diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 391f3a2..06fbcc6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __pycache__
-test.db
+test*.db
 .coverage
 report.xml
-coverage.xml
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage.xml
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1955847..a63b3e6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#
+#
 
 FROM python:3.12
 
@@ -13,4 +15,4 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt
 
 COPY ./*.py /code/
 
-CMD ["python3", "papi.py", "--port", "8912"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["uvicorn", "papi:app","--port", "8912","--host","0.0.0.0"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d018127..bb76e3d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,35 @@
 ENV=dev
-VER=4
+VER=0.0.4
 TAG=${ENV}-${VER}
 REGISTRY=kube-reg.fairfaxmedia.net
 SVC=papi/svc1
 DOCK_IMG=${REGISTRY}/${SVC}:${TAG}
+LIVE_HOST:="http://localhost:8912"
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf .pytest_cache
 	rm -rf .coverage
 	rm -rf report.xml
 	rm -rf test.db
 	rm -rf htmlcov
-coverage: clean
+
+install:
+	pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+coverage: clean install
 	pytest --cov=papi --cov=posts --cov=users test_papi.py test_posts.py test_users.py --junitxml=report.xml --cov-report=html --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term  --cov-fail-under 90
+
 docker-img: coverage
 	docker build -t ${DOCK_IMG} .
+
 docker-push: docker-img
 	docker push ${DOCK_IMG}
+
 deploy: docker-push
-	helm  upgrade papi ./papi-helm/ -f ./papi-helm/v.${ENV}.yaml --set image.tag=${TAG}
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+	helm  upgrade papi ./papi-helm/ -f ./papi-helm/v.${ENV}.yaml --set image.tag=${TAG}  --set env.VERSION=${VER}
+integration: install
+	pyresttest ${LIVE_HOST} integration.pyrest.yaml
+run: install
+	uvicorn papi:app --reload --port 8912 --host 0.0.0.0
+
+
+all: deploy
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb6747f..5d0b82a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,4 +72,18 @@ ensure you are logged into kubernetes so that commands kubectl and helm both wor
 then run 
 ```bash
 make deploy
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+
+
+##integration testing instructions
+to test live on papi.kube-dev.fairfaxmedia.net 
+run the following:
+```bash
+ make integration  -e LIVE_HOST=http://papi.kube-dev.fairfaxmedia.net
+ ```
+
+ to integration-test on localhost on the default port run
+ ```bash
+ make integration
+ ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index 3ac403e..1d4d928 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if os.getenv("DATABASE_URL"):
 engine = create_engine(DATABASE_URL)
 SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
 Base = declarative_base()
-
+version =  os.environ.get("VERSION", "0.0.0")
 
 
 
diff --git a/integration.pyrest.yaml b/integration.pyrest.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb77088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration.pyrest.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Test using included Django test app
+# First install python-django
+# Then launch the app in another terminal by doing
+#   cd testapp
+#   python manage.py testserver test_data.json
+# Once launched, tests can be executed via:
+# 	python resttest.py http://localhost:8000 miniapp-test.yaml
+---
+- config:
+    - testset: "Tests using test app"
+    - variable_binds:
+        - 'uid': 1
+        - 'post_id': 1
+
+- test: # create entity
+    - name: "Basic get"
+    - url: "/"
+- test: # create entity
+    - name: "Get version"
+    - url: "/version"
+
+
+- test: # create person by POST
+    - name: "Create person"
+    - url: "/users"
+    - method: "POST"
+    - body: '{"name": "Willim","email": "theadmiral@gmail.com"}'
+    - headers: {Content-Type: application/json}
+    - extract_binds:
+        - 'uid' : {'jsonpath_mini': "user.id"}
+
+- test: # get single person
+    - name: "Get single person"
+    - url: {'template':'/users/$uid'} # use binded value
+    - method: 'GET'
+
+- test: # update person by PUT
+    - name: "update person by PUT"
+    - url: {'template':'/users/$uid'} 
+    - method: "PUT"
+    - body: '{"name": "Gaius"}'
+    - headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+- test: # create post by POST
+    - name: "Create post"
+    - url: "/posts"
+    - method: "POST"
+    - body: '{"title": "Willims post","content": "william made a post","author_id": 1}'
+    - headers: {Content-Type: application/json}
+    - extract_binds:
+        - 'post_id' : {'jsonpath_mini': "post.id"}
+
+- test: # get single post
+    - name: "Get single post"
+    - url: {'template':'/posts/$post_id'} 
+    - method: 'GET'
+
+- test: # update post by PUT
+    - name: "update post by PUT"
+    - url: {'template':'/posts/$post_id'} 
+    - method: "PUT"
+    - body: '{"title": "Gaius made a post"}'
+    - headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
+- test: # delete post
+    - name: "Delete post"
+    - url: {'template':'/posts/$post_id'} 
+    - method: "DELETE"
+
+
+
+
+
+- test: # delete person
+    - name: "Delete person"
+    - url: {'template':'/users/$uid'} 
+    - method: "DELETE"
+
+
+
diff --git a/papi.py b/papi.py
index a35ac26..07358f5 100644
--- a/papi.py
+++ b/papi.py
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/env python3
+#
+# author: Stephen Schuresko
+# date: 2025-02-18
+# file: papi.py
+# description: A simple FastAPI app (papi) with a few routes and models for users and posts
+#
+
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends
 import uvicorn
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, Column, Integer,String, ForeignKey
@@ -7,6 +14,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, Session, declarative_base
 import db
 import users
 import posts
+import os
 
 
 
@@ -19,9 +27,6 @@ app.include_router(posts.router)
 async def root():
     return {"message": "Hello World"}
 
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    uvicorn.run("papi:app", host="0.0.0.0", port=8912, reload=True, log_level="debug",
-                workers=5, limit_concurrency=10, limit_max_requests=100)
-
+@app.get("/version")
+async def ver():
+    return {"version":db.version}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c1040e6..13519c5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 fastapi
 sqlalchemy
 uvicorn
+pyresttest
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diff --git a/test_papi.py b/test_papi.py
index 33e70e6..e6b423a 100644
--- a/test_papi.py
+++ b/test_papi.py
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ def test_read_main():
     assert response.json() == {"message": "Hello World"}
 
 
+
+
+def test_read_version():
+    response = client.get("/version")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+