diff --git a/server/jest.config.js b/server/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f0f1e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module.exports = {
+  "verbose": true,
+  "globals": {
+    "ts-jest": {
+      "useBabelrc": true,
+      "tsConfigFile": "tsconfig.jest.json"
+    }
+  },
+  "transform": {
+    "\\.ts": "ts-jest"
+  },
+  "testRegex": "(\\.|/)([jt]est)\\.[jt]s$",
+  "moduleFileExtensions": [
+    "ts",
+    "js",
+    "json"
+  ],
+  "setupFiles": [
+    "<rootDir>/spec/setup_tests.ts"
+  ]
+};
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index fae059a..4b2b60c 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     "start": "node dist/server.js",
     "dev": "NODE_ENV=development node build/dev-server.js",
     "build-prod": "npm rebuild zeromq && webpack --config build/webpack.prod.conf.js",
-    "build": "npm run build-prod && webpack --config build/webpack.614.prod.conf.js"
+    "build": "npm run build-prod && webpack --config build/webpack.614.prod.conf.js",
+    "test": "jest --config jest.config.js"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/es6-promisify": "^6.0.0",
+    "@types/jest": "^23.1.1",
     "@types/koa": "^2.0.45",
     "@types/koa-bodyparser": "^4.2.0",
     "@types/koa-router": "^7.0.28",
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@
     "@types/nedb": "^1.8.0",
     "axios": "^0.18.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.26.3",
+    "babel-jest": "^23.4.2",
     "babel-loader": "^7.1.4",
     "babel-polyfill": "^6.26.0",
     "babel-preset-env": "^1.7.0",
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@
     "es6-promise": "^4.2.4",
     "event-stream": "^3.3.4",
     "file-loader": "^1.1.11",
+    "jest": "^23.1.1",
     "koa": "^2.5.1",
     "koa-bodyparser": "^4.2.1",
     "koa-router": "^7.4.0",
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@
     "node-loader": "^0.6.0",
     "nodemon": "^1.17.5",
     "ts-loader": "^4.4.1",
+    "ts-jest": "^23.1.1",
     "typescript": "^2.8.3",
     "webpack": "^4.12.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^3.0.8",
diff --git a/server/spec/basic.jest.ts b/server/spec/basic.jest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1934d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/spec/basic.jest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+describe("Basic test", function() {
+  let text = "I am a basic test";
+
+  it("should work", function() {
+    expect(text).toBe("I am a basic test");
+  })
+})
diff --git a/server/spec/config.jest.ts b/server/spec/config.jest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f68728b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/spec/config.jest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { HASTIC_PORT }  from '../src/config';
+
+describe("When importing from .ts files", function() {
+
+  it("should work", function() {
+    expect(HASTIC_PORT).toBe(8000)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/server/spec/setup_tests.ts b/server/spec/setup_tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89d2823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/spec/setup_tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+console.log = jest.fn();
+console.error = jest.fn();
diff --git a/server/tsconfig.jest.json b/server/tsconfig.jest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c66acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tsconfig.jest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig"
+}