diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c0474f7..68d7464 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   backend:
     name: Backend (lint, type-check, unit + integration tests)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     services:
       postgres:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
 
   frontend:
     name: Frontend (lint, type-check, unit tests, build)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
 
   e2e:
     name: End-to-end tests (Playwright)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: [backend, frontend]
 
     services:
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Apply migrations to dev database
         env:
           PGPASSWORD: postgres
-        run: psql -h localhost -U postgres -d forkable_learning -f backend/migrations/001_create_practice_platform_tables.sql
+        run: |
+          for f in backend/migrations/*.sql; do
+            echo "applying $f"
+            psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -h localhost -U postgres -d forkable_learning -f "$f"
+          done
 
       - name: Install backend dependencies
         working-directory: backend
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d14c595..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-name: End-to-End Tests
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
-
-jobs:
-  e2e:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    services:
-      postgres:
-        image: postgres:16
-        env:
-          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-          POSTGRES_DB: testdb
-        ports:
-          - 5432:5432
-        options: >-
-          --health-cmd="pg_isready -U postgres"
-          --health-interval=10s
-          --health-timeout=5s
-          --health-retries=5
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-
-      - name: Install backend dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-        working-directory: backend
-
-      - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-        working-directory: frontend
-
-      - name: Install e2e dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-        working-directory: e2e
-
-      - name: Build backend
-        run: npm run build
-        working-directory: backend
-
-      - name: Build frontend
-        run: npm run build
-        working-directory: frontend
-
-      - name: Run database migrations
-        run: npm run migrate
-        working-directory: backend
-
-      - name: Run Playwright tests
-        run: npx playwright test
-        working-directory: e2e
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f40348..0268674 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # ForkableTypescriptPostgreReactNodejsLearning
 
+[![CI](https://github.com/suryakulshreshtha/ForkableTypescriptPostgreReactNodejsLearning/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/suryakulshreshtha/ForkableTypescriptPostgreReactNodejsLearning/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+
 A small, fully-tested full-stack reference app — built the way an SDET would build it, with a real test pyramid instead of an afterthought. Fork it, run it, break it, and use it as a template for your own TypeScript + React + Node.js + PostgreSQL projects.
 
 **Stack:** React 18 · TypeScript · Node.js / Express · PostgreSQL