diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 76fa9ce..3f7c03a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
 permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
-  docker:
+  docker-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
           docker images
 
-  test:
+  end-to-end:
     runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
diff --git a/17/Dockerfile b/17/Dockerfile
index 71ac39c..b45f15a 100644
--- a/17/Dockerfile
+++ b/17/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Alexander Todorov <atodorov@otb.bg>
+#
+# Licensed under GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later (AGPLv3+)
+# https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
+
 FROM postgres:17@sha256:e38411452a464af89e5adadb8d223bf53b898d47d6ef918b2d58c08707350449
 
 COPY ./docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/00_enable_ssl.sh /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
+
+COPY entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
+ENTRYPOINT ["entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["postgres"]
diff --git a/17/entrypoint.sh b/17/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0479f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/17/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Alexander Todorov <atodorov@otb.bg>
+#
+# Licensed under GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later (AGPLv3+)
+# https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
+
+echo "INFO: check if replication is configured"
+if [ ! -s "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION" ] && [ -n "$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_USER" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
+    chmod 00700 "$PGDATA" || :
+
+    if [ -z "$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: POSTGRES_REPLICATION_PASSWORD is undefined"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$POSTGRES_PRIMARY_HOST" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: POSTGRES_PRIMARY_HOST is undefined"
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    echo "INFO: starting initial wal sync"
+    pg_basebackup \
+        --dbname "postgres://$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_USER:$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_PASSWORD@$POSTGRES_PRIMARY_HOST/postgres?sslmode=require" \
+        --pgdata "$PGDATA" \
+        --progress --verbose --write-recovery-conf --wal-method stream \
+        --create-slot --slot "$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_USER"
+
+    echo "INFO: completed initial wal sync"
+fi
+
+echo "INFO: starting postgres"
+exec docker-entrypoint.sh "$@"
diff --git a/18/Dockerfile b/18/Dockerfile
index b50907f..f5bdee8 100644
--- a/18/Dockerfile
+++ b/18/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 FROM postgres:18@sha256:06cad38a5d9f5d24b4d83d86def30795d5e4b757fedbf5281172b576dedcd941
 
 COPY ./docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/00_enable_ssl.sh /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
+
+COPY entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
+ENTRYPOINT ["entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["postgres"]
diff --git a/18/entrypoint.sh b/18/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0479f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/18/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Alexander Todorov <atodorov@otb.bg>
+#
+# Licensed under GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later (AGPLv3+)
+# https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
+
+echo "INFO: check if replication is configured"
+if [ ! -s "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION" ] && [ -n "$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_USER" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
+    chmod 00700 "$PGDATA" || :
+
+    if [ -z "$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: POSTGRES_REPLICATION_PASSWORD is undefined"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$POSTGRES_PRIMARY_HOST" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: POSTGRES_PRIMARY_HOST is undefined"
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    echo "INFO: starting initial wal sync"
+    pg_basebackup \
+        --dbname "postgres://$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_USER:$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_PASSWORD@$POSTGRES_PRIMARY_HOST/postgres?sslmode=require" \
+        --pgdata "$PGDATA" \
+        --progress --verbose --write-recovery-conf --wal-method stream \
+        --create-slot --slot "$POSTGRES_REPLICATION_USER"
+
+    echo "INFO: completed initial wal sync"
+fi
+
+echo "INFO: starting postgres"
+exec docker-entrypoint.sh "$@"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0ecf5e9..b927bf4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
         restart: always
         volumes:
             - db17_data:/var/lib/postgresql
+            - ./initdb.d/01_replication_users.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/01_replication_users.sh:Z
         environment:
             POSTGRES_DB: kiwitcms
             POSTGRES_USER: kiwitcms
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ services:
           dockerfile: Dockerfile
         volumes:
             - db18_data:/var/lib/postgresql
+            - ./initdb.d/01_replication_users.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/01_replication_users.sh:Z
 
     web:
         container_name: web
@@ -99,3 +101,8 @@ services:
 volumes:
     db17_data:
     db18_data:
+
+
+networks:
+  default:
+    name: postgres_default
diff --git a/initdb.d/01_replication_users.sh b/initdb.d/01_replication_users.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bafd14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/initdb.d/01_replication_users.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Alexander Todorov <atodorov@otb.bg>
+#
+# Licensed under GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later (AGPLv3+)
+# https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
+
+set -eu
+
+replication_user() {
+    local username=$1
+    local password=$2
+
+    psql --set ON_ERROR_STOP=1 \
+        --set=username="$username" \
+        --set=password="$password" \
+        --username "$POSTGRES_USER" --dbname "$POSTGRES_DB" <<-EOSQL
+        CREATE USER :"username" WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD :'password' REPLICATION;
+EOSQL
+}
+
+replication_user "rpl_usr_17" "replicate-me"
+replication_user "rpl_usr_18" "replicate-me"
diff --git a/testing/test_docker.sh b/testing/test_docker.sh
index d4afb61..6db884e 100755
--- a/testing/test_docker.sh
+++ b/testing/test_docker.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ rlJournalStart
         rlAssertGrep "pg_hba.conf rejects connection .* no encryption" "$rlRun_LOG"
     rlPhaseEnd
 
+    rlPhaseStartTest "Start replication containers"
+        rlRun -t -c "docker run -d --name=replica_17 --network=postgres_default -e POSTGRES_REPLICATION_USER=rpl_usr_17 -e POSTGRES_REPLICATION_PASSWORD=replicate-me -e POSTGRES_PRIMARY_HOST=postgres_17 postgres-postgres_17:latest"
+        sleep 120
+        rlRun -t -c "docker logs replica_17"
+
+        rlRun -t -c "docker run -d --name=replica_18 --network=postgres_default -e POSTGRES_REPLICATION_USER=rpl_usr_18 -e POSTGRES_REPLICATION_PASSWORD=replicate-me -e POSTGRES_PRIMARY_HOST=postgres_18 postgres-postgres_18:latest"
+        sleep 120
+        rlRun -t -c "docker logs replica_18"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+
     rlPhaseStartTest "Container restart"
         rlRun -t -c "docker compose restart"
         assert_up_and_running
@@ -56,7 +66,21 @@ rlJournalStart
         assert_up_and_running
     rlPhaseEnd
 
+    rlPhaseStartTest "Check content in replicated databases"
+        REPLICA_17_ADDRESS=$(docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' replica_17)
+        rlRun -t -c "psql --dbname 'postgres://kiwitcms:kiwitcms@$REPLICA_17_ADDRESS/kiwitcms?sslmode=require' -c 'SELECT * FROM management_priority;' | grep '5 rows'"
+
+        REPLICA_18_ADDRESS=$(docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' replica_18)
+        rlRun -t -c "psql --dbname 'postgres://kiwitcms:kiwitcms@$REPLICA_18_ADDRESS/kiwitcms?sslmode=require' -c 'SELECT * FROM management_priority;' | grep '5 rows'"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+
     rlPhaseStartCleanup
+        rlRun -t -c "docker kill replica_17"
+        rlRun -t -c "docker rm replica_17"
+
+        rlRun -t -c "docker kill replica_18"
+        rlRun -t -c "docker rm replica_18"
+
         rlRun -t -c "docker compose down"
         if [ -n "$ImageOS" ]; then
             rlRun -t -c "docker volume rm postgres_db17_data"