diff --git a/test/auto/auto.pro b/test/auto/auto.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb0ec6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/auto/auto.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+
+SUBDIRS += \
+    database/tst_databaseapi.pro \
diff --git a/test/auto/database/tst_databaseapi.cpp b/test/auto/database/tst_databaseapi.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3b3d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/auto/database/tst_databaseapi.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <QtTest>
+
+#include "databaseapi.h"
+// add necessary includes here
+
+class DatabaseTest : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+private slots:
+    void open_database_test();
+
+};
+
+void DatabaseTest::open_database_test()
+{
+    serversdk::DatabaseManager dbManager;
+    DatabaseAPI db(&dbManager, false);
+
+    QVERIFY(!db.open());
+}
+
+QTEST_APPLESS_MAIN(DatabaseTest)
+
+#include "tst_databaseapi.moc"
diff --git a/test/auto/database/tst_databaseapi.pro b/test/auto/database/tst_databaseapi.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e7e695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/auto/database/tst_databaseapi.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+QT += testlib
+QT -= gui
+
+CONFIG += qt console warn_on depend_includepath testcase
+CONFIG -= app_bundle
+
+TEMPLATE = app
+
+SOURCES +=  tst_databaseapi.cpp
+
+include(../../test.pri)
diff --git a/test/test.cpp b/test/test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c4173c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "test.h"
+
+#include <QtCore>
+
+/**
+ * @brief Return path to source directory
+ * @param subpath ( e.g. test/data )
+ * @return absolute path to desired subpath in source folder
+ */
+QString Test::sourcePath(const QString &subpath)
+{
+    const QString path = QStringLiteral(COLNOD_TEST_PATH);
+    QDir dir(path);
+    return dir.absoluteFilePath(subpath);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Return data from source directory
+ * @param subpath ( e.g. test/data/gizp.src )
+ * @return data of file - QByteArray
+ */
+QByteArray Test::sourceData(const QString &subpath)
+{
+    // Get data from file
+    QString filePath = sourcePath(subpath);
+    if (! QFileInfo::exists(filePath)) {
+        qWarning() << "path does not exists:" << filePath;
+        return QByteArray();
+    }
+    QFile file(filePath);
+    if ( file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly) )
+        return file.readAll();
+    return QByteArray();
+}
diff --git a/test/test.h b/test/test.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13a3cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QString>
+
+class Test
+{
+public:
+    static QString sourcePath(const QString &subpath);
+    static QByteArray sourceData(const QString &subpath);
+};
+
diff --git a/test/test.pri b/test/test.pri
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0ea3a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+include(../serversdkint.pri)
+
+COLNOD_ROOT=$$PWD/..
+COLNOD_TEST_PATH=$$SDK_ROOT/test/data
+
+DEFINES += COLNOD_TEST_PATH='\\"$$COLNOD_TEST_PATH\\"'
+
+QT += testlib
+
+INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD
+
+HEADERS += \
+    $$PWD/test.h
+
+SOURCES += \
+    $$PWD/test.cpp
+
+include(../src/colnod/colnod.pri)
diff --git a/test/test.pro b/test/test.pro
index 13debd0..4b2f857 100644
--- a/test/test.pro
+++ b/test/test.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
 SUBDIRS += \
-    unitTests
+    auto