diff --git a/e2e/.gitignore b/e2e/.gitignore
index 86849c4..6df8e35 100644
--- a/e2e/.gitignore
+++ b/e2e/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ node_modules/
 .auth/
 playwright-report/
 test-results/
+.e2e-run/
diff --git a/e2e/package.json b/e2e/package.json
index 28d59dc..1baecfc 100644
--- a/e2e/package.json
+++ b/e2e/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "playwright test",
     "test:headed": "playwright test --headed",
-    "test:report": "playwright show-report"
+    "test:report": "playwright show-report",
+    "test:full": "./run-e2e.sh"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@playwright/test": "^1.44.0"
diff --git a/e2e/run-e2e.sh b/e2e/run-e2e.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9bc4c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/run-e2e.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Starts an isolated backend + frontend for this repo, runs the Playwright
+# suite against them, then tears both servers down. Uses dedicated ports
+# (2022/5180) so it never touches dev servers you may have running elsewhere
+# (e.g. another worktree on the default 2021/5173).
+set -uo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+FRONTEND_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+BACKEND_DIR="$HOME/workspace/donetick-core"
+
+BACKEND_PORT=2022
+FRONTEND_PORT=5180
+BACKEND_URL="http://localhost:$BACKEND_PORT"
+FRONTEND_URL="http://localhost:$FRONTEND_PORT"
+
+LOG_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/.e2e-run"
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
+
+BACKEND_PID=""
+FRONTEND_PID=""
+
+cleanup() {
+  echo "--- Stopping e2e servers ---"
+  [[ -n "$FRONTEND_PID" ]] && kill -TERM -"$FRONTEND_PID" 2>/dev/null
+  [[ -n "$BACKEND_PID" ]] && kill -TERM -"$BACKEND_PID" 2>/dev/null
+  sleep 1
+  [[ -n "$FRONTEND_PID" ]] && kill -KILL -"$FRONTEND_PID" 2>/dev/null
+  [[ -n "$BACKEND_PID" ]] && kill -KILL -"$BACKEND_PID" 2>/dev/null
+  wait 2>/dev/null
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+kill_port() {
+  local port=$1
+  local pids
+  pids=$(lsof -ti tcp:"$port" 2>/dev/null || true)
+  if [[ -n "$pids" ]]; then
+    echo "Port $port in use by leftover process(es) $pids — killing."
+    kill -TERM $pids 2>/dev/null
+    sleep 1
+    kill -KILL $pids 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+}
+
+wait_for_backend() {
+  for ((i = 1; i <= 40; i++)); do
+    if curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' -X POST "$BACKEND_URL/api/v1/auth/login" \
+        -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{}' 2>/dev/null | grep -qE '^[0-9]+$'; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+wait_for_frontend() {
+  for ((i = 1; i <= 40; i++)); do
+    if curl -sf -o /dev/null "$FRONTEND_URL" 2>/dev/null; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+kill_port "$BACKEND_PORT"
+kill_port "$FRONTEND_PORT"
+
+echo "--- Starting backend on :$BACKEND_PORT (log: $LOG_DIR/backend.log) ---"
+(
+  cd "$BACKEND_DIR"
+  exec setsid env \
+    DT_NAME=e2e-frontend-repo \
+    DT_IS_DONE_TICK_DOT_COM=false \
+    DT_IS_USER_CREATION_DISABLED=false \
+    DT_DATABASE_TYPE=sqlite \
+    DT_DATABASE_MIGRATION=true \
+    DT_JWT_SECRET=e2e_test_secret_change_this_32chars \
+    DT_JWT_SESSION_TIME=168h \
+    DT_JWT_MAX_REFRESH=168h \
+    DT_SERVER_PORT="$BACKEND_PORT" \
+    DT_SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT=10s \
+    DT_SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT=10s \
+    DT_SERVER_RATE_PERIOD=60s \
+    DT_SERVER_RATE_LIMIT=300 \
+    DT_SERVER_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS="$FRONTEND_URL" \
+    DT_SERVER_SERVE_FRONTEND=false \
+    go run .
+) > "$LOG_DIR/backend.log" 2>&1 &
+BACKEND_PID=$!
+
+echo "--- Starting frontend on :$FRONTEND_PORT (log: $LOG_DIR/frontend.log) ---"
+(
+  cd "$FRONTEND_DIR"
+  exec setsid env VITE_APP_API_URL="$BACKEND_URL" npx vite --port "$FRONTEND_PORT" --strictPort
+) > "$LOG_DIR/frontend.log" 2>&1 &
+FRONTEND_PID=$!
+
+echo "Waiting for backend..."
+if ! wait_for_backend; then
+  echo "Backend did not become ready. See $LOG_DIR/backend.log" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Waiting for frontend..."
+if ! wait_for_frontend; then
+  echo "Frontend did not become ready. See $LOG_DIR/frontend.log" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "--- Running Playwright tests ---"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+E2E_FRONTEND_URL="$FRONTEND_URL" E2E_API_URL="$BACKEND_URL" npx playwright test "$@"
+TEST_EXIT=$?
+
+exit $TEST_EXIT