diff --git a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/data/common/DockerPostgresService.scala b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/data/common/DockerPostgresService.scala
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+package com.xsn.explorer.data.common
+
+import java.sql.DriverManager
+
+import com.whisk.docker.{DockerCommandExecutor, DockerContainer, DockerContainerState, DockerKit, DockerReadyChecker}
+
+import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
+
+trait DockerPostgresService extends DockerKit {
+
+  import DockerPostgresService._
+
+  import scala.concurrent.duration._
+
+  val postgresContainer = DockerContainer(PostgresImage)
+      .withPorts((PostgresAdvertisedPort, Some(PostgresExposedPort)))
+      .withEnv(s"POSTGRES_USER=$PostgresUsername", s"POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$PostgresPassword")
+      .withReadyChecker(
+        new PostgresReadyChecker().looped(15, 1.second)
+      )
+
+  abstract override def dockerContainers: List[DockerContainer] =
+    postgresContainer :: super.dockerContainers
+}
+
+object DockerPostgresService {
+
+  val PostgresImage = "postgres:9.6"
+  val PostgresUsername = "postgres"
+  val PostgresPassword = ""
+  val DatabaseName = "xsn_blockchain"
+
+  def PostgresAdvertisedPort = 5432
+  def PostgresExposedPort = 44444
+
+  class PostgresReadyChecker extends DockerReadyChecker {
+
+    override def apply(
+        container: DockerContainerState)(
+        implicit docker: DockerCommandExecutor,
+        ec: ExecutionContext) = {
+
+      container
+          .getPorts()
+          .map { ports =>
+            try {
+              Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver")
+              val url = s"jdbc:postgresql://${docker.host}:$PostgresExposedPort/"
+              Option(DriverManager.getConnection(url, PostgresUsername, PostgresPassword))
+                  .foreach { conn =>
+                    // NOTE: For some reason the result is always false
+                    conn.createStatement().execute(s"CREATE DATABASE $DatabaseName")
+                    conn.close()
+                  }
+
+              true
+            } catch {
+              case _: Throwable =>
+                false
+            }
+          }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/data/common/PostgresDataHandlerSpec.scala b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/data/common/PostgresDataHandlerSpec.scala
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+package com.xsn.explorer.data.common
+
+import com.spotify.docker.client.DefaultDockerClient
+import com.whisk.docker.DockerFactory
+import com.whisk.docker.impl.spotify.SpotifyDockerFactory
+import com.whisk.docker.scalatest.DockerTestKit
+import org.scalatest.time.{Second, Seconds, Span}
+import org.scalatest.{BeforeAndAfterAll, MustMatchers, WordSpec}
+import play.api.db.evolutions.Evolutions
+import play.api.db.{Database, Databases}
+
+/**
+ * Allow us to write integration tests depending in a postgres database.
+ *
+ * The database is launched in a docker instance using docker-it-scala library.
+ *
+ * When the database is started, play evolutions are automatically applied, the
+ * idea is to let you write tests like this:
+ * {{{
+ *   class UserPostgresDALSpec extends PostgresDALSpec {
+ *     lazy val dal = new UserPostgresDAL(database)
+ *     ...
+ *   }
+ * }}}
+ */
+trait PostgresDataHandlerSpec
+    extends WordSpec
+        with MustMatchers
+        with DockerTestKit
+        with DockerPostgresService
+        with BeforeAndAfterAll {
+
+  import DockerPostgresService._
+
+  implicit val pc = PatienceConfig(Span(20, Seconds), Span(1, Second))
+
+  override implicit val dockerFactory: DockerFactory = new SpotifyDockerFactory(
+    DefaultDockerClient.fromEnv().build())
+
+  override def beforeAll(): Unit = {
+    super.beforeAll()
+    val _ = isContainerReady(postgresContainer).futureValue mustEqual true
+  }
+
+  def database: Database = {
+    val database = Databases(
+      driver = "org.postgresql.Driver",
+      url = s"jdbc:postgresql://localhost:$PostgresExposedPort/$DatabaseName",
+      name = "default",
+      config = Map(
+        "username" -> PostgresUsername,
+        "password" -> PostgresPassword
+      )
+    )
+
+    Evolutions.applyEvolutions(database)
+
+    database
+  }
+}