.db }} 
+        run: go test -tags=integration -v  ./internal/integration ./internal/api/grpc/...
diff --git a/e2e/config/integration/docker-compose.yaml b/e2e/config/integration/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85d68e4a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/config/integration/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  cockroach:
+    extends:
+      file: '../localhost/docker-compose.yaml'
+      service: 'db'
+  
+  postgres:
+    restart: 'always'
+    image: 'postgres:15'
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=zitadel
+      - PGUSER=zitadel
+      - POSTGRES_DB=zitadel
+      - POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready"]
+      interval: '10s'
+      timeout: '30s'
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: '20s'
+    ports:
+      - 5432:5432
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/admin/failed_event_converter_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/admin/failed_event_converter_test.go
index 6edc36c1e2..cb6c6bddab 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/admin/failed_event_converter_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/admin/failed_event_converter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package admin
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/admin/iam_member_converter_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/admin/iam_member_converter_test.go
index 74dd329ee1..f2b90031db 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/admin/iam_member_converter_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/admin/iam_member_converter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package admin
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/admin/idp_converter_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/admin/idp_converter_test.go
index 23d378b888..0eb04efcb1 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/admin/idp_converter_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/admin/idp_converter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package admin
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/admin/admin_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/admin/information_integration_test.go
similarity index 50%
rename from internal/api/grpc/admin/admin_test.go
rename to internal/api/grpc/admin/information_integration_test.go
index 9ca65d819c..65f2dd93b7 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/admin/admin_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/admin/information_integration_test.go
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
+//go:build integration
+
 package admin_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/integration"
-)
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-const commandLine = `start-from-init --masterkey MasterkeyNeedsToHave32Characters --tlsMode disabled --config ../../e2e/config/localhost/zitadel.yaml --steps ../../e2e/config/localhost/zitadel.yaml`
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/integration"
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/pkg/grpc/admin"
+)
 
 var (
 	Tester *integration.Tester
@@ -21,9 +23,15 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute)
 		defer cancel()
 
-		Tester = integration.NewTester(ctx, strings.Split(commandLine, " "))
+		Tester = integration.NewTester(ctx)
 		defer Tester.Done()
 
 		return m.Run()
 	}())
 }
+
+func TestServer_Healthz(t *testing.T) {
+	client := admin.NewAdminServiceClient(Tester.ClientConn)
+	_, err := client.Healthz(context.TODO(), &admin.HealthzRequest{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/admin/information_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/admin/information_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e2867805be..0000000000
--- a/internal/api/grpc/admin/information_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package admin_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/pkg/grpc/admin"
-)
-
-func TestServer_Healthz(t *testing.T) {
-	client := admin.NewAdminServiceClient(Tester.ClientConn)
-	_, err := client.Healthz(context.TODO(), &admin.HealthzRequest{})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-}
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/errors/caos_errors_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/errors/caos_errors_test.go
index 3a14f1bbfc..6efe37b588 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/errors/caos_errors_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/errors/caos_errors_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package errors
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/header_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/header_test.go
index e304900073..085473328e 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/header_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/header_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package grpc
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/management/idp_converter_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/management/idp_converter_test.go
index 999be2ea06..ae30b09c89 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/management/idp_converter_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/management/idp_converter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package management
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/auth_interceptor_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/auth_interceptor_test.go
index abe50606f9..d51de2ff7a 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/auth_interceptor_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/auth_interceptor_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package middleware
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/error_interceptor_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/error_interceptor_test.go
index 82dc35f64a..3ce69e0d34 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/error_interceptor_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/error_interceptor_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package middleware
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/instance_interceptor_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/instance_interceptor_test.go
index 513dfe96cc..194fafbdde 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/instance_interceptor_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/server/middleware/instance_interceptor_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package middleware
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/server/probes_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/server/probes_test.go
index 15c889e24c..1d743178c8 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/server/probes_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/server/probes_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package server
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/system/failed_event_converter_test.go b/internal/api/grpc/system/failed_event_converter_test.go
index f91c2d1b4f..27caeff918 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/system/failed_event_converter_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/system/failed_event_converter_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
 package system_test
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/integration/config/cockroach.yaml b/internal/integration/config/cockroach.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..920e3cd6ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/integration/config/cockroach.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Database:
+  cockroach:
+    Host: localhost
+    Port: 26257
+    Database: zitadel
+    Options: ""
+    User:
+      Username: zitadel
+    Admin:
+      Username: root
diff --git a/internal/integration/config/postgres.yaml b/internal/integration/config/postgres.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ef4739e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/integration/config/postgres.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Database:
+  postgres:
+    Host: localhost
+    Port: 5432
+    Database: zitadel
+    MaxOpenConns: 20
+    MaxIdleConns: 10
+    User:
+      Username: zitadel
+      SSL:
+        Mode: disable
+    Admin:
+      Username: zitadel
+      SSL:
+        Mode: disable
diff --git a/internal/integration/config/zitadel.yaml b/internal/integration/config/zitadel.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de4eb8aa1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/integration/config/zitadel.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+Log:
+  Level: debug
+
+TLS:
+  Enabled: false
+
+FirstInstance:
+  Org:
+    Human:
+      PasswordChangeRequired: false
+
+LogStore:
+  Access:
+    Database:
+      Enabled: true
+      Debounce:
+        MinFrequency: 0s
+        MaxBulkSize: 0
+  Execution:
+    Database:
+      Enabled: true
+    Stdout:
+      Enabled: true
+
+Quotas:
+  Access:
+    ExhaustedCookieKey: "zitadel.quota.limiting"
+    ExhaustedCookieMaxAge: "60s"
+
+Projections:
+  Customizations:
+    NotificationsQuotas:
+      RequeueEvery: 1s
+
+DefaultInstance:
+  LoginPolicy:
+    MfaInitSkipLifetime: "0"
+
diff --git a/internal/integration/integration.go b/internal/integration/integration.go
index e5a91f786b..2cba61c2bd 100644
--- a/internal/integration/integration.go
+++ b/internal/integration/integration.go
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 package integration
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	_ "embed"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/zitadel/logging"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
@@ -15,6 +19,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/cmd/start"
 )
 
+var (
+	//go:embed config/zitadel.yaml
+	zitadelYAML []byte
+	//go:embed config/cockroach.yaml
+	cockroachYAML []byte
+	//go:embed config/postgres.yaml
+	postgresYAML []byte
+)
+
 type Tester struct {
 	*start.Server
 	ClientConn *grpc.ClientConn
@@ -22,6 +35,8 @@ type Tester struct {
 	wg sync.WaitGroup // used for shutdown
 }
 
+const commandLine = `start-from-init --masterkey MasterkeyNeedsToHave32Characters --tlsMode disabled`
+
 func (s *Tester) createClientConn(ctx context.Context) {
 	target := fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", s.Config.Port)
 	cc, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, target,
@@ -45,16 +60,31 @@ func (s *Tester) Done() {
 	s.wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func NewTester(ctx context.Context, args []string) *Tester {
-	tester := new(Tester)
+func NewTester(ctx context.Context) *Tester {
+	args := strings.Split(commandLine, " ")
+
 	sc := make(chan *start.Server)
+	cmd := cmd.New(os.Stdout, os.Stdin, args, sc)
+	cmd.SetArgs(args)
+	err := viper.MergeConfig(bytes.NewBuffer(zitadelYAML))
+	logging.OnError(err).Fatal()
+
+	flavor := os.Getenv("INTEGRATION_DB_FLAVOR")
+	switch flavor {
+	case "cockroach":
+		err = viper.MergeConfig(bytes.NewBuffer(cockroachYAML))
+	case "postgres":
+		err = viper.MergeConfig(bytes.NewBuffer(postgresYAML))
+	default:
+		logging.New().WithField("flavor", flavor).Fatal("unknown db flavor set in INTEGRATION_DB_FLAVOR")
+	}
+	logging.OnError(err).Fatal()
+
+	tester := new(Tester)
 	tester.wg.Add(1)
 	go func(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
-		defer wg.Done()
-
-		cmd := cmd.New(os.Stdout, os.Stdin, args, sc)
-		cmd.SetArgs(args)
 		logging.OnError(cmd.Execute()).Fatal()
+		wg.Done()
 	}(&tester.wg)
 
 	select {
diff --git a/internal/integration/integration_test.go b/internal/integration/integration_test.go
index 4da09350fb..bb9b12f97e 100644
--- a/internal/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/internal/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
+//go:build integration
+
 package integration
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
 
-const commandLine = `start-from-init --masterkey MasterkeyNeedsToHave32Characters --tlsMode disabled --config ../../e2e/config/localhost/zitadel.yaml --steps ../../e2e/config/localhost/zitadel.yaml`
-
 func TestNewTester(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	s := NewTester(ctx, strings.Split(commandLine, " "))
+	s := NewTester(ctx)
 	defer s.Done()
 }