diff --git a/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/codebasetestimage.png b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/codebasetestimage.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96a5268e8
Binary files /dev/null and b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/codebasetestimage.png differ
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testNarrativeDocumentation.txt b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testNarrativeDocumentation.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bff092200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testNarrativeDocumentation.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//test narative documentation
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testSimulationOutput.txt b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testSimulationOutput.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f1541be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testSimulationOutput.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//testSimulationOutput
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testSourceCode.txt b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testSourceCode.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..003a0b85d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testSourceCode.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+//test source code
+
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testUploadData.txt b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testUploadData.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89786372e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/cypress/fixtures/codebase/testUploadData.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//test upload data
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/tests/codebase.spec.ts b/e2e/cypress/tests/codebase.spec.ts
index 278433bdb..e86798abb 100644
--- a/e2e/cypress/tests/codebase.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/cypress/tests/codebase.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { loginBeforeEach } from "./setup.spec";
+import 'cypress-file-upload'
 
 //login
-
+/*
 describe("Login", () => {
   it("should log into comses homepage with test user", () => {
-    loginBeforeEach('testuser', 'test12345');
+    loginBeforeEach('testuser', '123456');
     assert(cy.get("h1").contains("A growing collection of resources for computational model-based science."));
   })
 })
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ describe("Visit events page", () =>{ //EVENTS PAGE
   })
 
   it("should be able to submit an event", () =>{
-    loginBeforeEach('testuser', 'test12345');
+    loginBeforeEach('testuser', '123456');
     cy.visit("/events");
     cy.get('#djHideToolBarButton').click();
     cy.get('.text-white').first().click({force:true});
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ describe("Visit jobs page", () =>{ //JOBS PAGE
   })
 
   it("should be able to submit a job posting", () =>{
-    loginBeforeEach('testuser', 'test12345');
+    loginBeforeEach('testuser', '123456');
     cy.visit("/jobs");
     cy.get('#djHideToolBarButton').click();
     cy.get('.text-white').first().click({force:true});
@@ -149,6 +150,89 @@ describe("Visit jobs page", () =>{ //JOBS PAGE
     cy.get('.card-body').first().find('a').first().click();
     assert(cy.get("h1").contains("Job Title"));
     assert(cy.get("p").contains("Job Description"));
+  })
+  
+})
+
+*/
+
+
+describe("Visit codebases page", () =>{ //codebases PAGE
+
+  it("should visit the codebases page", () =>{
+    cy.visit("/codebases");
+    assert(cy.get("h1").contains("Computational Model Library"));
+  })
+
+  it("should  be able to download a codebase", () => {
+    cy.visit("/codebases");
+    cy.get('.search-result').first().find('a').first().click();
+    cy.get('#djHideToolBarButton').click();
+    cy.get('button.btn.btn-primary.my-1.w-100[rel="nofollow"]').click();
+    cy.get('#form-field-industry').select('College/University');
+    cy.get('#form-field-affiliation').type("Arizona State University{enter}", {force: true});
+    cy.get('#form-field-reason').select('Research');
+    cy.get('button[type="submit"][form="download-request-form"].btn.btn-success').click();
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to upload a codebase", () =>{
+    loginBeforeEach('test_user', '123456');
+    cy.visit("/codebases");
+    assert(cy.get("h1").contains("Computational Model Library"));
+    cy.get('#djHideToolBarButton').click();
+    cy.contains('Publish a model').click();
+    cy.get('[data-cy="codebase title"]').type("Codebase Title");
+    cy.get('[data-cy="codebase description"]').type("Codebase Description");
+    cy.get('[data-cy="codebase replication-text"]').type("Codebase Replication Text");
+    cy.get('[data-cy="codebase associated publications"]').type("Codebase Associated Publications");
+    cy.get('[data-cy="codebase references"]').type("Codebase References");
+    cy.get('[data-cy="next"]').click();
+    //add images
+    cy.get('[data-cy="add image"]').click(); //add image
+    cy.get('[data-cy="upload-image"]').first().selectFile('cypress/fixtures/codebase/codebasetestimage.png', {force: true});
+      cy.get('button.btn.btn-outline-gray[data-bs-dismiss="modal"]').get("button").first().click( {force: true} );
+      cy.get('button.btn.btn-outline-gray[data-bs-dismiss="modal"]')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .and('not.be.disabled')
+      .first().
+      click( {force: true} );
+      cy.get('body').click(0, 0);
+    cy.get('body').click(0, 0); //FIX: find a more precise way of closing the image upload modal 
+
+    //add source code files
+    cy.get('[data-cy="upload-code"]').first().selectFile('cypress/fixtures/codebase/testSourceCode.txt', {force: true});
+    cy.get('[data-cy="upload-docs"]').first().selectFile('cypress/fixtures/codebase/testNarrativeDocumentation.txt', {force: true});
+    cy.get('[data-cy="upload-data"]').first().selectFile('cypress/fixtures/codebase/testUploadData.txt', {force: true});
+    cy.get('[data-cy="upload-results"]').first().selectFile('cypress/fixtures/codebase/testSimulationOutput.txt', {force: true});
+    cy.get('[data-cy="add metadata"]').click();
+    cy.get('[data-cy="release-notes"] textarea').type("Release notes");
+    cy.get('[data-cy="embargo-end-date"]').click();
+    cy.get('[data-cy="embargo-end-date"]').contains('29').click();
+    cy.get('[data-cy="operating-system"] select').select('Operating System Independent');
+    cy.get('[data-cy="software-frameworks"]').type("NetLogo {enter} ");
+    cy.get('body').click(0, 0);
+    cy.get('[data-cy="programming-languages"').type("Net Logo {enter}");
+    cy.get('body').click(0, 0);
+    cy.get('[data-cy="license"] .multiselect__select').click();
+    cy.get('[data-cy="license"] .multiselect__element').contains('GPL-2.0').click();
+    cy.get('[data-cy="save-and-continue"]').click();
+    cy.get('button.btn.btn-danger[rel="nofollow"]').click();
+    cy.get('button[type="submit"].btn.btn-danger[form="publish-form"]').click();
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+    
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
   })
   
 })
diff --git a/e2e/package-lock.json b/e2e/package-lock.json
index fa61ddfdf..f70c54e0b 100644
--- a/e2e/package-lock.json
+++ b/e2e/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "devDependencies": {
         "cypress": "^13.6.2",
+        "cypress-file-upload": "^5.0.8",
         "typescript": "~4.8.4"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -609,6 +610,18 @@
         "node": "^16.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cypress-file-upload": {
+      "version": "5.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cypress-file-upload/-/cypress-file-upload-5.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+8VzNabRk3zG6x8f8BWArF/xA/W0VK4IZNx3MV0jFWrJS/qKn8eHfa5nU73P9fOQAgwHFJx7zjg4lwOnljMO8g==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8.2.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "cypress": ">3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dashdash": {
       "version": "1.14.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dashdash/-/dashdash-1.14.1.tgz",
diff --git a/e2e/package.json b/e2e/package.json
index 228185d79..8b3ce8ea6 100644
--- a/e2e/package.json
+++ b/e2e/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "cypress": "^13.6.2",
+    "cypress-file-upload": "^5.0.8",
     "typescript": "~4.8.4"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/CodebaseEditForm.vue b/frontend/src/components/CodebaseEditForm.vue
index e4605a0ab..02dac3d1a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/CodebaseEditForm.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/CodebaseEditForm.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
       name="title"
       label="Title"
       help="A short title describing this computational model, limited to 300 characters"
+      data-cy="codebase title"
       required
     />
     <HoneypotField />
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
       name="description"
       label="Description"
       help="A summary description of your model similar to an abstract. There is no limit on length but it should be kept as succinct as possible."
+      data-cy="codebase description"
       required
     />
     <TextareaField
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@
       name="replicationText"
       label="Replication of an existing model?"
       help="Is this model a replication of a previously published computational model? Please enter a DOI or other permanent identifier to the model, or citation text. Separate multiple entries with newlines."
+      data-cy="codebase replication-text"
+      
       :rows="3"
     />
     <TextareaField
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@
       name="associatedPublicationText"
       label="Associated Publications"
       help="Is this model associated with any publications? Please enter a DOI or other permanent identifier, or citation text. Separate multiple entries with newlines."
+      data-cy="codebase associated publications"
       :rows="3"
     />
     <TextareaField
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@
       name="referencesText"
       label="References"
       help="Other related publications. Please enter a DOI or other permanent identifier, or citation text. Separate multiple entries with newlines."
+      data-cy="codebase references"
       :rows="3"
     />
     <TaggerField
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@
       help="Is this model being developed on GitHub, BitBucket, GitLab, or other Git-based version control repository? Enter its root repository URL (e.g., https://github.com/comses/water-markets-model) for future CoMSES and Git integration."
     />
     <FormAlert :validation-errors="Object.values(errors)" :server-errors="serverErrors" />
-    <button v-if="!asModal" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" :disabled="isLoading">
+    <button v-if="!asModal" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" :disabled="isLoading" data-cy="next">
       {{ props.identifier ? "Update" : "Next" }}
     </button>
   </form>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/CodebaseListSidebar.vue b/frontend/src/components/CodebaseListSidebar.vue
index 8601924c3..909e12a27 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/CodebaseListSidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/CodebaseListSidebar.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     create-label="Publish a model"
     create-url="/codebases/add/"
     search-label="Apply Filters"
+    data-cy="publish"
     :search-url="query"
   >
     <template #form>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/CommonImagesModal.vue b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/CommonImagesModal.vue
index 9e39178c6..8da68048e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/CommonImagesModal.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/CommonImagesModal.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <button type="button" :class="buttonClass" rel="nofollow" @click="imagesModal?.show()">
+  <button type="button" :class="buttonClass" data-cy="add image" rel="nofollow" @click="imagesModal?.show()">
     <i class="fas fa-image"></i> Add Images
   </button>
   <BootstrapModal id="images-modal" title="Upload Images" ref="imagesModal" size="lg" centered>
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
           :upload-url="uploadUrl"
           instructions="Upload media files here. Images are displayed on the detail page of every release for this codebase. GIF, JPEG and PNG files only."
           :originals="files"
+          category="image"
           @delete-file="handleDeleteFile"
           @clear="handleClear"
           @upload-done="getMediaFiles"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/FileUpload.vue b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/FileUpload.vue
index 719d731e6..35dc1e606 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/FileUpload.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/FileUpload.vue
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
     <div class="text-muted mb-1" v-if="instructions">{{ instructions }}</div>
     <div class="d-flex justify-content-between mb-2">
       <div>
-        <label :for="uploadId"><div class="btn btn-primary">Upload a file</div></label>
+        <label :for="uploadId"><div class="btn btn-primary" >Upload a file</div></label>
         <input
           class="invisible"
+          :data-cy="`upload-${category}`"
           :id="uploadId"
           type="file"
           @change="handleFiles($event)"
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export interface FileUploadProps {
   instructions: string;
   uploadUrl: string;
   acceptedFileTypes: string;
+  category: string;
   originals: { name: string; identifier: string }[];
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/MetadataFormPage.vue b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/MetadataFormPage.vue
index ae8d3efa3..adf5937a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/MetadataFormPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/MetadataFormPage.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <form @submit="handleSubmit">
       <MarkdownField
         class="mb-3"
+        data-cy="release-notes"
         name="releaseNotes"
         label="Release Notes"
         help="Details about this specific release: what's new, improvements to existing features, bug fixes, etc."
@@ -16,12 +17,14 @@
       />
       <DatepickerField
         class="mb-3"
+        data-cy="embargo-end-date"
         name="embargoEndDate"
         label="Embargo End Date"
         help="The date your private release will be automatically made public"
       />
       <SelectField
         class="mb-3"
+        data-cy="operating-system"
         name="os"
         label="Operating System"
         help="The operating system(s) this model is compatible with, e.g., Linux, MacOS, Windows"
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@
       />
       <TaggerField
         class="mb-3"
+        data-cy="software-frameworks"
         name="platforms"
         label="Software Framework(s)"
         help=" Modeling software frameworks (e.g., NetLogo, RePast, Mason, CORMAS, Mesa, etc.) used by this model"
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@
       />
       <TaggerField
         class="mb-3"
+        data-cy="programming-languages"
         name="programmingLanguages"
         label="Programming Language(s)"
         help=" Programming languages used in this model"
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@
       />
       <MultiSelectField
         class="mb-3"
+        data-cy="license"
         name="license"
         label="License"
         track-by="name"
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@
         </template>
       </MultiSelectField>
       <FormAlert :validation-errors="Object.values(errors)" :server-errors="serverErrors" />
-      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary mt-3">Save and Continue</button>
+      <button type="submit" data-cy="save-and-continue" class="btn btn-primary mt-3">Save and Continue</button>
     </form>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/ProgressSidebar.vue b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/ProgressSidebar.vue
index 53aec2e54..3ed2c9fd8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/ProgressSidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/ProgressSidebar.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
       >
         <div
           class="card-header nav-link d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center text-decoration-none"
+          data-cy="add metadata"
         >
           <b>Add Metadata</b>
           <i class="fas fa-angle-right text-secondary"></i>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/UploadFormPage.vue b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/UploadFormPage.vue
index 6df9e053d..783be01ea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/UploadFormPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/releaseEditor/UploadFormPage.vue
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         :originals="store.getFilesInCategory(config.uploadType)"
         :upload-url="uploadUrl(config.uploadType)"
         :title="config.title"
+        :category="config.uploadType"
         @delete-file="handleDeleteFile(config.uploadType, $event)"
         @clear="handleClear(config.uploadType)"
         @upload-done="handleUploadDone(config.uploadType)"