diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dcac11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MONGO_URI="mongodb+srv://<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>@<YOUR_CLUSTER_URL>/?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..322d6ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Backend CI/CD Workflow
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+      
+      - name: Run Tests (with MockDB)
+        env:
+          TESTING: "True"
+        run: pytest tests/
+
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: test
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Build Docker Image
+        run: docker build -t suraksha-backend:latest .
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd29d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+COPY . .
+# Optional: if you need port 5000 internally
+EXPOSE 5000
+CMD ["python", "app.py"]
diff --git a/db/mongo.py b/db/mongo.py
index 0bca777..316ec75 100644
--- a/db/mongo.py
+++ b/db/mongo.py
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@
 
 try:
     MONGO_URI = os.getenv("MONGO_URI", "mongodb://localhost:27017/")
-    client = MongoClient(MONGO_URI)
+    if os.getenv("TESTING") == "True":
+        import mongomock
+        client = mongomock.MongoClient()
+        print("Connected to MongoMock for testing.")
+    else:
+        client = MongoClient(MONGO_URI)
     
     # Test connection
-    client.admin.command('ping')
-    print("Connected successfully to MongoDB")
+        client.admin.command('ping')
+        print("Connected successfully to MongoDB")
     
     db = client["earnsure"]
     
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 482da88..d09d406 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ requests==2.31.0
 numpy==1.26.2
 pytest==7.4.3
 python-dotenv==1.0.0
+mongomock==4.1.2
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