diff --git a/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yml
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+name: Acceptance tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - synchronize
+      - reopened
+      - closed
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  check-deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    outputs:
+      pr-contains-string: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.pr-contains-string }}
+      renku: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.renku}}
+      renku-core: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.renku-core}}
+      renku-gateway: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.renku-gateway}}
+      renku-graph: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.renku-graph}}
+      renku-notebooks: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.renku-notebooks}}
+      renku-ui: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.renku-ui}}
+      renku-data-services: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.renku-data-services}}
+      amalthea: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.amalthea}}
+      test-enabled: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.test-enabled}}
+      extra-values: ${{ steps.deploy-comment.outputs.extra-values}}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - id: deploy-comment
+        uses: SwissDataScienceCenter/renku-actions/check-pr-description@v1.12.3
+        with:
+          string: /deploy
+          pr_ref: ${{ github.event.number }}
+
+  deploy-pr:
+    if: github.event.action != 'closed'
+    needs: [check-deploy]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    environment:
+      name: ci-renku-${{ github.event.number }}
+      url: https://ci-renku-${{ github.event.number }}.dev.renku.ch
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+      - name: renku build and deploy
+        if: needs.check-deploy.outputs.pr-contains-string == 'true'
+        uses: SwissDataScienceCenter/renku-actions/deploy-renku@v1.12.3
+        env:
+          DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.RENKU_DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+          DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.RENKU_DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          GITLAB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DEV_GITLAB_TOKEN }}
+          KUBECONFIG: "${{ github.workspace }}/renkubot-kube.config"
+          RENKU_ANONYMOUS_SESSIONS: true
+          RENKU_RELEASE: ci-renku-${{ github.event.number }}
+          RENKU_VALUES_FILE: "${{ github.workspace }}/values.yaml"
+          RENKU_VALUES: ${{ secrets.COMBINED_CHARTS_CI_RENKU_VALUES }}
+          RENKUBOT_KUBECONFIG: ${{ secrets.RENKUBOT_DEV_KUBECONFIG }}
+          TEST_ARTIFACTS_PATH: "tests-artifacts-${{ github.sha }}"
+          renku: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.renku }}"
+          renku_core: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.renku-core }}"
+          renku_gateway: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.renku-gateway }}"
+          renku_graph: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.renku-graph }}"
+          renku_notebooks: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.renku-notebooks }}"
+          renku_ui: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.renku-ui }}"
+          renku_data_services: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.renku-data-services }}"
+          renku_search: "@${{ github.head_ref }}"
+          amalthea: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.amalthea }}"
+          extra_values: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.extra-values }}"
+      - name: Check existing renkubot comment
+        if: needs.check-deploy.outputs.pr-contains-string == 'true'
+        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v3
+        id: findcomment
+        with:
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          comment-author: "RenkuBot"
+      - name: Create comment pre deploy
+        if: ${{ steps.findcomment.outputs.comment-id == 0 &&
+          needs.check-deploy.outputs.pr-contains-string == 'true' }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.RENKUBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          body: |
+            You can access the deployment of this PR at https://ci-renku-${{ github.event.number }}.dev.renku.ch
+  selenium-acceptance-tests:
+    needs: [check-deploy, deploy-pr]
+    if: github.event.action != 'closed' && needs.check-deploy.outputs.pr-contains-string == 'true' && needs.check-deploy.outputs.test-enabled == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: SwissDataScienceCenter/renku-actions/test-renku@v1.12.3
+        with:
+          kubeconfig: ${{ secrets.RENKUBOT_DEV_KUBECONFIG }}
+          renku-release: renku-ci-ds-${{ github.event.number }}
+          gitlab-token: ${{ secrets.DEV_GITLAB_TOKEN }}
+          persist: "${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.persist }}"
+          s3-results-access-key: ${{ secrets.ACCEPTANCE_TESTS_BUCKET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          s3-results-secret-key: ${{ secrets.ACCEPTANCE_TESTS_BUCKET_SECRET_KEY }}
+          test-timeout-mins: "60"
+
+  cypress-acceptance-tests:
+    if: |
+      github.event.action != 'closed' &&
+      needs.check-deploy.outputs.pr-contains-string == 'true' &&
+      (needs.check-deploy.outputs.test-enabled == 'true' || needs.check-deploy.outputs.test-cypress-enabled == 'true')
+    needs: [check-deploy, deploy-pr]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 1
+      matrix:
+        tests: [publicProject, updateProjects, useSession]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Extract Renku repository reference
+        run: echo "RENKU_REFERENCE=`echo '${{ needs.check-deploy.outputs.renku }}' | cut -d'@' -f2`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - uses: SwissDataScienceCenter/renku-actions/test-renku-cypress@v1.12.3
+        with:
+          e2e-target: ${{ matrix.tests }}
+          renku-reference: ${{ env.RENKU_REFERENCE }}
+          renku-release: renku-ci-ds-${{ github.event.number }}
+          test-user-password: ${{ secrets.RENKU_BOT_DEV_PASSWORD }}
+
+  cleanup:
+    needs: check-deploy
+    if: github.event.action == 'closed' && needs.check-deploy.outputs.pr-contains-string == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Find deplyoment url
+        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v3
+        id: deploymentUrlMessage
+        with:
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          comment-author: "RenkuBot"
+          body-includes: "Tearing down the temporary RenkuLab deplyoment"
+      - name: Create comment deployment url
+        if: steps.deploymentUrlMessage.outputs.comment-id == 0
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.RENKUBOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          body: |
+            Tearing down the temporary RenkuLab deplyoment for this PR.
+      - name: renku teardown
+        uses: SwissDataScienceCenter/renku-actions/cleanup-renku-ci-deployments@v1.12.3
+        env:
+          HELM_RELEASE_REGEX: "^renku-ci-ds-${{ github.event.number }}$"
+          GITLAB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DEV_GITLAB_TOKEN }}
+          RENKUBOT_KUBECONFIG: ${{ secrets.RENKUBOT_DEV_KUBECONFIG }}
+          MAX_AGE_SECONDS: 0
+          DELETE_NAMESPACE: "true"
+
diff --git a/chartpress.yml b/chartpress.yml
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+charts:
+  - name: helm-chart/renku-search
+    resetTag: latest
+    imagePrefix: renku/
+    repo:
+      git: SwissDataScienceCenter/helm-charts
+      published: https://swissdatasciencecenter.github.io/helm-charts
+    paths:
+      - .
+    images:
+      search-provision:
+        contextPath: .
+        dockerfilePath: Dockerfile # todo: use proper dockerfile
+        valuesPath: search.searchProvision.image
+      search-api:
+        contextPath: .
+        dockerfilePath: Dockerfile # todo: use proper dockerfile
+        valuesPath: search.searchApi.image