diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml b/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml
index efb3e32..b1fbc36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled.yml
@@ -42,8 +42,37 @@ jobs:
       - name: cargo update
         if: hashFiles('server/Cargo.lock') != ''
         run: cargo update
+      - name: Download DynamoDB Local
+        if: hashFiles('server/Cargo.lock') != ''
+        run: |
+          wget https://d1ni2b6xgvw0s0.cloudfront.net/v2.x/dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz
+          wget https://d1ni2b6xgvw0s0.cloudfront.net/v2.x/dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz.sha256
+          sha256sum --check dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz.sha256
+          mkdir dynamodb-local
+          tar xfv dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz --directory=dynamodb-local
+          ls -lah dynamodb-local
+      - name: Install Java SDK
+        if: hashFiles('server/Cargo.lock') != ''
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'oracle'
+          java-version: '21'
+      - name: Launch DynamoDB Local
+        if: hashFiles('server/Cargo.lock') != ''
+        run: |
+          cd dynamodb-local
+          java -Djava.library.path=./DynamoDBLocal_lib -jar DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb &
+      - name: Create tables and indexes in DynamoDb Local
+        if: hashFiles('server/Cargo.lock') != ''
+        run: ./run-migrations.sh http://localhost:8000
+        env:
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: carpe
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: diem
+          AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: dead-poets-society-eu-east-1
+      # https://twitter.com/jonhoo/status/1571290371124260865
       - name: cargo test
         if: hashFiles('server/Cargo.lock') != ''
-        run: cargo test --locked --all-features --all-targets
+        run: cargo test --locked --all-features --all-targets -- --include-ignored
         env:
           RUSTFLAGS: -D deprecated
+          USE_DYNAMODB: local
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e7beccb..4880c9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,31 @@ jobs:
         # enable this ci template to run regardless of whether the lockfile is checked in or not
         if: hashFiles('server/Cargo.lock') == ''
         run: cargo generate-lockfile
+      - name: Download DynamoDB Local
+        run: |
+          wget https://d1ni2b6xgvw0s0.cloudfront.net/v2.x/dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz
+          wget https://d1ni2b6xgvw0s0.cloudfront.net/v2.x/dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz.sha256
+          sha256sum --check dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz.sha256
+          mkdir dynamodb-local
+          tar xfv dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz --directory=dynamodb-local
+          ls -lah dynamodb-local
+      - name: Install Java SDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'oracle'
+          java-version: '21'
+      - name: Launch DynamoDB Local
+        run: |
+          cd dynamodb-local
+          java -Djava.library.path=./DynamoDBLocal_lib -jar DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb &
+      - name: Create tables and indexes in DynamoDb Local
+        run: ./run-migrations.sh http://localhost:8000
+        env:
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: carpe
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: diem
+          AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: dead-poets-society-eu-east-1
       # https://twitter.com/jonhoo/status/1571290371124260865
       - name: cargo test --locked
-        run: cargo test --locked --all-features --all-targets
+        run: cargo test --locked --all-features --all-targets -- --include-ignored
+        env:
+          USE_DYNAMODB: local
diff --git a/server/.gitignore b/server/.gitignore
index d7e95f5..a0bcd69 100644
--- a/server/.gitignore
+++ b/server/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 /target
 /dynamodb-data
+/dynamodb-local
+dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz*
 Makefile
diff --git a/server/run-dynamodb-local.sh b/server/run-dynamodb-local.sh
index 23a156c..feeca1d 100755
--- a/server/run-dynamodb-local.sh
+++ b/server/run-dynamodb-local.sh
@@ -45,34 +45,7 @@ while ! (aws dynamodb list-tables --endpoint-url ${ENDPOINT_URL} >/dev/null); do
     echo "⏳ Waiting for the database to start accepting connections..."
 done
 
-echo "🗒️ Creating 'events' table..."
-aws dynamodb create-table \
-    --table-name events \
-    --attribute-definitions AttributeName=id,AttributeType=S \
-    --key-schema AttributeName=id,KeyType=HASH \
-    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
-    --endpoint-url ${ENDPOINT_URL} >/dev/null
-
-aws dynamodb update-time-to-live \
-    --table-name events \
-    --time-to-live-specification Enabled=true,AttributeName=expire \
-    --endpoint-url ${ENDPOINT_URL} >/dev/null
-
-echo "🗒️ Creating 'questions' table and 🚄 GSI..."
-aws dynamodb create-table \
-    --table-name questions \
-    --attribute-definitions AttributeName=id,AttributeType=S \
-    AttributeName=eid,AttributeType=S \
-    AttributeName=votes,AttributeType=N \
-    --key-schema AttributeName=id,KeyType=HASH \
-    --global-secondary-indexes 'IndexName=top,KeySchema=[{AttributeName=eid,KeyType=HASH},{AttributeName=votes,KeyType=RANGE}],Projection={ProjectionType=INCLUDE,NonKeyAttributes=[answered,hidden]}' \
-    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
-    --endpoint-url ${ENDPOINT_URL} >/dev/null
-
-aws dynamodb update-time-to-live \
-    --table-name questions \
-    --time-to-live-specification Enabled=true,AttributeName=expire \
-    --endpoint-url ${ENDPOINT_URL} >/dev/null
+./run-migrations.sh "${ENDPOINT_URL}"
 
 echo "✅ Container \"${DYNAMODB_CONTAINER_NAME}\" with DynamoDB Local is ready!"
 
diff --git a/server/run-migrations.sh b/server/run-migrations.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b35f5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/run-migrations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if ! [ -x "$(command -v aws)" ]; then
+    echo '❌ Error: please make sure AWS CLI is installed and is in the PATH' >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
+    echo "
+    ❌ Please provide DynamoDB endpoint url.
+
+    Usage: $0 <endpoint_url>
+    e.g.: $0 http://localhost:8000
+
+    Also make sure 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID', 'AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY', and 'AWS_DEFAULT_REGION'
+    are available in the environment or your '~/.aws' configuration files.
+    "
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+ENDPOINT_URL="$1"
+
+echo "🗒️ Creating 'events' table..."
+aws dynamodb create-table \
+    --table-name events \
+    --attribute-definitions AttributeName=id,AttributeType=S \
+    --key-schema AttributeName=id,KeyType=HASH \
+    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
+    --endpoint-url ${ENDPOINT_URL} >/dev/null
+
+aws dynamodb update-time-to-live \
+    --table-name events \
+    --time-to-live-specification Enabled=true,AttributeName=expire \
+    --endpoint-url ${ENDPOINT_URL} >/dev/null
+
+echo "🗒️ Creating 'questions' table and 🚄 GSI..."
+aws dynamodb create-table \
+    --table-name questions \
+    --attribute-definitions AttributeName=id,AttributeType=S \
+    AttributeName=eid,AttributeType=S \
+    AttributeName=votes,AttributeType=N \
+    --key-schema AttributeName=id,KeyType=HASH \
+    --global-secondary-indexes 'IndexName=top,KeySchema=[{AttributeName=eid,KeyType=HASH},{AttributeName=votes,KeyType=RANGE}],Projection={ProjectionType=INCLUDE,NonKeyAttributes=[answered,hidden]}' \
+    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
+    --endpoint-url ${ENDPOINT_URL} >/dev/null
+
+aws dynamodb update-time-to-live \
+    --table-name questions \
+    --time-to-live-specification Enabled=true,AttributeName=expire \
+    --endpoint-url ${ENDPOINT_URL} >/dev/null