diff --git a/.github/scripts/medusa-config.js b/.github/scripts/medusa-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a2c69042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/medusa-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+const dotenv = require("dotenv");
+
+let ENV_FILE_NAME = "";
+switch (process.env.NODE_ENV) {
+  case "production":
+    ENV_FILE_NAME = ".env.production";
+    break;
+  case "staging":
+    ENV_FILE_NAME = ".env.staging";
+    break;
+  case "test":
+    ENV_FILE_NAME = ".env.test";
+    break;
+  case "development":
+  default:
+    ENV_FILE_NAME = ".env";
+    break;
+}
+
+try {
+  dotenv.config({ path: process.cwd() + "/" + ENV_FILE_NAME });
+} catch (e) {}
+
+// CORS when consuming Medusa from admin
+const ADMIN_CORS =
+  process.env.ADMIN_CORS || "http://localhost:7000,http://localhost:7001";
+
+// CORS to avoid issues when consuming Medusa from a client
+const STORE_CORS = process.env.STORE_CORS || "http://localhost:8000";
+
+const DATABASE_URL =
+  process.env.DATABASE_URL || "postgres://medusa:password@localhost/medusa";
+
+const REDIS_URL = process.env.REDIS_URL || "redis://localhost:6379";
+
+const plugins = [
+  `medusa-fulfillment-manual`,
+  `medusa-payment-manual`,
+  {
+    resolve: `@medusajs/file-local`,
+    options: {
+      upload_dir: "uploads",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    resolve: "@medusajs/admin",
+    /** @type {import('@medusajs/admin').PluginOptions} */
+    options: {
+      autoRebuild: true,
+      develop: {
+        open: process.env.OPEN_BROWSER !== "false",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    resolve: `medusa-plugin-meilisearch`,
+    options: {
+      config: {
+        host: process.env.MEILISEARCH_HOST,
+        apiKey: process.env.MEILISEARCH_API_KEY,
+      },
+      settings: {
+        products: {
+          indexSettings: {
+            searchableAttributes: [
+              "title", 
+              "description",
+              "variant_sku",
+            ],
+            displayedAttributes: [
+              "id", 
+              "title", 
+              "description", 
+              "variant_sku", 
+              "thumbnail", 
+              "handle",
+            ],
+          },
+          primaryKey: "id",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+const modules = {
+  /*eventBus: {
+    resolve: "@medusajs/event-bus-redis",
+    options: {
+      redisUrl: REDIS_URL
+    }
+  },
+  cacheService: {
+    resolve: "@medusajs/cache-redis",
+    options: {
+      redisUrl: REDIS_URL
+    }
+  },*/
+};
+
+/** @type {import('@medusajs/medusa').ConfigModule["projectConfig"]} */
+const projectConfig = {
+  jwtSecret: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
+  cookieSecret: process.env.COOKIE_SECRET,
+  store_cors: STORE_CORS,
+  database_url: DATABASE_URL,
+  admin_cors: ADMIN_CORS,
+  // Uncomment the following lines to enable REDIS
+  redis_url: REDIS_URL
+};
+
+/** @type {import('@medusajs/medusa').ConfigModule} */
+module.exports = {
+  projectConfig,
+  plugins,
+  modules,
+};
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yaml
index 136a748cd..789445114 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,16 @@ env:
   DATABASE_TYPE: "postgres"
   REDIS_URL: redis://localhost:6379
   DATABASE_URL: postgres://test_medusa_user:password@localhost/test_medusa_db
+  MEILISEARCH_HOST: http://localhost:7700
+  MEILISEARCH_API_KEY: meili_api_key
+
   NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL: http://localhost:8000
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_REGION: us
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL: http://localhost:9000
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_INDEX_NAME: products
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_ENDPOINT: http://127.0.0.1:7700
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_API_KEY: meili_api_key
+  REVALIDATE_SECRET: supersecret
 
 jobs:
   e2e-test-runner:
@@ -53,6 +62,9 @@ jobs:
 
       meilisearch:
         image: getmeili/meilisearch:v1.7
+        env:
+          MEILI_MASTER_KEY: meili_api_key
+          MEILI_ENV: development
         ports:
           - 7700:7700
         options: >-
@@ -100,11 +112,18 @@ jobs:
           --db-database ${{ env.TEST_POSTGRES_DATABASE }} \
           --db-host ${{ env.TEST_POSTGRES_HOST }} \
           --db-port ${{ env.TEST_POSTGREST_PORT }}
-        
+
       - name: Build the backend
         working-directory: ../backend
         run: yarn build:admin
 
+      - name: Setup search in the backend
+        working-directory: ../backend
+        run: yarn add medusa-plugin-meilisearch
+
+      - name: Move custom medusa config to the backend
+        run: cp .github/scripts/medusa-config.js ../backend/medusa-config.js
+
       - name: Seed data from default seed file
         working-directory: ../backend
         run: medusa seed --seed-file=data/seed.json
@@ -119,9 +138,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install playwright
         run: yarn playwright install --with-deps
 
-      - name: Copy environment
-        run: cp .env.template .env
-
       - name: Setup frontend
         run: yarn build