diff --git a/ci/github/system-testing/e2e-playwright.bash b/ci/github/system-testing/e2e-playwright.bash
index 88d45bd86a4..b0a6e498f66 100755
--- a/ci/github/system-testing/e2e-playwright.bash
+++ b/ci/github/system-testing/e2e-playwright.bash
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ test() {
   source .venv/bin/activate
   pushd tests/e2e-playwright
   make test-sleepers
+  make test-platform
   popd
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py
index f063b6efd61..22ea24baad0 100644
--- a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py
+++ b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py
@@ -2,19 +2,25 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import re
+import typing
 from collections import defaultdict
-from collections.abc import Generator, Iterator
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
 from enum import Enum, unique
 from typing import Any, Final
 
 import httpx
+from playwright._impl._sync_base import EventContextManager
 from playwright.sync_api import FrameLocator, Page, Request
 from playwright.sync_api import TimeoutError as PlaywrightTimeoutError
 from playwright.sync_api import WebSocket
 from pydantic import AnyUrl
-from pytest_simcore.helpers.logging_tools import log_context
+
+from .logging_tools import log_context
+
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 SECOND: Final[int] = 1000
 MINUTE: Final[int] = 60 * SECOND
@@ -106,6 +112,94 @@ class SocketIOEvent:
 SOCKETIO_MESSAGE_PREFIX: Final[str] = "42"
 
 
+@dataclass
+class RestartableWebSocket:
+    page: Page
+    ws: WebSocket
+    _registered_events: list[tuple[str, typing.Callable | None]] = field(
+        default_factory=list
+    )
+    _number_of_restarts: int = 0
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        self._configure_websocket_events()
+
+    def _configure_websocket_events(self):
+        try:
+            with log_context(
+                logging.DEBUG,
+                msg="handle websocket message (set to --log-cli-level=DEBUG level if you wanna see all of them)",
+            ) as ctx:
+
+                def on_framesent(payload: str | bytes) -> None:
+                    ctx.logger.debug("⬇️ Frame sent: %s", payload)
+
+                def on_framereceived(payload: str | bytes) -> None:
+                    ctx.logger.debug("⬆️ Frame received: %s", payload)
+
+                def on_close(_: WebSocket) -> None:
+                    ctx.logger.warning(
+                        "⚠️ WebSocket closed. Attempting to reconnect..."
+                    )
+                    self._attempt_reconnect(ctx.logger)
+
+                def on_socketerror(error_msg: str) -> None:
+                    ctx.logger.error("❌ WebSocket error: %s", error_msg)
+
+                # Attach core event listeners
+                self.ws.on("framesent", on_framesent)
+                self.ws.on("framereceived", on_framereceived)
+                self.ws.on("close", on_close)
+                self.ws.on("socketerror", on_socketerror)
+
+        finally:
+            # Detach core event listeners
+            self.ws.remove_listener("framesent", on_framesent)
+            self.ws.remove_listener("framereceived", on_framereceived)
+            self.ws.remove_listener("close", on_close)
+            self.ws.remove_listener("socketerror", on_socketerror)
+
+    def _attempt_reconnect(self, logger: logging.Logger) -> None:
+        """
+        Attempt to reconnect the WebSocket and restore event listeners.
+        """
+        try:
+            with self.page.expect_websocket() as ws_info:
+                assert not ws_info.value.is_closed()
+
+            self.ws = ws_info.value
+            self._number_of_restarts += 1
+            logger.info(
+                "🔄 Reconnected to WebSocket successfully. Number of reconnections: %s",
+                self._number_of_restarts,
+            )
+            self._configure_websocket_events()
+            # Re-register all custom event listeners
+            for event, predicate in self._registered_events:
+                self.ws.expect_event(event, predicate)
+
+        except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            logger.error("🚨 Failed to reconnect WebSocket: %s", e)
+
+    def expect_event(
+        self,
+        event: str,
+        predicate: typing.Callable | None = None,
+        *,
+        timeout: float | None = None,
+    ) -> EventContextManager:
+        """
+        Register an event listener with support for reconnection.
+        """
+        output = self.ws.expect_event(event, predicate, timeout=timeout)
+        self._registered_events.append((event, predicate))
+        return output
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create(cls, page: Page, ws: WebSocket):
+        return cls(page, ws)
+
+
 def decode_socketio_42_message(message: str) -> SocketIOEvent:
     data = json.loads(message.removeprefix(SOCKETIO_MESSAGE_PREFIX))
     return SocketIOEvent(name=data[0], obj=data[1])
@@ -245,9 +339,14 @@ def __call__(self, message: str) -> bool:
             url = f"https://{self.node_id}.services.{self.get_partial_product_url()}"
             response = httpx.get(url, timeout=10)
             self.logger.info(
-                "Querying the service endpoint from the E2E test. Url: %s Response: %s",
+                "Querying the service endpoint from the E2E test. Url: %s Response: %s TIP: %s",
                 url,
                 response,
+                (
+                    "Response 401 is OK. It means that service is ready."
+                    if response.status_code == 401
+                    else "We are emulating the frontend; a 500 response is acceptable if the service is not yet ready."
+                ),
             )
             if response.status_code <= 401:
                 # NOTE: If the response status is less than 400, it means that the backend is ready (There are some services that respond with a 3XX)
@@ -278,7 +377,7 @@ def get_partial_product_url(self):
 def wait_for_pipeline_state(
     current_state: RunningState,
     *,
-    websocket: WebSocket,
+    websocket: RestartableWebSocket,
     if_in_states: tuple[RunningState, ...],
     expected_states: tuple[RunningState, ...],
     timeout_ms: int,
@@ -301,39 +400,6 @@ def wait_for_pipeline_state(
     return current_state
 
 
-@contextlib.contextmanager
-def web_socket_default_log_handler(web_socket: WebSocket) -> Iterator[None]:
-
-    try:
-        with log_context(
-            logging.DEBUG,
-            msg="handle websocket message (set to --log-cli-level=DEBUG level if you wanna see all of them)",
-        ) as ctx:
-
-            def on_framesent(payload: str | bytes) -> None:
-                ctx.logger.debug("⬇️ Frame sent: %s", payload)
-
-            def on_framereceived(payload: str | bytes) -> None:
-                ctx.logger.debug("⬆️ Frame received: %s", payload)
-
-            def on_close(payload: WebSocket) -> None:
-                ctx.logger.warning("⚠️ Websocket closed: %s", payload)
-
-            def on_socketerror(error_msg: str) -> None:
-                ctx.logger.error("❌ Websocket error: %s", error_msg)
-
-            web_socket.on("framesent", on_framesent)
-            web_socket.on("framereceived", on_framereceived)
-            web_socket.on("close", on_close)
-            web_socket.on("socketerror", on_socketerror)
-            yield
-    finally:
-        web_socket.remove_listener("framesent", on_framesent)
-        web_socket.remove_listener("framereceived", on_framereceived)
-        web_socket.remove_listener("close", on_close)
-        web_socket.remove_listener("socketerror", on_socketerror)
-
-
 def _node_started_predicate(request: Request) -> bool:
     return bool(
         re.search(NODE_START_REQUEST_PATTERN, request.url)
@@ -358,12 +424,14 @@ def expected_service_running(
     *,
     page: Page,
     node_id: str,
-    websocket: WebSocket,
+    websocket: RestartableWebSocket,
     timeout: int,
     press_start_button: bool,
     product_url: AnyUrl,
 ) -> Generator[ServiceRunning, None, None]:
-    with log_context(logging.INFO, msg="Waiting for node to run") as ctx:
+    with log_context(
+        logging.INFO, msg=f"Waiting for node to run. Timeout: {timeout}"
+    ) as ctx:
         waiter = SocketIONodeProgressCompleteWaiter(
             node_id=node_id, logger=ctx.logger, product_url=product_url
         )
@@ -395,7 +463,7 @@ def wait_for_service_running(
     *,
     page: Page,
     node_id: str,
-    websocket: WebSocket,
+    websocket: RestartableWebSocket,
     timeout: int,
     press_start_button: bool,
     product_url: AnyUrl,
@@ -403,7 +471,9 @@ def wait_for_service_running(
     """NOTE: if the service was already started this will not work as some of the required websocket events will not be emitted again
     In which case this will need further adjutment"""
 
-    with log_context(logging.INFO, msg="Waiting for node to run") as ctx:
+    with log_context(
+        logging.INFO, msg=f"Waiting for node to run. Timeout: {timeout}"
+    ) as ctx:
         waiter = SocketIONodeProgressCompleteWaiter(
             node_id=node_id, logger=ctx.logger, product_url=product_url
         )
diff --git a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright_sim4life.py b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright_sim4life.py
index c59718f4aff..8c5b74d032b 100644
--- a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright_sim4life.py
+++ b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright_sim4life.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     MINUTE,
     SECOND,
     SOCKETIO_MESSAGE_PREFIX,
+    RestartableWebSocket,
     SocketIOEvent,
     decode_socketio_42_message,
     wait_for_service_running,
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ class WaitForS4LDict(TypedDict):
 def wait_for_launched_s4l(
     page: Page,
     node_id,
-    log_in_and_out: WebSocket,
+    log_in_and_out: RestartableWebSocket,
     *,
     autoscaled: bool,
     copy_workspace: bool,
diff --git a/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py b/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py
index 2773f02fb51..852e5369fe1 100644
--- a/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py
+++ b/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from models_library.basic_types import LogLevel, PortInt, VersionTag
-from pydantic import AliasChoices, Field, NonNegativeInt, field_validator
+from pydantic import Field, NonNegativeInt, PositiveInt, field_validator
 from servicelib.logging_utils_filtering import LoggerName, MessageSubstring
 from settings_library.application import BaseApplicationSettings
 from settings_library.docker_registry import RegistrySettings
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ class ApplicationSettings(BaseApplicationSettings, MixinLoggingSettings):
         ),
     )
 
+    DIRECTOR_REGISTRY_CLIENT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CALLS: PositiveInt = 20
+    DIRECTOR_REGISTRY_CLIENT_MAX_NUMBER_OF_RETRIEVED_OBJECTS: PositiveInt = 30
+
     @field_validator("DIRECTOR_GENERIC_RESOURCE_PLACEMENT_CONSTRAINTS_SUBSTITUTIONS")
     @classmethod
     def _validate_substitutions(cls, v):
diff --git a/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/registry_proxy.py b/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/registry_proxy.py
index f45f3b96348..3099627ddc6 100644
--- a/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/registry_proxy.py
+++ b/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/registry_proxy.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from http import HTTPStatus
 from pprint import pformat
-from typing import Any, Final, cast
+from typing import Any, cast
 
 from aiocache import Cache, SimpleMemoryCache  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 from aiohttp import BasicAuth, ClientSession, client_exceptions
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
 
 DEPENDENCIES_LABEL_KEY: str = "simcore.service.dependencies"
 
-NUMBER_OF_RETRIEVED_REPOS: int = 50
-NUMBER_OF_RETRIEVED_TAGS: int = 50
-_MAX_CONCURRENT_CALLS: Final[int] = 50
 VERSION_REG = re.compile(
     r"^(0|[1-9]\d*)(\.(0|[1-9]\d*)){2}(-(0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[-a-zA-Z][-\da-zA-Z]*)(\.(0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[-a-zA-Z][-\da-zA-Z]*))*)?(\+[-\da-zA-Z]+(\.[-\da-zA-Z-]+)*)?$"
 )
@@ -277,7 +274,7 @@ async def on_shutdown() -> None:
 async def _list_repositories(app: FastAPI) -> list[str]:
     logger.debug("listing repositories")
     # if there are more repos, the Link will be available in the response headers until none available
-    path = f"/v2/_catalog?n={NUMBER_OF_RETRIEVED_REPOS}"
+    path = f"/v2/_catalog?n={get_application_settings(app).DIRECTOR_REGISTRY_CLIENT_MAX_NUMBER_OF_RETRIEVED_OBJECTS}"
     repos_list: list = []
     while True:
         result, headers = await registry_request(app, path)
@@ -294,7 +291,7 @@ async def list_image_tags(app: FastAPI, image_key: str) -> list[str]:
     logger.debug("listing image tags in %s", image_key)
     image_tags: list = []
     # get list of image tags
-    path = f"/v2/{image_key}/tags/list?n={NUMBER_OF_RETRIEVED_TAGS}"
+    path = f"/v2/{image_key}/tags/list?n={get_application_settings(app).DIRECTOR_REGISTRY_CLIENT_MAX_NUMBER_OF_RETRIEVED_OBJECTS}"
     while True:
         tags, headers = await registry_request(app, path)
         if tags["tags"]:
@@ -385,7 +382,9 @@ async def get_repo_details(app: FastAPI, image_key: str) -> list[dict[str, Any]]
         *[get_image_details(app, image_key, tag) for tag in image_tags],
         reraise=False,
         log=logger,
-        limit=_MAX_CONCURRENT_CALLS,
+        limit=get_application_settings(
+            app
+        ).DIRECTOR_REGISTRY_CLIENT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CALLS,
     )
     return [result for result in results if not isinstance(result, BaseException)]
 
@@ -407,7 +406,9 @@ async def list_services(app: FastAPI, service_type: ServiceType) -> list[dict]:
         *[get_repo_details(app, repo) for repo in repos],
         reraise=False,
         log=logger,
-        limit=_MAX_CONCURRENT_CALLS,
+        limit=get_application_settings(
+            app
+        ).DIRECTOR_REGISTRY_CLIENT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CALLS,
     )
 
     return [
diff --git a/services/opentelemetry-collector-config.yaml b/services/opentelemetry-collector-config.yaml
index 14640ab61da..7386666956e 100644
--- a/services/opentelemetry-collector-config.yaml
+++ b/services/opentelemetry-collector-config.yaml
@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@ service:
     traces:
       receivers: [otlp]
       exporters: [otlphttp]
-      processors: [batch,probabilistic_sampler]
+      processors: [batch,probabilistic_sampler,filter/drop_healthcheck]
 processors:
   batch:
     timeout: 5s
     send_batch_size: ${TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_BATCH_SIZE}
   probabilistic_sampler:
     sampling_percentage: ${TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_SAMPLING_PERCENTAGE}
+  filter/drop_healthcheck:
+    error_mode: ignore
+    traces:
+      span:
+        - attributes["http.route"] == "healthcheck_readiness_probe"
+        - attributes["db.statement"] == "PING" and attributes["db.system"] == "redis"
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/AnnouncementUIFactory.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/AnnouncementUIFactory.js
index 8f126387642..6533fc0444a 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/AnnouncementUIFactory.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/AnnouncementUIFactory.js
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory", {
   extend: qx.core.Object,
   type: "singleton",
 
-  properties: {
-    announcement: {
-      check: "osparc.announcement.Announcement",
-      init: null,
-      nullable: false,
-      event: "changeAnnouncement",
-      apply: "__applyAnnouncement"
-    }
+  events: {
+    "changeAnnouncements": "qx.event.type.Event",
   },
 
   statics: {
@@ -63,14 +57,9 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory", {
       }
 
       return loginAnnouncement;
-    }
-  },
-
-  members: {
-    __ribbonAnnouncement: null,
+    },
 
-    __isValid: function(widgetType) {
-      const announcement = this.getAnnouncement();
+    isValid: function(announcement, widgetType) {
       if (announcement) {
         const now = new Date();
         const validPeriod = now > announcement.getStart() && now < announcement.getEnd();
@@ -80,59 +69,105 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory", {
       }
       return false;
     },
+  },
 
-    __applyAnnouncement: function() {
-      if (this.__ribbonAnnouncement) {
-        osparc.notification.RibbonNotifications.getInstance().removeNotification(this.__ribbonAnnouncement);
-        this.__ribbonAnnouncement = null;
-      }
-      if (this.__hasRibbonAnnouncement()) {
-        this.__addRibbonAnnouncement();
-      }
+  members: {
+    __announcements: null,
+    __ribbonAnnouncements: null,
+
+    setAnnouncementsData: function(announcementsData) {
+      this.__announcements = [];
+      announcementsData.forEach(announcementData => {
+        const announcement = new osparc.announcement.Announcement(announcementData);
+        this.__announcements.push(announcement);
+      });
+      this.fireEvent("changeAnnouncements");
+
+      this.__addToRibbon();
     },
 
-    hasLoginAnnouncement: function() {
-      return this.__isValid("login");
+    __addToRibbon: function() {
+      if (this.__ribbonAnnouncements && this.__ribbonAnnouncements.length) {
+        this.__ribbonAnnouncements.forEach(ribbonAnnouncement => {
+          osparc.notification.RibbonNotifications.getInstance().removeNotification(ribbonAnnouncement);
+        });
+      }
+      this.__ribbonAnnouncements = [];
+      this.__announcements.forEach(announcement => {
+        if (this.self().isValid(announcement, "ribbon")) {
+          const ribbonAnnouncement = this.__addRibbonAnnouncement(announcement);
+          if (ribbonAnnouncement) {
+            this.__ribbonAnnouncements.push(ribbonAnnouncement);
+          }
+        }
+      });
     },
 
-    __hasRibbonAnnouncement: function() {
-      return this.__isValid("ribbon");
+    hasLoginAnnouncement: function() {
+      return this.__announcements && this.__announcements.some(announcement => this.self().isValid(announcement, "login"));
     },
 
     hasUserMenuAnnouncement: function() {
-      return this.__isValid("user-menu") && this.getAnnouncement().getLink();
+      return this.__announcements && this.__announcements.some(announcement => this.self().isValid(announcement, "ribbon") && announcement.getLink());
     },
 
-    createLoginAnnouncement: function() {
-      const announcement = this.getAnnouncement();
-      const loginAnnouncement = this.self().createLoginAnnouncement(announcement.getTitle(), announcement.getDescription());
-      return loginAnnouncement;
+    createLoginAnnouncements: function() {
+      const loginAnnouncements = [];
+      this.__announcements.forEach(announcement => {
+        if (this.self().isValid(announcement, "login")) {
+          const loginAnnouncement = this.self().createLoginAnnouncement(announcement.getTitle(), announcement.getDescription())
+          loginAnnouncement.setWidth(osparc.auth.core.BaseAuthPage.FORM_WIDTH-5); // show 1-2 pixel of the nearby announcement
+          loginAnnouncements.push(loginAnnouncement);
+        }
+      });
+      if (loginAnnouncements.length === 1) {
+        return loginAnnouncements[0];
+      }
+      const slideBar = new osparc.widget.SlideBar().set({
+        allowGrowX: true,
+      });
+      slideBar.getChildControl("button-backward").set({
+        backgroundColor: "transparent"
+      });
+      slideBar.getChildControl("button-forward").set({
+        backgroundColor: "transparent"
+      });
+      loginAnnouncements.forEach(loginAnnouncement => slideBar.add(loginAnnouncement));
+      return slideBar;
     },
 
-    __addRibbonAnnouncement: function() {
-      const announcement = this.getAnnouncement();
-
+    __addRibbonAnnouncement: function(announcement) {
       if (osparc.utils.Utils.localCache.isDontShowAnnouncement(announcement.getId())) {
-        return;
+        return null;
       }
 
-      let text = announcement.getTitle();
+      let text = "";
+      if (announcement.getTitle()) {
+        text += announcement.getTitle();
+      }
+      if (announcement.getTitle() && announcement.getDescription()) {
+        text += ": ";
+      }
       if (announcement.getDescription()) {
-        text += ": " + announcement.getDescription();
+        text += announcement.getDescription();
       }
-
-      const ribbonAnnouncement = this.__ribbonAnnouncement = new osparc.notification.RibbonNotification(text, "announcement", true);
+      const ribbonAnnouncement = new osparc.notification.RibbonNotification(text, "announcement", true);
       ribbonAnnouncement.announcementId = announcement.getId();
       osparc.notification.RibbonNotifications.getInstance().addNotification(ribbonAnnouncement);
+      return ribbonAnnouncement;
     },
 
-    createUserMenuAnnouncement: function() {
-      const announcement = this.getAnnouncement();
-
-      const link = announcement.getLink();
-      const userMenuAnnouncement = new qx.ui.menu.Button(announcement.getTitle() + "...");
-      userMenuAnnouncement.addListener("execute", () => window.open(link));
-      return userMenuAnnouncement;
+    createUserMenuAnnouncements: function() {
+      const userMenuAnnouncements = [];
+      this.__announcements.forEach(announcement => {
+        if (this.self().isValid(announcement, "user-menu")) {
+          const link = announcement.getLink();
+          const userMenuAnnouncement = new qx.ui.menu.Button(announcement.getTitle() + "...");
+          userMenuAnnouncement.addListener("execute", () => window.open(link));
+          userMenuAnnouncements.push(userMenuAnnouncement);
+        }
+      });
+      return userMenuAnnouncements;
     }
   }
 });
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/Tracker.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/Tracker.js
index da6a8f17e38..368fbd6dd00 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/Tracker.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/announcement/Tracker.js
@@ -25,21 +25,13 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.announcement.Tracker", {
 
   members: {
     __checkInterval: null,
-    __announcements: null,
 
     checkAnnouncements: async function() {
-      return new Promise(resolve => {
-        osparc.data.Resources.get("announcements")
-          .then(announcements => {
-            if (announcements && announcements.length) {
-              this.__setAnnouncements(announcements);
-            } else {
-              this.__setAnnouncements(null);
-            }
-            resolve();
-          })
-          .catch(err => console.error(err));
-      });
+      osparc.data.Resources.get("announcements")
+        .then(announcements => {
+          osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory.getInstance().setAnnouncementsData((announcements && announcements.length) ? announcements : []);
+        })
+        .catch(err => console.error(err));
     },
 
     startTracker: function() {
@@ -52,15 +44,5 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.announcement.Tracker", {
         clearInterval(this.__checkInterval);
       }
     },
-
-    __setAnnouncements: function(announcementsData) {
-      this.__announcements = {};
-      if (announcementsData) {
-        announcementsData.forEach(announcementData => {
-          const announcement = new osparc.announcement.Announcement(announcementData);
-          osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory.getInstance().setAnnouncement(announcement);
-        });
-      }
-    }
   }
 });
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/auth/ui/LoginView.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/auth/ui/LoginView.js
index d52f03e4784..56972d7eb6f 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/auth/ui/LoginView.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/auth/ui/LoginView.js
@@ -37,18 +37,22 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.auth.ui.LoginView", {
 
   members: {
     __loginBtn: null,
+    __loginAnnouncements: null,
 
     // overrides base
     _buildPage: function() {
       const announcementUIFactory = osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory.getInstance();
+      const addAnnouncements = () => {
+        if (this.__loginAnnouncements) {
+          this.remove(this.__loginAnnouncements);
+        }
+        this.__loginAnnouncements = announcementUIFactory.createLoginAnnouncements();
+        this.addAt(this.__loginAnnouncements, 0);
+      };
       if (announcementUIFactory.hasLoginAnnouncement()) {
-        this.addAt(announcementUIFactory.createLoginAnnouncement(), 0);
+        addAnnouncements();
       } else {
-        announcementUIFactory.addListenerOnce("changeAnnouncement", e => {
-          if (announcementUIFactory.hasLoginAnnouncement()) {
-            this.addAt(announcementUIFactory.createLoginAnnouncement(), 0);
-          }
-        });
+        announcementUIFactory.addListenerOnce("changeAnnouncements", () => addAnnouncements());
       }
 
       // form
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/FolderButtonItem.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/FolderButtonItem.js
index 0971a7d4990..2932a774c92 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/FolderButtonItem.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/FolderButtonItem.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.FolderButtonItem", {
           control.getContentElement().setStyles({
             "border-radius": `${osparc.dashboard.ListButtonItem.MENU_BTN_DIMENSIONS / 2}px`
           });
+          osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "folderItemMenuButton");
           this._add(control, osparc.dashboard.FolderButtonBase.POS.MENU);
           break;
         }
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.FolderButtonItem", {
       folder.bind("name", this, "title");
       folder.bind("lastModified", this, "lastModified");
 
+      osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(this, "folderItem_" + folder.getFolderId());
+
       this.__addMenuButton();
     },
 
@@ -211,11 +214,13 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.FolderButtonItem", {
 
         const moveToButton = new qx.ui.menu.Button(this.tr("Move to..."), "@FontAwesome5Solid/folder/12");
         moveToButton.addListener("execute", () => this.fireDataEvent("moveFolderToRequested", this.getFolderId()), this);
+        osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(moveToButton, "moveFolderMenuItem");
         menu.add(moveToButton);
 
         menu.addSeparator();
 
         const deleteButton = new qx.ui.menu.Button(this.tr("Delete"), "@FontAwesome5Solid/trash/12");
+        osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(deleteButton, "deleteFolderMenuItem");
         deleteButton.addListener("execute", () => this.__deleteFolderRequested(), this);
         menu.add(deleteButton);
       }
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.FolderButtonItem", {
         confirmText: this.tr("Delete"),
         confirmAction: "delete"
       });
+      osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(confirmationWin.getConfirmButton(), "confirmDeleteFolderButton");
       confirmationWin.center();
       confirmationWin.open();
       confirmationWin.addListener("close", () => {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/FolderButtonNew.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/FolderButtonNew.js
index 627ff5ccab9..6fe4c7d9bba 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/FolderButtonNew.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/FolderButtonNew.js
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.FolderButtonNew", {
     this.setPriority(osparc.dashboard.CardBase.CARD_PRIORITY.NEW);
 
     this.__buildLayout();
+
+    osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(this, "newFolderButton");
   },
 
   events: {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/TemplateBrowser.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/TemplateBrowser.js
index 7f4f0362cab..3ff37cd8412 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/TemplateBrowser.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/TemplateBrowser.js
@@ -140,30 +140,89 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.TemplateBrowser", {
       const studyAlias = osparc.product.Utils.getStudyAlias({firstUpperCase: true});
       this._showLoadingPage(this.tr("Creating ") + (templateData.name || studyAlias));
 
-      const studyOptions = new osparc.study.StudyOptions();
-      // they will be patched once the study is created
-      studyOptions.setPatchStudy(false);
-      studyOptions.setStudyData(templateData);
-      const win = osparc.study.StudyOptions.popUpInWindow(studyOptions);
-      win.moveItUp();
-      const cancelStudyOptions = () => {
-        this._hideLoadingPage();
-        win.close();
-      }
-      win.addListener("cancel", () => cancelStudyOptions());
-      studyOptions.addListener("cancel", () => cancelStudyOptions());
-      studyOptions.addListener("startStudy", () => {
-        const newName = studyOptions.getChildControl("title-field").getValue();
-        const walletSelection = studyOptions.getChildControl("wallet-selector").getSelection();
-        const nodesPricingUnits = studyOptions.getChildControl("study-pricing-units").getNodePricingUnits();
-        win.close();
-        this._showLoadingPage(this.tr("Creating ") + (newName || studyAlias));
+      if (osparc.desktop.credits.Utils.areWalletsEnabled()) {
+        const studyOptions = new osparc.study.StudyOptions();
+        // they will be patched once the study is created
+        studyOptions.setPatchStudy(false);
+        studyOptions.setStudyData(templateData);
+        const win = osparc.study.StudyOptions.popUpInWindow(studyOptions);
+        win.moveItUp();
+        const cancelStudyOptions = () => {
+          this._hideLoadingPage();
+          win.close();
+        }
+        win.addListener("cancel", () => cancelStudyOptions());
+        studyOptions.addListener("cancel", () => cancelStudyOptions());
+        studyOptions.addListener("startStudy", () => {
+          const newName = studyOptions.getChildControl("title-field").getValue();
+          const walletSelection = studyOptions.getChildControl("wallet-selector").getSelection();
+          const nodesPricingUnits = studyOptions.getChildControl("study-pricing-units").getNodePricingUnits();
+          win.close();
+
+          this._showLoadingPage(this.tr("Creating ") + (newName || studyAlias));
+          osparc.study.Utils.createStudyFromTemplate(templateData, this._loadingPage)
+            .then(newStudyData => {
+              const studyId = newStudyData["uuid"];
+              const openCB = () => {
+                this._hideLoadingPage();
+              };
+              const cancelCB = () => {
+                this._hideLoadingPage();
+                const params = {
+                  url: {
+                    studyId
+                  }
+                };
+                osparc.data.Resources.fetch("studies", "delete", params);
+              };
+
+              const promises = [];
+              // patch the name
+              if (newStudyData["name"] !== newName) {
+                promises.push(osparc.study.StudyOptions.updateName(newStudyData, newName));
+              }
+              // patch the wallet
+              if (walletSelection.length && walletSelection[0]["walletId"]) {
+                const walletId = walletSelection[0]["walletId"];
+                promises.push(osparc.study.StudyOptions.updateWallet(newStudyData["uuid"], walletId));
+              }
+              // patch the pricing units
+              // the nodeIds are coming from the original template, they need to be mapped to the newStudy
+              const workbench = newStudyData["workbench"];
+              const nodesIdsListed = [];
+              Object.keys(workbench).forEach(nodeId => {
+                const node = workbench[nodeId];
+                if (osparc.study.StudyPricingUnits.includeInList(node)) {
+                  nodesIdsListed.push(nodeId);
+                }
+              });
+              nodesPricingUnits.forEach((nodePricingUnits, idx) => {
+                const selectedPricingUnitId = nodePricingUnits.getPricingUnits().getSelectedUnitId();
+                if (selectedPricingUnitId) {
+                  const nodeId = nodesIdsListed[idx];
+                  const pricingPlanId = nodePricingUnits.getPricingPlanId();
+                  promises.push(osparc.study.NodePricingUnits.patchPricingUnitSelection(studyId, nodeId, pricingPlanId, selectedPricingUnitId));
+                }
+              });
+
+              Promise.all(promises)
+                .then(() => {
+                  win.close();
+                  const showStudyOptions = false;
+                  this._startStudyById(studyId, openCB, cancelCB, showStudyOptions);
+                });
+            })
+            .catch(err => {
+              this._hideLoadingPage();
+              osparc.FlashMessenger.getInstance().logAs(err.message, "ERROR");
+              console.error(err);
+            });
+        });
+      } else {
         osparc.study.Utils.createStudyFromTemplate(templateData, this._loadingPage)
           .then(newStudyData => {
             const studyId = newStudyData["uuid"];
-            const openCB = () => {
-              this._hideLoadingPage();
-            };
+            const openCB = () => this._hideLoadingPage();
             const cancelCB = () => {
               this._hideLoadingPage();
               const params = {
@@ -173,49 +232,15 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.TemplateBrowser", {
               };
               osparc.data.Resources.fetch("studies", "delete", params);
             };
-
-            const promises = [];
-            // patch the name
-            if (newStudyData["name"] !== newName) {
-              promises.push(osparc.study.StudyOptions.updateName(newStudyData, newName));
-            }
-            // patch the wallet
-            if (walletSelection.length && walletSelection[0]["walletId"]) {
-              const walletId = walletSelection[0]["walletId"];
-              promises.push(osparc.study.StudyOptions.updateWallet(newStudyData["uuid"], walletId));
-            }
-            // patch the pricing units
-            // the nodeIds are coming from the original template, they need to be mapped to the newStudy
-            const workbench = newStudyData["workbench"];
-            const nodesIdsListed = [];
-            Object.keys(workbench).forEach(nodeId => {
-              const node = workbench[nodeId];
-              if (osparc.study.StudyPricingUnits.includeInList(node)) {
-                nodesIdsListed.push(nodeId);
-              }
-            });
-            nodesPricingUnits.forEach((nodePricingUnits, idx) => {
-              const selectedPricingUnitId = nodePricingUnits.getPricingUnits().getSelectedUnitId();
-              if (selectedPricingUnitId) {
-                const nodeId = nodesIdsListed[idx];
-                const pricingPlanId = nodePricingUnits.getPricingPlanId();
-                promises.push(osparc.study.NodePricingUnits.patchPricingUnitSelection(studyId, nodeId, pricingPlanId, selectedPricingUnitId));
-              }
-            });
-
-            Promise.all(promises)
-              .then(() => {
-                win.close();
-                const showStudyOptions = false;
-                this._startStudyById(studyId, openCB, cancelCB, showStudyOptions);
-              });
+            const isStudyCreation = true;
+            this._startStudyById(studyId, openCB, cancelCB, isStudyCreation);
           })
           .catch(err => {
             this._hideLoadingPage();
             osparc.FlashMessenger.getInstance().logAs(err.message, "ERROR");
             console.error(err);
           });
-      });
+      }
     },
 
     // LAYOUT //
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspaceButtonItem.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspaceButtonItem.js
index 4d5253410bf..187be3598e2 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspaceButtonItem.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspaceButtonItem.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.WorkspaceButtonItem", {
           control.getContentElement().setStyles({
             "border-radius": `${this.self().MENU_BTN_DIMENSIONS / 2}px`
           });
+          osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "workspaceItemMenuButton");
           layout = this.getChildControl("header");
           layout.addAt(control, osparc.dashboard.WorkspaceButtonBase.HPOS.MENU);
           break;
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.WorkspaceButtonItem", {
       workspace.bind("accessRights", this, "accessRights");
       workspace.bind("modifiedAt", this, "modifiedAt");
       workspace.bind("myAccessRights", this, "myAccessRights");
+
+      osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(this, "workspaceItem_" + workspace.getWorkspaceId());
     },
 
     __applyTitle: function(value) {
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.WorkspaceButtonItem", {
         menu.addSeparator();
 
         const deleteButton = new qx.ui.menu.Button(this.tr("Delete"), "@FontAwesome5Solid/trash/12");
+        osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(deleteButton, "deleteWorkspaceMenuItem");
         deleteButton.addListener("execute", () => this.__deleteWorkspaceRequested(), this);
         menu.add(deleteButton);
 
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.WorkspaceButtonItem", {
         confirmText: this.tr("Delete"),
         confirmAction: "delete"
       });
+      osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(confirmationWin.getConfirmButton(), "confirmDeleteWorkspaceButton");
       confirmationWin.center();
       confirmationWin.open();
       confirmationWin.addListener("close", () => {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspaceButtonNew.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspaceButtonNew.js
index ac87579355e..dd65702503b 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspaceButtonNew.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspaceButtonNew.js
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.WorkspaceButtonNew", {
       opacity: 1
     });
     this.getChildControl("footer").exclude();
+
+    osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(this, "newWorkspaceButton");
   },
 
   events: {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspacesAndFoldersTree.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspacesAndFoldersTree.js
index 7f35c3ff320..e8914ca6166 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspacesAndFoldersTree.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspacesAndFoldersTree.js
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.WorkspacesAndFoldersTree", {
               return isOpen;
             },
           }, item, id);
+        },
+        configureItem: item => {
+          item.addListener("changeModel", e => {
+            const model = e.getData();
+            osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(item, `workspacesAndFoldersTreeItem_${model.getWorkspaceId()}_${model.getFolderId()}`);
+          })
         }
       });
 
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspacesAndFoldersTreeItem.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspacesAndFoldersTreeItem.js
index ccedd3b3b3d..13793622cb7 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspacesAndFoldersTreeItem.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/dashboard/WorkspacesAndFoldersTreeItem.js
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.dashboard.WorkspacesAndFoldersTreeItem", {
 
     this.setNotHoveredStyle();
     this.__attachEventHandlers();
-
-    osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(this, "workspacesAndFoldersTreeItem");
   },
 
   members: {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/Permissions.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/Permissions.js
index 44d00471160..5c53b4da76d 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/Permissions.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/Permissions.js
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.data.Permissions", {
           "study.nodestree.uuid.read",
           "study.filestree.uuid.read",
           "study.logger.debug.read",
-          "statics.read"
         ],
         "product_owner": [
           "user.invitation.generate",
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Node.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Node.js
index 0a1be2d9ae8..7a37517f898 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Node.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Node.js
@@ -312,7 +312,19 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.data.model.Node", {
         return outputs[outputKey]["value"];
       }
       return null;
-    }
+    },
+
+    getLinkedNodeIds: function(nodeData) {
+      const linkedNodeIds = new Set([]);
+      if ("inputs" in nodeData) {
+        Object.values(nodeData["inputs"]).forEach(link => {
+          if (link && typeof link === "object" && "nodeUuid" in link) {
+            linkedNodeIds.add(link["nodeUuid"]);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+      return Array.from(linkedNodeIds);
+    },
   },
 
   members: {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Study.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Study.js
index ab178aca669..dc96044e99f 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Study.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Study.js
@@ -345,7 +345,18 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.data.model.Study", {
         "STARTED",
         "RETRY"
       ].includes(state);
-    }
+    },
+
+    __isAnyLinkedNodeMissing: function(studyData) {
+      const existingNodeIds = Object.keys(studyData["workbench"]);
+      const linkedNodeIds = osparc.data.model.Workbench.getLinkedNodeIds(studyData["workbench"]);
+      const allExist = linkedNodeIds.every(linkedNodeId => existingNodeIds.includes(linkedNodeId));
+      return !allExist;
+    },
+
+    isCorrupt: function(studyData) {
+      return this.__isAnyLinkedNodeMissing(studyData);
+    },
   },
 
   members: {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Workbench.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Workbench.js
index 63cd8212fe2..822f5d59eff 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Workbench.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/data/model/Workbench.js
@@ -78,7 +78,16 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.data.model.Workbench", {
 
   statics: {
     CANT_ADD_NODE: qx.locale.Manager.tr("Nodes can't be added while the pipeline is running"),
-    CANT_DELETE_NODE: qx.locale.Manager.tr("Nodes can't be deleted while the pipeline is running")
+    CANT_DELETE_NODE: qx.locale.Manager.tr("Nodes can't be deleted while the pipeline is running"),
+
+    getLinkedNodeIds: function(workbenchData) {
+      const linkedNodeIDs = new Set([]);
+      Object.values(workbenchData).forEach(nodeData => {
+        const linkedNodes = osparc.data.model.Node.getLinkedNodeIds(nodeData);
+        linkedNodes.forEach(linkedNodeID => linkedNodeIDs.add(linkedNodeID))
+      });
+      return Array.from(linkedNodeIDs);
+    },
   },
 
   members: {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/MainPageHandler.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/MainPageHandler.js
index 165d4cf5f08..0872a1b627b 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/MainPageHandler.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/MainPageHandler.js
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.desktop.MainPageHandler", {
     },
 
     loadStudy: function(studyData) {
+      const studyAlias = osparc.product.Utils.getStudyAlias({firstUpperCase: true});
+      // check if it's locked
       let locked = false;
       let lockedBy = false;
       if ("state" in studyData && "locked" in studyData["state"]) {
@@ -92,13 +94,20 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.desktop.MainPageHandler", {
         lockedBy = studyData["state"]["locked"]["owner"];
       }
       if (locked && lockedBy["user_id"] !== osparc.auth.Data.getInstance().getUserId()) {
-        const msg = `${qx.locale.Manager.tr("Study is already open by ")} ${
+        const msg = `${studyAlias} ${qx.locale.Manager.tr("is already open by")} ${
           "first_name" in lockedBy && lockedBy["first_name"] != null ?
             lockedBy["first_name"] :
             qx.locale.Manager.tr("another user.")
         }`;
         throw new Error(msg);
       }
+
+      // check if it's corrupt
+      if (osparc.data.model.Study.isCorrupt(studyData)) {
+        const msg = `${qx.locale.Manager.tr("We encountered an issue with the")} ${studyAlias} <br>${qx.locale.Manager.tr("Please contact support.")}`;
+        throw new Error(msg);
+      }
+
       this.setLoadingPageHeader(qx.locale.Manager.tr("Loading ") + studyData.name);
       this.showLoadingPage();
       const inaccessibleServices = osparc.study.Utils.getInaccessibleServices(studyData["workbench"])
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/preferences/Preferences.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/preferences/Preferences.js
index 876019a22c6..d04b96ceeea 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/preferences/Preferences.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/preferences/Preferences.js
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.desktop.preferences.Preferences", {
     if (osparc.product.Utils.showClusters()) {
       this.__addClustersPage();
     }
-    if (osparc.data.Permissions.getInstance().canDo("statics.read")) {
-      this.__addTestersPage();
-    }
   },
 
   members: {
@@ -85,12 +82,5 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.desktop.preferences.Preferences", {
           .catch(err => console.error(err));
       }
     },
-
-    __addTestersPage: function() {
-      const title = this.tr("Tester");
-      const iconSrc = "@FontAwesome5Solid/user-md/24";
-      const testerPage = new osparc.desktop.preferences.pages.TesterPage();
-      this.addTab(title, iconSrc, testerPage);
-    }
   }
 });
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/preferences/pages/TesterPage.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/preferences/pages/TesterPage.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c886995c744..00000000000
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/desktop/preferences/pages/TesterPage.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-/* ************************************************************************
-
-   osparc - the simcore frontend
-
-   https://osparc.io
-
-   Copyright:
-     2020 IT'IS Foundation, https://itis.swiss
-
-   License:
-     MIT: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
-
-   Authors:
-     * Odei Maiz (odeimaiz)
-
-************************************************************************ */
-
-/**
- * Tester Misc in preferences dialog
- */
-
-qx.Class.define("osparc.desktop.preferences.pages.TesterPage", {
-  extend: qx.ui.core.Widget,
-
-  construct: function() {
-    this.base(arguments);
-
-    this._setLayout(new qx.ui.layout.VBox(15));
-
-    const container = new qx.ui.container.Composite(new qx.ui.layout.VBox(10));
-
-    const statics = this.__createStaticsLayout();
-    container.add(statics);
-
-    const localStorage = this.__createLocalStorageLayout();
-    container.add(localStorage);
-
-    const scroll = new qx.ui.container.Scroll(container);
-    this._add(scroll, {
-      flex: 1
-    });
-  },
-
-  members: {
-    __createStaticsLayout: function() {
-      // layout
-      const box = osparc.ui.window.TabbedView.createSectionBox(this.tr("Statics"));
-
-      const label = osparc.ui.window.TabbedView.createHelpLabel(this.tr(
-        "This is a list of the 'statics' resources"
-      ));
-      box.add(label);
-
-      const statics = osparc.store.Store.getInstance().get("statics");
-      const form = new qx.ui.form.Form();
-      for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(statics)) {
-        const textField = new qx.ui.form.TextField().set({
-          value: typeof value === "object" ? JSON.stringify(value) : value.toString(),
-          readOnly: true
-        });
-        form.add(textField, key, null, key);
-      }
-      box.add(new qx.ui.form.renderer.Single(form));
-
-      return box;
-    },
-
-    __createLocalStorageLayout: function() {
-      // layout
-      const box = osparc.ui.window.TabbedView.createSectionBox(this.tr("Local Storage"));
-
-      const items = {
-        ...window.localStorage
-      };
-      const form = new qx.ui.form.Form();
-      for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(items)) {
-        const textField = new qx.ui.form.TextField().set({
-          value: typeof value === "object" ? JSON.stringify(value) : value.toString(),
-          readOnly: true
-        });
-        form.add(textField, key, null, key);
-      }
-      box.add(new qx.ui.form.renderer.Single(form));
-
-      return box;
-    }
-  }
-});
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/editor/FolderEditor.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/editor/FolderEditor.js
index 42d2013293f..4e8238d4f7f 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/editor/FolderEditor.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/editor/FolderEditor.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.editor.FolderEditor", {
             placeholder: this.tr("Title"),
             height: 27
           });
+          osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "folderEditorTitle");
           this.bind("label", control, "value");
           control.bind("value", this, "label");
           this._add(control);
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.editor.FolderEditor", {
               this.fireEvent("createFolder");
             }
           }, this);
+          osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "folderEditorCreate");
           buttons.addAt(control, 1);
           break;
         }
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.editor.FolderEditor", {
               this.fireEvent("updateFolder");
             }
           }, this);
+          osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "folderEditorSave");
           buttons.addAt(control, 1);
           break;
         }
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/editor/WorkspaceEditor.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/editor/WorkspaceEditor.js
index dab5a9807c3..4e151d4e433 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/editor/WorkspaceEditor.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/editor/WorkspaceEditor.js
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.editor.WorkspaceEditor", {
             placeholder: this.tr("Title"),
             height: 30,
           });
+          osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "workspaceEditorTitle");
           this.bind("label", control, "value");
           control.bind("value", this, "label");
           this._addAt(control, this.self().POS.TITLE);
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.editor.WorkspaceEditor", {
           control = new osparc.ui.form.FetchButton(this.tr("Save")).set({
             appearance: "form-button"
           });
+          osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "workspaceEditorSave");
           control.addListener("execute", () => this.__saveWorkspace(control), this);
           buttons.addAt(control, 1);
           break;
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/file/FolderViewer.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/file/FolderViewer.js
index 23c1d5e57e8..26fb4433bf3 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/file/FolderViewer.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/file/FolderViewer.js
@@ -201,24 +201,6 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.file.FolderViewer", {
       return control || this.base(arguments, id);
     },
 
-    __getEmptyEntry: function() {
-      const items = [];
-      if (this.getMode() === "list") {
-        items.push([
-          "",
-          this.tr("Empty folder"),
-          "",
-          "",
-          ""
-        ]);
-      } else if (this.getMode() === "icons") {
-        items.push(this.self().getItemButton().set({
-          label: this.tr("Empty folder")
-        }));
-      }
-      return items;
-    },
-
     __convertEntries: function(content) {
       const items = [];
       if (this.getMode() === "list") {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/navigation/UserMenu.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/navigation/UserMenu.js
index b18f0a4d7b3..213bc8bf0bd 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/navigation/UserMenu.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/navigation/UserMenu.js
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.navigation.UserMenu", {
           control.addListener("execute", () => osparc.po.POCenterWindow.openWindow(), this);
           this.add(control);
           break;
+        case "tester-center":
+          control = new qx.ui.menu.Button(this.tr("Tester Center"));
+          control.addListener("execute", () => osparc.tester.TesterCenterWindow.openWindow(), this);
+          this.add(control);
+          break;
         case "billing-center":
           control = new qx.ui.menu.Button(this.tr("Billing Center"));
           osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "userMenuBillingCenterBtn");
@@ -157,6 +162,9 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.navigation.UserMenu", {
         if (osparc.data.Permissions.getInstance().isProductOwner()) {
           this.getChildControl("po-center");
         }
+        if (osparc.data.Permissions.getInstance().isTester()) {
+          this.getChildControl("tester-center");
+        }
         if (osparc.desktop.credits.Utils.areWalletsEnabled()) {
           this.getChildControl("billing-center");
         }
@@ -169,10 +177,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.navigation.UserMenu", {
       this.getChildControl("theme-switcher");
       this.addSeparator();
 
-      const announcementUIFactory = osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory.getInstance();
-      if (announcementUIFactory.hasUserMenuAnnouncement()) {
-        this.add(announcementUIFactory.createUserMenuAnnouncement());
-      }
+      this.__addAnnouncements();
       this.getChildControl("about");
       if (osparc.product.Utils.showAboutProduct()) {
         this.getChildControl("about-product");
@@ -188,6 +193,13 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.navigation.UserMenu", {
       osparc.utils.Utils.prettifyMenu(this);
     },
 
+    __addAnnouncements: function() {
+      const announcementUIFactory = osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory.getInstance();
+      if (announcementUIFactory.hasUserMenuAnnouncement()) {
+        announcementUIFactory.createUserMenuAnnouncements().forEach(announcement => this.add(announcement));
+      }
+    },
+
     populateMenuCompact: function() {
       this.removeAll();
       const authData = osparc.auth.Data.getInstance();
@@ -225,10 +237,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.navigation.UserMenu", {
       this.getChildControl("theme-switcher");
       this.addSeparator();
 
-      const announcementUIFactory = osparc.announcement.AnnouncementUIFactory.getInstance();
-      if (announcementUIFactory.hasUserMenuAnnouncement()) {
-        this.add(announcementUIFactory.createUserMenuAnnouncement());
-      }
+      this.__addAnnouncements();
       this.getChildControl("about");
       if (!osparc.product.Utils.isProduct("osparc")) {
         this.getChildControl("about-product");
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/study/StudyOptions.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/study/StudyOptions.js
index 5b0fd30cadb..0ceef6fde4e 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/study/StudyOptions.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/study/StudyOptions.js
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.study.StudyOptions", {
           control = new qx.ui.form.TextField().set({
             maxWidth: 220
           });
+          control.addListener("changeValue", () => this.__evaluateOpenButton());
+          osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "studyTitleField");
           this.getChildControl("title-layout").add(control);
           break;
         case "wallet-selector-layout":
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.study.StudyOptions", {
           control = osparc.desktop.credits.Utils.createWalletSelector("read").set({
             allowGrowX: false
           });
+          control.addListener("changeSelection", () => this.__evaluateOpenButton());
           this.getChildControl("wallet-selector-layout").add(control);
           break;
         case "advanced-layout":
@@ -226,7 +229,8 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.study.StudyOptions", {
             minWidth: 150,
             maxWidth: 150,
             height: 35,
-            center: true
+            center: true,
+            enabled: false,
           });
           osparc.utils.Utils.setIdToWidget(control, "openWithResources");
           this.getChildControl("buttons-layout").addAt(control, 1);
@@ -275,14 +279,20 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.study.StudyOptions", {
           }
         });
       }
+    },
 
-      this.getChildControl("open-button").setEnabled(Boolean(wallet));
+    __evaluateOpenButton: function() {
+      const hasTitle = Boolean(this.getChildControl("title-field").getValue());
+      const walletSelected = Boolean(this.getChildControl("wallet-selector").getSelection().length);
+      this.getChildControl("open-button").setEnabled(hasTitle && walletSelected);
     },
 
     __buildLayout: function() {
       this.__buildTopSummaryLayout();
       this.__buildOptionsLayout();
       this.__buildButtons();
+
+      this.__evaluateOpenButton();
     },
 
     __buildTopSummaryLayout: function() {
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/Statics.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/Statics.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6655075e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/Statics.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/* ************************************************************************
+
+   osparc - the simcore frontend
+
+   https://osparc.io
+
+   Copyright:
+     2024 IT'IS Foundation, https://itis.swiss
+
+   License:
+     MIT: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+   Authors:
+     * Odei Maiz (odeimaiz)
+
+************************************************************************ */
+
+qx.Class.define("osparc.tester.Statics", {
+  extend: osparc.po.BaseView,
+
+  members: {
+    _createChildControlImpl: function(id) {
+      let control;
+      switch (id) {
+        case "statics-container":
+          control = osparc.ui.window.TabbedView.createSectionBox(this.tr("Statics"));
+          this._add(control, {
+            flex: 1
+          });
+          break;
+        case "statics-content": {
+          const statics = osparc.store.Store.getInstance().get("statics");
+          const form = new qx.ui.form.Form();
+          for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(statics)) {
+            const textField = new qx.ui.form.TextField().set({
+              value: typeof value === "object" ? JSON.stringify(value) : value.toString(),
+              readOnly: true
+            });
+            form.add(textField, key, null, key);
+          }
+          const renderer = new qx.ui.form.renderer.Single(form);
+          control = new qx.ui.container.Scroll(renderer);
+          this.getChildControl("statics-container").add(control);
+          break;
+        }
+        case "local-storage-container":
+          control = osparc.ui.window.TabbedView.createSectionBox(this.tr("Local Storage"));
+          this._add(control);
+          break;
+        case "local-storage-content": {
+          const items = {
+            ...window.localStorage
+          };
+          const form = new qx.ui.form.Form();
+          for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(items)) {
+            const textField = new qx.ui.form.TextField().set({
+              value: typeof value === "object" ? JSON.stringify(value) : value.toString(),
+              readOnly: true
+            });
+            form.add(textField, key, null, key);
+          }
+          control = new qx.ui.form.renderer.Single(form);
+          this.getChildControl("local-storage-container").add(control);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      return control || this.base(arguments, id);
+    },
+
+    _buildLayout: function() {
+      this.getChildControl("statics-content");
+      this.getChildControl("local-storage-content");
+    },
+  }
+});
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/TesterCenter.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/TesterCenter.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b456afebb32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/TesterCenter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* ************************************************************************
+
+   osparc - the simcore frontend
+
+   https://osparc.io
+
+   Copyright:
+     2024 IT'IS Foundation, https://itis.swiss
+
+   License:
+     MIT: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+   Authors:
+     * Odei Maiz (odeimaiz)
+
+************************************************************************ */
+
+qx.Class.define("osparc.tester.TesterCenter", {
+  extend: osparc.ui.window.TabbedView,
+
+  construct: function() {
+    this.base(arguments);
+
+    const miniProfile = osparc.desktop.account.MyAccount.createMiniProfileView().set({
+      paddingRight: 10
+    });
+    this.addWidgetOnTopOfTheTabs(miniProfile);
+
+    this.__addSocketMessagesPage();
+    this.__addStaticsPage();
+  },
+
+  members: {
+    __addSocketMessagesPage: function() {
+      const title = this.tr("Socket Messages");
+      const iconSrc = "@FontAwesome5Solid/exchange-alt/22";
+      const maintenance = new osparc.tester.WebSocketMessages();
+      this.addTab(title, iconSrc, maintenance);
+    },
+
+    __addStaticsPage: function() {
+      const title = this.tr("Statics");
+      const iconSrc = "@FontAwesome5Solid/wrench/22";
+      const maintenance = new osparc.tester.Statics();
+      this.addTab(title, iconSrc, maintenance);
+    },
+  }
+});
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/TesterCenterWindow.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/TesterCenterWindow.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b2a99c330d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/TesterCenterWindow.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* ************************************************************************
+
+   osparc - the simcore frontend
+
+   https://osparc.io
+
+   Copyright:
+     2024 IT'IS Foundation, https://itis.swiss
+
+   License:
+     MIT: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+   Authors:
+     * Odei Maiz (odeimaiz)
+
+************************************************************************ */
+
+qx.Class.define("osparc.tester.TesterCenterWindow", {
+  extend: osparc.ui.window.TabbedWindow,
+
+  construct: function() {
+    this.base(arguments, "tester-center", this.tr("Tester Center"));
+
+    const width = 800;
+    const maxHeight = 800;
+    this.set({
+      width,
+      maxHeight,
+    });
+
+    const testerCenter = new osparc.tester.TesterCenter();
+    this._setTabbedView(testerCenter);
+  },
+
+  statics: {
+    openWindow: function() {
+      const accountWindow = new osparc.tester.TesterCenterWindow();
+      accountWindow.center();
+      accountWindow.open();
+      return accountWindow;
+    }
+  }
+});
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/WebSocketMessages.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/WebSocketMessages.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0872301459f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/tester/WebSocketMessages.js
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/* ************************************************************************
+
+   osparc - the simcore frontend
+
+   https://osparc.io
+
+   Copyright:
+     2024 IT'IS Foundation, https://itis.swiss
+
+   License:
+     MIT: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+   Authors:
+     * Odei Maiz (odeimaiz)
+
+************************************************************************ */
+
+qx.Class.define("osparc.tester.WebSocketMessages", {
+  extend: osparc.po.BaseView,
+  construct: function() {
+    this.base(arguments);
+  },
+
+  members: {
+    _createChildControlImpl: function(id) {
+      let control;
+      switch (id) {
+        case "filter-message": {
+          control = new qx.ui.form.TextField().set({
+            liveUpdate : true,
+            placeholder: this.tr("Search in Message"),
+          });
+          this._add(control);
+          break;
+        }
+        case "messages-table": {
+          const tableModel = new qx.ui.table.model.Filtered();
+          tableModel.setColumns([
+            this.tr("Date"),
+            this.tr("Channel"),
+            this.tr("Message"),
+          ]);
+          const custom = {
+            tableColumnModel: function(obj) {
+              return new qx.ui.table.columnmodel.Resize(obj);
+            }
+          };
+          control = new qx.ui.table.Table(tableModel, custom).set({
+            selectable: true,
+            statusBarVisible: false,
+            showCellFocusIndicator: false,
+            forceLineHeight: false
+          });
+          control.getTableColumnModel().setDataCellRenderer(
+            1,
+            new qx.ui.table.cellrenderer.String().set({
+              defaultCellStyle: "user-select: text"
+            })
+          );
+          control.getTableColumnModel().setDataCellRenderer(
+            0,
+            new qx.ui.table.cellrenderer.String().set({
+              defaultCellStyle: "user-select: text"
+            })
+          );
+          control.getTableColumnModel().setDataCellRenderer(
+            2,
+            new osparc.ui.table.cellrenderer.Html().set({
+              defaultCellStyle: "user-select: text; text-wrap: wrap"
+            })
+          );
+          control.setColumnWidth(0, 80);
+          control.setColumnWidth(1, 150);
+
+          control.setDataRowRenderer(new osparc.ui.table.rowrenderer.ExpandSelection(control));
+          this._add(control, {
+            flex: 1
+          });
+          break;
+        }
+        case "json-viewer":
+          control = new osparc.ui.basic.JsonTreeWidget();
+          this._add(control);
+          break;
+      }
+      return control || this.base(arguments, id);
+    },
+
+    _buildLayout: function() {
+      const filterMessage = this.getChildControl("filter-message");
+      const table = this.getChildControl("messages-table");
+      const jsonViewer = this.getChildControl("json-viewer");
+
+      const model = table.getTableModel();
+      filterMessage.addListener("changeValue", e => {
+        const value = e.getData();
+        model.resetHiddenRows();
+        model.addNotRegex(value, "Message", true);
+        model.applyFilters();
+      });
+      table.addListener("cellTap", e => {
+        const selectedRow = e.getRow();
+        const rowData = table.getTableModel().getRowData(selectedRow);
+        jsonViewer.setJson(JSON.parse(rowData[2]));
+      }, this);
+
+      this.__populateTable();
+    },
+
+    __populateTable: function() {
+      const socket = osparc.wrapper.WebSocket.getInstance();
+      const messagesObj = socket.getCachedMessages();
+      const messagesArray = [];
+      for (const channel in messagesObj) {
+        messagesObj[channel].forEach(msg => {
+          messagesArray.push({
+            date: msg.date,
+            channel,
+            message: msg.message,
+          });
+        });
+      }
+      messagesArray.sort((a, b) => {
+        return new Date(b.date) - new Date(a.date); // newest first
+      });
+      const datas = [];
+      messagesArray.forEach(entry => {
+        const data = [
+          new Date(entry.date).toLocaleTimeString(),
+          entry.channel,
+          JSON.stringify(entry.message),
+        ];
+        datas.push(data);
+      });
+      this.getChildControl("messages-table").getTableModel().setData(datas);
+    }
+  }
+});
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/ui/basic/JsonTreeWidget.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/ui/basic/JsonTreeWidget.js
index 24453fe0bf8..60f5a55e5b1 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/ui/basic/JsonTreeWidget.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/ui/basic/JsonTreeWidget.js
@@ -36,11 +36,21 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.ui.basic.JsonTreeWidget", {
    * @param data {Object} Json object to be displayed by JsonTreeViewer
    */
   construct: function(data) {
-    const prettyJson = JSON.stringify(data, null, "&emsp;").replace(/\n/ig, "<br>");
-    this.base(arguments, prettyJson);
+    this.base(arguments);
     this.set({
       rich: true,
       selectable: true
     });
+
+    if (data) {
+      this.setJson(data);
+    }
+  },
+
+  members: {
+    setJson(data) {
+      const prettyJson = JSON.stringify(data, null, "&emsp;").replace(/\n/ig, "<br>");
+      this.setValue(prettyJson);
+    }
   }
 });
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/widget/logger/LoggerView.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/widget/logger/LoggerView.js
index e77ff8c6840..7eb6bbb4081 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/widget/logger/LoggerView.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/widget/logger/LoggerView.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * It consists of:
  * - a toolbar containing:
  *   - clear button
- *   - filter as you type textfiled
+ *   - filter as you type textfield
  *   - some log type filtering buttons
  * - log messages table
  *
diff --git a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/wrapper/WebSocket.js b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/wrapper/WebSocket.js
index 3a300c433b9..081d790c01d 100644
--- a/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/wrapper/WebSocket.js
+++ b/services/static-webserver/client/source/class/osparc/wrapper/WebSocket.js
@@ -134,11 +134,13 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.wrapper.WebSocket", {
       this.setNamespace(namespace);
     }
     this.__name = [];
+    this.__cache = {};
   },
 
   members: {
     // The name store an array of events
     __name: null,
+    __cache: null,
 
     /**
      * Trying to using socket.io to connect and plug every event from socket.io to qooxdoo one
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.wrapper.WebSocket", {
      * Connect and event from socket.io like qooxdoo event
      *
      * @param {string} name The event name to watch
-     * @param {function} fn The function wich will catch event response
+     * @param {function} fn The function which will catch event response
      * @param {mixed} that A link to this
      * @returns {void}
      */
@@ -247,6 +249,21 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.wrapper.WebSocket", {
         } else {
           socket.on(name, fn);
         }
+
+        // add a duplicated slot listener to keep the messages cached
+        socket.on(name, message => {
+          if (!(name in this.__cache)) {
+            this.__cache[name] = [];
+          }
+          const info = {
+            date: new Date(),
+            message: message ? message : "",
+          }
+          this.__cache[name].unshift(info);
+          if (this.__cache[name].length > 20) {
+            this.__cache[name].length = 20;
+          }
+        }, this);
       }
     },
 
@@ -265,7 +282,11 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.wrapper.WebSocket", {
           index = this.__name.indexOf(name);
         }
       }
-    }
+    },
+
+    getCachedMessages: function() {
+      return this.__cache;
+    },
   },
 
   /**
@@ -281,6 +302,7 @@ qx.Class.define("osparc.wrapper.WebSocket", {
         }
       }
       this.__name = null;
+      this.__cache = null;
 
       this.removeAllBindings();
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e-playwright/Makefile b/tests/e2e-playwright/Makefile
index fc4c0463de2..40fe914b9c0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-playwright/Makefile
+++ b/tests/e2e-playwright/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ install-dev install-prod install-ci: _check_venv_active ## install app in develo
 RETRY_DURATION_SECONDS := 30
 RETRY_INTERVAL_SECONDS := 1
 
-install-ci-up-simcore: install-ci
+.PHONY: install-ci-up-simcore
+install-ci-up-simcore: install-ci  ## run registry and simcore stack locally (push sleepers image and modifies DB)
 	@$(MAKE_C) $(REPO_BASE_DIR) local-registry
 	@$(_transfer-images-to-registry)
 	@$(_up_simcore)
@@ -106,6 +107,28 @@ test-sleepers-dev: _check_venv_active ## runs sleepers test on local deploy
 		--autoregister \
 		$(CURDIR)/tests/sleepers/test_sleepers.py
 
+.PHONY: test-platform
+test-platform: _check_venv_active ## runs platform test on local deploy
+	@pytest \
+		-sxvv \
+		--color=yes \
+		--product-url=http://$(get_my_ip):9081 \
+		--autoregister \
+		--tracing=on \
+		$(CURDIR)/tests/platform_CI_tests/test_platform.py
+
+.PHONY: test-platform-dev
+test-platform-dev: _check_venv_active  ## runs platform test on local deploy (with PWDEBUG=1)
+	@PWDEBUG=1 pytest \
+		-sxvv \
+		--color=yes \
+		--pdb \
+		--product-url=http://$(get_my_ip):9081 \
+		--headed \
+		--autoregister \
+		--tracing=on \
+		$(CURDIR)/tests/platform_CI_tests/test_platform.py
+
 
 # Define the files where user input will be saved
 SLEEPERS_INPUT_FILE := .e2e-playwright-sleepers-env.txt
diff --git a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/conftest.py b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/conftest.py
index 6fd15e8218c..ca2ec5a579e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/conftest.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import os
 import random
 import re
-import time
 import urllib.parse
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator
 from contextlib import ExitStack
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@
 import arrow
 import pytest
 from faker import Faker
-from playwright.sync_api import APIRequestContext, BrowserContext, Page, WebSocket
+from playwright.sync_api import APIRequestContext, BrowserContext, Page
 from playwright.sync_api._generated import Playwright
 from pydantic import AnyUrl, TypeAdapter
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.faker_factories import DEFAULT_TEST_PASSWORD
@@ -29,13 +28,13 @@
     MINUTE,
     SECOND,
     AutoRegisteredUser,
+    RestartableWebSocket,
     RunningState,
     ServiceType,
     SocketIOEvent,
     SocketIOProjectClosedWaiter,
     SocketIOProjectStateUpdatedWaiter,
     decode_socketio_42_message,
-    web_socket_default_log_handler,
 )
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.pydantic_extension import Secret4TestsStr
 
@@ -323,6 +322,11 @@ def _do() -> AutoRegisteredUser:
     return _do
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def store_browser_context() -> bool:
+    return False
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def log_in_and_out(
     page: Page,
@@ -331,7 +335,9 @@ def log_in_and_out(
     user_password: Secret4TestsStr,
     auto_register: bool,
     register: Callable[[], AutoRegisteredUser],
-) -> Iterator[WebSocket]:
+    store_browser_context: bool,
+    context: BrowserContext,
+) -> Iterator[RestartableWebSocket]:
     with log_context(
         logging.INFO,
         f"Open {product_url=} using {user_name=}/{user_password=}/{auto_register=}",
@@ -374,8 +380,8 @@ def log_in_and_out(
                     page.get_by_test_id("loginSubmitBtn").click()
                 assert response_info.value.ok, f"{response_info.value.json()}"
 
-    ws = ws_info.value
-    assert not ws.is_closed()
+    assert not ws_info.value.is_closed()
+    restartable_wb = RestartableWebSocket.create(page, ws_info.value)
 
     # Welcome to Sim4Life
     page.wait_for_timeout(5000)
@@ -389,8 +395,11 @@ def log_in_and_out(
     if quickStartWindowCloseBtnLocator.is_visible():
         quickStartWindowCloseBtnLocator.click()
 
-    with web_socket_default_log_handler(ws):
-        yield ws
+    if store_browser_context:
+        context.storage_state(path="state.json")
+
+    # with web_socket_default_log_handler(ws):
+    yield restartable_wb
 
     with log_context(
         logging.INFO,
@@ -408,7 +417,7 @@ def log_in_and_out(
 @pytest.fixture
 def create_new_project_and_delete(
     page: Page,
-    log_in_and_out: WebSocket,
+    log_in_and_out: RestartableWebSocket,
     is_product_billable: bool,
     api_request_context: APIRequestContext,
     product_url: AnyUrl,
@@ -453,7 +462,6 @@ def _(
                             open_button.click()
                             # Open project with default resources
                             open_button = page.get_by_test_id("openWithResources")
-                            time.sleep(2)  # wait until the study options are filled up
                         # it returns a Long Running Task
                         with page.expect_response(
                             re.compile(rf"/projects\?from_study\={template_id}")
@@ -500,13 +508,11 @@ def wait_for_done(response):
                         if is_product_billable:
                             # Open project with default resources
                             open_button = page.get_by_test_id("openWithResources")
-                            time.sleep(2)  # wait until the study options are filled up
                             open_button.click()
                             open_with_resources_clicked = True
                 if is_product_billable and not open_with_resources_clicked:
                     # Open project with default resources
                     open_button = page.get_by_test_id("openWithResources")
-                    time.sleep(2)  # wait until the study options are filled up
                     open_button.click()
             project_data = response_info.value.json()
             assert project_data
@@ -660,7 +666,7 @@ def _(
 def start_and_stop_pipeline(
     product_url: AnyUrl,
     page: Page,
-    log_in_and_out: WebSocket,
+    log_in_and_out: RestartableWebSocket,
     api_request_context: APIRequestContext,
 ) -> Iterator[Callable[[], SocketIOEvent]]:
     started_pipeline_ids = []
diff --git a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/jupyterlabs/test_jupyterlab.py b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/jupyterlabs/test_jupyterlab.py
index 6afc2bb1f13..2451f1e3648 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/jupyterlabs/test_jupyterlab.py
+++ b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/jupyterlabs/test_jupyterlab.py
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@
 from playwright.sync_api import Page, WebSocket
 from pydantic import ByteSize
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.logging_tools import log_context
-from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright import MINUTE, SECOND, ServiceType
+from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright import (
+    MINUTE,
+    SECOND,
+    RestartableWebSocket,
+    ServiceType,
+)
 
 _WAITING_FOR_SERVICE_TO_START: Final[int] = (
     10 * MINUTE
@@ -110,8 +115,11 @@ def test_jupyterlab(
             iframe.get_by_role("button", name="New Launcher").click()
             with page.expect_websocket(_JLabWaitForTerminalWebSocket()) as ws_info:
                 iframe.get_by_label("Launcher").get_by_text("Terminal").click()
-            terminal_web_socket = ws_info.value
-            assert not terminal_web_socket.is_closed()
+
+            assert not ws_info.value.is_closed()
+            restartable_terminal_web_socket = RestartableWebSocket.create(
+                page, ws_info.value
+            )
 
             terminal = iframe.locator(
                 "#jp-Terminal-0 > div > div.xterm-screen"
@@ -122,7 +130,7 @@ def test_jupyterlab(
             terminal.press("Enter")
             # NOTE: this call creates a large file with random blocks inside
             blocks_count = int(large_file_size / large_file_block_size)
-            with terminal_web_socket.expect_event(
+            with restartable_terminal_web_socket.expect_event(
                 "framereceived",
                 _JLabTerminalWebSocketWaiter(
                     expected_message_type="stdout", expected_message_contents="copied"
diff --git a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/platform_CI_tests/conftest.py b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/platform_CI_tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/platform_CI_tests/test_platform.py b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/platform_CI_tests/test_platform.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..edcac0fca64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/platform_CI_tests/test_platform.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+# pylint: disable=unused-variable
+# pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+# pylint: disable=too-many-statements
+# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def store_browser_context() -> bool:
+    return True
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def logged_in_context(
+    playwright,
+    store_browser_context: bool,
+    request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
+    pytestconfig,
+):
+    is_headed = "--headed" in pytestconfig.invocation_params.args
+
+    file_path = Path("state.json")
+    if not file_path.exists():
+        request.getfixturevalue("log_in_and_out")
+
+    browser = playwright.chromium.launch(headless=not is_headed)
+    context = browser.new_context(storage_state="state.json")
+    yield context
+    context.close()
+    browser.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def test_module_teardown():
+
+    yield  # Run the tests
+
+    file_path = Path("state.json")
+    if file_path.exists():
+        file_path.unlink()
+
+
+def test_simple_folder_workflow(logged_in_context, product_url, test_module_teardown):
+    page = logged_in_context.new_page()
+
+    page.goto(f"{product_url}")
+    page.wait_for_timeout(1000)
+    page.get_by_test_id("newFolderButton").click()
+
+    with page.expect_response(
+        lambda response: "folders" in response.url
+        and response.status == 201
+        and response.request.method == "POST"
+    ) as response_info:
+        page.get_by_test_id("folderEditorTitle").fill("My new folder")
+        page.get_by_test_id("folderEditorCreate").click()
+
+    _folder_id = response_info.value.json()["data"]["folderId"]
+    page.get_by_test_id(f"folderItem_{_folder_id}").click()
+    page.get_by_test_id("workspacesAndFoldersTreeItem_null_null").click()
+
+
+def test_simple_workspace_workflow(
+    logged_in_context, product_url, test_module_teardown
+):
+    page = logged_in_context.new_page()
+
+    page.goto(f"{product_url}")
+    page.wait_for_timeout(1000)
+    page.get_by_test_id("workspacesAndFoldersTreeItem_-1_null").click()
+
+    with page.expect_response(
+        lambda response: "workspaces" in response.url
+        and response.status == 201
+        and response.request.method == "POST"
+    ) as response_info:
+        page.get_by_test_id("newWorkspaceButton").click()
+        page.get_by_test_id("workspaceEditorSave").click()
+    _workspace_id = response_info.value.json()["data"]["workspaceId"]
+    page.get_by_test_id(f"workspaceItem_{_workspace_id}").click()
+    page.get_by_test_id("workspacesAndFoldersTreeItem_null_null").click()
diff --git a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sim4life/test_sim4life.py b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sim4life/test_sim4life.py
index 924e6efa535..28b6ecf56a7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sim4life/test_sim4life.py
+++ b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sim4life/test_sim4life.py
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Any
 
-from playwright.sync_api import Page, WebSocket
+from playwright.sync_api import Page
 from pydantic import AnyUrl
-from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright import (
-    ServiceType,
-    web_socket_default_log_handler,
-)
+from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright import RestartableWebSocket, ServiceType
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright_sim4life import (
     check_video_streaming,
     interact_with_s4l,
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ def test_sim4life(
         [ServiceType, str, str | None], dict[str, Any]
     ],
     create_project_from_new_button: Callable[[str], dict[str, Any]],
-    log_in_and_out: WebSocket,
+    log_in_and_out: RestartableWebSocket,
     service_key: str,
     use_plus_button: bool,
     is_autoscaled: bool,
@@ -59,9 +56,8 @@ def test_sim4life(
         product_url=product_url,
     )
     s4l_websocket = resp["websocket"]
-    with web_socket_default_log_handler(s4l_websocket):
-        s4l_iframe = resp["iframe"]
-        interact_with_s4l(page, s4l_iframe)
+    s4l_iframe = resp["iframe"]
+    interact_with_s4l(page, s4l_iframe)
 
-        if check_videostreaming:
-            check_video_streaming(page, s4l_iframe, s4l_websocket)
+    if check_videostreaming:
+        check_video_streaming(page, s4l_iframe, s4l_websocket)
diff --git a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sim4life/test_template.py b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sim4life/test_template.py
index fb9b260c992..423437e04a4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sim4life/test_template.py
+++ b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sim4life/test_template.py
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Any
 
-from playwright.sync_api import Page, WebSocket
-from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright import web_socket_default_log_handler
+from playwright.sync_api import Page
+from pydantic import AnyUrl
+from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright import RestartableWebSocket
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright_sim4life import (
     check_video_streaming,
     interact_with_s4l,
@@ -22,10 +23,11 @@
 def test_template(
     page: Page,
     create_project_from_template_dashboard: Callable[[str], dict[str, Any]],
-    log_in_and_out: WebSocket,
+    log_in_and_out: RestartableWebSocket,
     template_id: str,
     is_autoscaled: bool,
     check_videostreaming: bool,
+    product_url: AnyUrl,
 ):
     project_data = create_project_from_template_dashboard(template_id)
 
@@ -37,12 +39,16 @@ def test_template(
     assert len(node_ids) == 1, "Expected 1 node in the workbench!"
 
     resp = wait_for_launched_s4l(
-        page, node_ids[0], log_in_and_out, autoscaled=is_autoscaled, copy_workspace=True
+        page,
+        node_ids[0],
+        log_in_and_out,
+        autoscaled=is_autoscaled,
+        copy_workspace=True,
+        product_url=product_url,
     )
     s4l_websocket = resp["websocket"]
-    with web_socket_default_log_handler(s4l_websocket):
-        s4l_iframe = resp["iframe"]
-        interact_with_s4l(page, s4l_iframe)
+    s4l_iframe = resp["iframe"]
+    interact_with_s4l(page, s4l_iframe)
 
-        if check_videostreaming:
-            check_video_streaming(page, s4l_iframe, s4l_websocket)
+    if check_videostreaming:
+        check_video_streaming(page, s4l_iframe, s4l_websocket)
diff --git a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sleepers/test_sleepers.py b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sleepers/test_sleepers.py
index d12953d1ed0..4415fcf3e49 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sleepers/test_sleepers.py
+++ b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/sleepers/test_sleepers.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 from packaging.version import Version
 from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
-from playwright.sync_api import Page, WebSocket
+from playwright.sync_api import Page
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.logging_tools import (
     ContextMessages,
     log_context,
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 )
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright import (
     MINUTE,
+    RestartableWebSocket,
     RunningState,
     ServiceType,
     SocketIOEvent,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ def _get_file_names(page: Page) -> list[str]:
 
 def test_sleepers(
     page: Page,
-    log_in_and_out: WebSocket,
+    log_in_and_out: RestartableWebSocket,
     create_project_from_service_dashboard: Callable[
         [ServiceType, str, str | None], dict[str, Any]
     ],
diff --git a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/tip/test_ti_plan.py b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/tip/test_ti_plan.py
index 56f028d197d..7709071e7ea 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/tip/test_ti_plan.py
+++ b/tests/e2e-playwright/tests/tip/test_ti_plan.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.playwright import (
     MINUTE,
     SECOND,
+    RestartableWebSocket,
     app_mode_trigger_next_app,
     expected_service_running,
     wait_for_service_running,
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ def __call__(self, message: str) -> bool:
 
 def test_classic_ti_plan(  # noqa: PLR0915
     page: Page,
-    log_in_and_out: WebSocket,
+    log_in_and_out: RestartableWebSocket,
     is_autoscaled: bool,
     is_product_lite: bool,
     create_tip_plan_from_dashboard: Callable[[str], dict[str, Any]],
@@ -209,11 +210,12 @@ def test_classic_ti_plan(  # noqa: PLR0915
             ti_iframe = service_running.iframe_locator
             assert ti_iframe
 
-        jlab_websocket = ws_info.value
+        assert not ws_info.value.is_closed()
+        restartable_jlab_websocket = RestartableWebSocket.create(page, ws_info.value)
 
         with (
             log_context(logging.INFO, "Run optimization"),
-            jlab_websocket.expect_event(
+            restartable_jlab_websocket.expect_event(
                 "framereceived",
                 _JLabWebSocketWaiter(
                     expected_header_msg_type="stream",
@@ -228,11 +230,18 @@ def test_classic_ti_plan(  # noqa: PLR0915
             )
 
         with log_context(logging.INFO, "Create report"):
-
-            ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Load Analysis").click()
-            page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
-            ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Load").nth(1).click()
-            page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
+            with log_context(
+                logging.INFO,
+                f"Click button - `Load Analysis` and wait for {_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME}",
+            ):
+                ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Load Analysis").click()
+                page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
+            with log_context(
+                logging.INFO,
+                f"Click button - `Load` and wait for {_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME}",
+            ):
+                ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Load").nth(1).click()
+                page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
 
             if is_product_lite:
                 assert (
@@ -248,14 +257,34 @@ def test_classic_ti_plan(  # noqa: PLR0915
                 ).is_enabled()
 
             else:
-                ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Add to Report (0)").nth(0).click()
-                page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
-                ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Export to S4L").click()
-                page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
-                ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Add to Report (1)").nth(1).click()
-                page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
-                ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Export Report").click()
-                page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
+                with log_context(
+                    logging.INFO,
+                    f"Click button - `Add to Report (0)` and wait for {_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME}",
+                ):
+                    ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Add to Report (0)").nth(
+                        0
+                    ).click()
+                    page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
+                with log_context(
+                    logging.INFO,
+                    f"Click button - `Export to S4L` and wait for {_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME}",
+                ):
+                    ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Export to S4L").click()
+                    page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
+                with log_context(
+                    logging.INFO,
+                    f"Click button - `Add to Report (1)` and wait for {_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME}",
+                ):
+                    ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Add to Report (1)").nth(
+                        1
+                    ).click()
+                    page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
+                with log_context(
+                    logging.INFO,
+                    f"Click button - `Export Report` and wait for {_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME}",
+                ):
+                    ti_iframe.get_by_role("button", name="Export Report").click()
+                    page.wait_for_timeout(_JLAB_REPORTING_MAX_TIME)
 
         with log_context(logging.INFO, "Check outputs"):
             if is_product_lite:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/package-lock.json b/tests/e2e/package-lock.json
index 3e27937ad5e..d5aaa2c02e9 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/package-lock.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/package-lock.json
@@ -1975,9 +1975,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
-      "version": "7.0.3",
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