diff --git a/cypress.json b/cypress.json
index 0967ef424b..17ef242e71 100644
--- a/cypress.json
+++ b/cypress.json
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-{}
+{
+  "baseUrl": "http://localhost:3000"
+}
diff --git a/cypress/integration/graphql/project_operations_spec.js b/cypress/integration/graphql/project_operations_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54ab327233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/graphql/project_operations_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+describe('GraphQL Project operations', () => {
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cy.waitForSpinners();
+    cy.signinOrSignup();
+  })
+
+  it('Create Project', () => {
+    // cy.visit('')
+    cy.contains('New Project').trigger('onmouseover').trigger('mouseenter');
+    cy.get('.create-external-db-project').click()
+    cy.url({timeout: 6000}).should('contain', '#/project/')
+    cy.contains('GRAPHQL APIs').closest('label').click()
+    cy.get('.database-field input').click().clear().type('dummy_db')
+    cy.contains('Test Database Connection').click()
+    cy.contains('Ok & Save Project', {timeout: 3000}).click()
+    cy.url({timeout: 12000}).should('contain', '#/nc/')
+  });
+  it('Stop Project', () => {
+    // cy.get('.nc-graphql-project-row .mdi-stop-circle-outline', {timeout: 10000}).last().trigger('onmouseover').trigger('mouseenter')
+    cy.get('.nc-graphql-project-row .mdi-stop-circle-outline', {timeout: 10000}).last().invoke('show').click();
+    cy.contains('Submit').closest('button').click();
+  });
+  it('Start Project', () => {
+    cy.get('.nc-graphql-project-row .mdi-play-circle-outline', {timeout: 10000}).last().invoke('show').click();
+    cy.contains('Submit').closest('button').click();
+  });
+  it('Restart Project', () => {
+    cy.get('.nc-graphql-project-row .mdi-restart', {timeout: 10000}).last().invoke('show').click();
+    cy.contains('Submit').closest('button').click();
+  });
+  it('Delete Project', () => {
+    cy.get('.nc-graphql-project-row .mdi-delete-circle-outline', {timeout: 10000}).last().invoke('show').click();
+    cy.contains('Submit').closest('button').click();
+  });
+
+
+})
diff --git a/cypress/integration/rest/project_operations_spec.js b/cypress/integration/rest/project_operations_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..237c88e323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/rest/project_operations_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+describe('Rest Project operations', () => {
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cy.waitForSpinners();
+    cy.signinOrSignup();
+  })
+
+  it('Create Project', () => {
+    // cy.visit('')
+    cy.contains('New Project').trigger('onmouseover').trigger('mouseenter');
+    cy.get('.create-external-db-project').click()
+    cy.url({timeout: 6000}).should('contain', '#/project')
+    cy.get('.database-field input').click().clear().type('dummy_db')
+    cy.contains('Test Database Connection').click()
+    cy.contains('Ok & Save Project', {timeout: 3000}).click()
+    cy.url({timeout: 12000}).should('contain', '#/nc/')
+  });
+  it('Stop Project', () => {
+    // cy.get('.nc-rest-project-row .mdi-stop-circle-outline', {timeout: 10000}).last().trigger('onmouseover').trigger('mouseenter')
+    cy.get('.nc-rest-project-row .mdi-stop-circle-outline', {timeout: 10000}).last().invoke('show').click();
+    cy.contains('Submit').closest('button').click();
+  });
+  it('Start Project', () => {
+    cy.get('.nc-rest-project-row .mdi-play-circle-outline', {timeout: 10000}).last().invoke('show').click();
+    cy.contains('Submit').closest('button').click();
+  });
+  it('Restart Project', () => {
+    cy.get('.nc-rest-project-row .mdi-restart', {timeout: 10000}).last().invoke('show').click();
+    cy.contains('Submit').closest('button').click();
+  });
+  it('Delete Project', () => {
+    cy.get('.nc-rest-project-row .mdi-delete-circle-outline', {timeout: 10000}).last().invoke('show').click();
+    cy.contains('Submit').closest('button').click();
+  });
+
+
+})
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
index fd87741953..1f2c53daa2 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@
 
 // for waiting until page load
 Cypress.Commands.add('waitForSpinners', () => {
-  cy.visit('http://localhost:3000', {retryOnNetworkFailure: true, timeout: 120000})
+  cy.visit('http://localhost:3000', {
+    retryOnNetworkFailure: true,
+    timeout: 1200000,
+    headers: {
+      "Accept-Encoding": "gzip, deflate"
+    }
+  })
   cy.get('#nuxt-loading', {timeout: 10_000}).should('have.length', 0)
 })
 Cypress.Commands.add('signinOrSignup', () => {
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('signinOrSignup', () => {
           cy.wait(8000);
           cy.get('body').trigger('mousemove');
           cy.contains('Let\'s Begin').click();
-          cy.get('input[type="text"]').type('pranavc@gmail.com');
+          cy.get('input[type="text"]', {timeout: 12000}).type('pranavc@gmail.com');
           cy.get('input[type="password"]').type('Password123.');
           cy.get('button:contains("SIGN UP")').click()